A new topology of tensegrity towers with uniform force distribution

Mauricio C. de Oliveira; Robert E. Skelton

doi:10.1117/12.598265

19 May 2005 A new topology of tensegrity towers with uniform force distribution

Mauricio C. de Oliveira, Robert E. Skelton

Proceedings Volume 5757, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Modeling, Signal Processing, and Control; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.598265
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This work investigates the design of a new class of three dimensional tensegrity tower structures with nodes lying on a cylinder. The novel aspect of the proposed topology is the fact that all bars in all stages are oriented in the same way, clockwise or counterclockwise. We investigate the existence of conditions for static equilibrium of such towers with an arbitrary number of stages and uniform force distribution.

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Mauricio C. de Oliveira and Robert E. Skelton "A new topology of tensegrity towers with uniform force distribution", Proc. SPIE 5757, Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Modeling, Signal Processing, and Control, (19 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.598265

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