Optimal design and comparative study of two antagonistically actuated tensegrity joints

V Muralidharan, P Wenger - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper proposes design strategies and a comparative study of two antagonistically
actuated tensegrity joints: a revolute (R) joint and an anti-parallelogram (X) joint …

Identification and control of a 3-X cable-driven manipulator inspired from the bird's neck

B Fasquelle, P Khanna… - Journal of …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper is devoted to the control and identification of a manipulator with three anti-
parallelogram joints in series, referred to as X-joints. Each X-joint is a tensegrity one-degree …

A bio-inspired 3-DOF light-weight manipulator with tensegrity X-joints

B Fasquelle, M Furet, P Khanna… - … on Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a new kind of light-weight manipulators suitable for safe interactions.
The proposed manipulators use anti-parallelogram joints in series, referred to as X-joints …

Kinetostatic analysis and actuation strategy of a planar tensegrity 2-X manipulator

M Furet, P Wenger - Journal of Mechanisms and …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A planar tensegrity manipulator made of two X-mechanisms in series is studied in this paper.
Contrary to a classical 2-R linkage, the proposed architecture does not contain elements …

Dynamic modeling and control of a tensegrity manipulator mimicking a bird neck

B Fasquelle, M Furet, C Chevallereau… - Advances in Mechanism …, 2019 - Springer
This paper studies a tensegrity manipulator mimicking a bird neck. This manipulator is built
upon assembling several X-shape one-dof tensegrity mechanisms in series. A methodology …

Comparison analysis of tendon-driven manipulators based on their wrench feasible workspace

NJS Testard, C Chevallereau, P Wenger - International Conference on …, 2023 - Springer
This paper focuses on planar manipulators built upon stacking a series of tensegrity X-joints.
The manipulators are actuated with four tendons, have different numbers of modules, with or …

A new inspection robot for pipelines with bends and junctions

S Venkateswaran, D Chablat - … and Machine Science: Proceedings of the …, 2019 - Springer
The application of robots for the inspection of pipelines are of greater significance in
industries such as nuclear, chemical and sewage. The major problem in the design of these …

Control analysis of an underactuated bio-inspired robot

NJS Testard, C Chevallereau, P Wenger - Robotica, 2024 - cambridge.org
This article is devoted to the control of bio-inspired robots that are underactuated. These
robots are composed of tensegrity joints remotely actuated with cables, which mimic the …

A trajectory tracking method based on robust model predictive control for a bionic ankle–foot aided by a tensegrity mechanism

ZB Sun, TT Heng, LM Zhao, SS Liu… - Engineering …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, a robust model predictive control method is investigated for settling the
trajectory tracking problem of a bionic ankle–foot aided by a tensegrity mechanism. In order …

Comparison analysis of bio-inspired tendon-driven manipulators based on their tension-feasible workspace

NJS Testard, C Chevallereau… - Journal of …, 2025 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Bio-inspiration can be used in the development of novel dextrous and energy-efficient
manipulators. This paper focuses on planar manipulators inspired by the bird neck, built …