An introduction to the mechanics of tensegrity structures

The Mechanical Systems Design Handbook: Modeling, Measurement, and Control

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 316-388

  Skelton, Robert E ^a   Helton, J William ^a   Adhikari, Rajesh ^a   Pinaud, Jean Paul ^a   Chan, Waileung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; PRESTRESSED BEAMS AND GIRDERS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

BUCKLING CONSTRAINTS; CLASSICAL STRUCTURES; LOADING FORCE; SELF-SIMILAR; SHAPE CONTROL; SUBSTANTIAL ENERGY; TENSEGRITIES; TENSEGRITY STRUCTURE;

POTENTIAL ENERGY;

EID: 85051830178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9781420036749     Document Type: Chapter

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