by Henriette Kunze, Peter Auerbach, Steffen Ihlenfeldt
Abstract
Tensegrity structures, known for many years, are gaining new significance due to their advantageous properties. Their high material efficiency and excellent mass-stiffness ratio make them increasingly interesting for technical products. This contribution explores various options for using a tensegrity structure with six compressive and 24 tensional segments in assembly technologies. Its topology offers high adaptability and flexibility. The application suggestions are inspired by developments in gossamer spacecraft. The structure used can be dimensioned in such a way that it is foldable and can thus adapt to various spatial changes. Additionally, the tensegrity structure can be enabled to grasp one or more objects.
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| Name: Affiliation: Email: | Henriette Kunze Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU, Germany henriette.kunze@iwu.fraunhofer.de | |
