Seventy years of tensegrities (and counting)
We try to make a long way short by proceeding per exempla from Kenneth Snelson's
sculptures and Richard Buckminster Fuller's coinage of the term tensegrity to modern …
sculptures and Richard Buckminster Fuller's coinage of the term tensegrity to modern …
Dynamics and control of clustered tensegrity systems
This paper presents the formulations of nonlinear and linearized statics, dynamics, and
control for any clustered tensegrity system (CTS). Based on the Lagrangian method and …
control for any clustered tensegrity system (CTS). Based on the Lagrangian method and …
Minimal mass design of clustered tensegrity structures
This paper presents a minimal mass design approach to the clustered tensegrity structures
(CTS). By minimal mass, we mean, for a given clustered tensegrity structure subject to …
(CTS). By minimal mass, we mean, for a given clustered tensegrity structure subject to …
Design and control analysis of a deployable clustered hyperbolic paraboloid cable net
This paper presents an analytical and experimental design and deployment control analysis
of a hyperbolic paraboloid cable net based on clustering actuation strategies. First, the …
of a hyperbolic paraboloid cable net based on clustering actuation strategies. First, the …
A fast strategy to determine efficient shape changes of adaptable V-Expander tensegrity columns
The quality of being adaptable/deployable of tensegrity structures provides intriguing
challenges for researchers and designers. In this work, the shape-change capabilities of a V …
challenges for researchers and designers. In this work, the shape-change capabilities of a V …
Genetic algorithm as a tool for the determination of the self-stress states of tensegrity domes
P Obara, M Solovei, J Tomasik - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of the paper is to find the appropriate self-stress state of the tensegrity structures.
The first approach provides exact solutions but is suitable for simple structures. In the …
The first approach provides exact solutions but is suitable for simple structures. In the …
Analysis for a novel folding frame tensegrity tent
L He**, S Jian, Q Yupeng, L Ani - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel tensegrity tent based on the parameters of a certain military tent.
Firstly, we derive the framework of the tent with the optimal complexity and the geometric …
Firstly, we derive the framework of the tent with the optimal complexity and the geometric …
Finite word-length optimal simulation for high-dimensional dynamical systems: Examples of tensegrity structures
This paper presents a model reduction technique to determine the optimal simulation model
for high-dimensional systems within the confines of finite word-length computing. Such an …
for high-dimensional systems within the confines of finite word-length computing. Such an …
Equilibrium and stiffness study of clustered tensegrity structures with the consideration of pulley sizes
This paper presents the equilibrium and stiffness study of planar clustered tensegrity
structures (CTS) considering pulley sizes. We first derive the geometric relationship between …
structures (CTS) considering pulley sizes. We first derive the geometric relationship between …
Implementation and propagation of prestress forces in pin-jointed and tensegrity structures
J Feron, P Latteur - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The implementation of targeted prestress forces in pin-jointed structures, such as tensegrity
structures, is often elusive since the activation of a prestressing device in a single cable or …
structures, is often elusive since the activation of a prestressing device in a single cable or …