Tensegrity frameworks: Dynamic analysis review and open problems

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Mirats Tur, Josep M ^a   Juan, Sergi Hernàndez ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dynamic analysis; Open problems; Tensegrity frameworks

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

CONTROL ALGORITHMS; DYNAMIC ASPECTS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; DYNAMIC MODELING; EXTERNAL ACTIONS; EXTERNAL PERTURBATIONS; OPEN PROBLEMS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES; SHAPE CHANGING; SOME APPLICATIONS; TENSEGRITY; TENSEGRITY FRAMEWORKS; TENSEGRITY STRUCTURES; UNDERLYING PROBLEMS;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 54249146842     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2008.06.008     Document Type: Review

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