The analysis of tensegrity structures for the design of a morphing wing

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5764, Issue , 2005, Pages 253-261

  Moored III, Keith W ^a   Bart Smith, Hilary ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORCE DENSITY; GLOBAL DEFLECTION; MORPHING; TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE;

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FORCE CONTROL; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

WINGS;

EID: 25144455673     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.599790     Document Type: Conference Paper

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