Abstract: Tensegrity structures are composed of cables and struts that become stable through self stress. They are good candidates for implementation of active structural control because their flexibility may mean that they cannot ...

Abstract: Structural analyses of tensegrity structures must account for geometrical nonlinearity. The dynamic relaxation method correctly models static behavior in most situations. However, the requirements for precision increase ...

Abstract: A tensegrity is a lightweight space structure consisting of compression members surrounded by a network of tension members. They can be easily dismantled and therefore provide innovative possibilities for reusable and ...

Abstract: Many engineering tasks involve the search for good solutions among many possibilities. In most cases, tasks are too complex to be modeled completely and their solution spaces often contain local minima. Therefore, classical ...