Variable antagonistic stiffness element using tensegrity structure

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn 9 PART A, Issue , 2008, Pages 21-28

  Sohi, M Azadi ^a   Behzadipour, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORCE CONTROL; KINEMATICS; STIFFNESS; TENSILE TESTING; VERIFICATION;

SPATIAL TENSEGRITY; TENSEGRITY MECHANISMS; ELASTIC STIFFNESS; LOAD STIFFNESS; MECHANICAL SIMULATIONS; NOISE AND VIBRATION; PAPER STIFFNESS; TENSEGRITIES; VARIABLE STIFFNESS;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; STIFFNESS;

EID: 84928656739     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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