Past Event: Oden Institute Seminar

Tensegrity Structures: Some Engineering and Mathematical Aspects

Dr. Andrea Micheletti, Univ of Roma, Tor-Vergata

Abstract

Tensegrity structures are prestressed pin-connected frameworks composed by bars and cables, with the possibility of having bars isolated from each other. Due to their peculiar properties, these systems are particularly suitable for variable geometry applications, such as deployable or adaptive systems. In this talk, after a general introduction, two recent studies will be reviewed: the first one about an antenna which can deployed in orbit; the second one about a system which can be bistable in two different ways.