Symmetrical reconfiguration of tensegrity structures

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2215-2234

  Sultan, Cornel ^a,d   Corless, Martin ^b   Skelton, Robert E ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deployment; Dynamics; Reconfiguration; Tensegrity structures

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

RECONFIGURATION;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

STRUCTURE;

EID: 0037066647     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(02)00100-2     Document Type: Article

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