A review on tensegrity structures-based robots

Y Liu, Q Bi, X Yue, J Wu, B Yang, Y Li - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2022 - Elsevier
Human-robot coexistence has become an important trend of the new generation of robots.
Both rigid structures and soft structures have their own limitations in certain application …

Development of a modular tensegrity robot arm capable of continuous bending

S Ikemoto, K Tsukamoto, Y Yoshimitsu - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In this study, we present a tensegrity robot arm that can reproduce the features of complex
musculoskeletal structures, and can bend like a continuum manipulator. In particular, we …

Minimal mass of prismatic tensegrity structures

Z Cao, A Luo, Y Feng, H Liu - Engineering Computations, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper is contributed to find the minimal mass prismatic tensegrity structures.
Design/methodology/approach In the stable state of the structure with any given external …

Thermally-induced vibration analysis of tensegrity modules during space deployment using dynamic stiffness method

H Zou, L Wu, W Li, F Han, Z Deng - International Journal of Solids and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tensegrity is an ideal structural form for the modular assembly of ultra-large spacecraft.
Understanding the dynamics of tensegrity modules during deployment under thermal effects …

Development of pneumatically driven tensegrity manipulator without mechanical springs

Y Yoshimitsu, K Tsukamoto… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports a tensegrity manipulator driven by 40 pneumatic cylinders without
mechanical springs. In general, tensegrity robots use mechanical springs to achieve a …

Neural network augmented sensor fusion for pose estimation of tensegrity manipulators

A Kuzdeuov, M Rubagotti, HA Varol - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we present a pose estimation strategy for the end effector of a tensegrity
manipulator, based on the use of an extended Kalman filter and a deep feedforward neural …

Forward/inverse kinematics modeling for tensegrity manipulator based on goal-conditioned variational autoencoder

Y Yoshimitsu, T Osa, S Ikemoto - 2023 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper uses a data-driven approach to model a highly redundantly driven tensegrity
manipulator's forward and inverse kinematics. The tensegrity manipulator is based on a …

Design of a Fully Pulley-Guided Wire-Driven Prismatic Tensegrity Robot: Friction Impact to Robot Payload Capacity

A Yeshmukhametov… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The tensegrity structure was initially created as a static structure, but it has gained significant
attention among robotics researchers due to its benefits, including high payload capability …

A simplified kinematics and kinetics formulation for prismatic tensegrity robots: Simulation and experiments

A Yeshmukhametov, K Koganezawa - Robotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tensegrity robots offer several advantageous features, such as being hyper-redundant,
lightweight, shock-resistant, and incorporating wire-driven structures. Despite these benefits …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization and control of a planar three degrees of freedom manipulator with cable actuation

J Krivošej, Z Šika - Machines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The paper analyzes a planar three degrees of freedom manipulator with cable actuation.
Such a system can be understood as a special type of hybrid parallel kinematic mechanism …