Difference between revisions of "Tensegrity"

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Revision as of 09:47, 28 February 2015

Tensegrity structures (Wikipedia: Tensegrity) may be useful as motives in diamondoid metamaterials. Bigger tensegrity nets need some added redundancy to be able to cope with radiation damage.

Key features of tensegrity structures are:

  • + foldability / deployability
  • + leightweightness / optimal structure with minimal mass
  • - zero stiffness in equilibrium position (quadratic minima) -> "flexible feel"
  • - failure at one point leads to complete loss of structural integrity