Purpose - In this paper, the main factors influencing the structure stiffness will be analyzed by studying the tangent stiffness matrix based on different requirement in engineering practice. The authors can obtain the deformation of three-bar tensegrity basic unit in different load, and gain the ...
The section is concluded by a discussion of zero-stiffness modes in conventional tensegrity structures. 3 2.1 Equilibrium position This paper is primarily concerned with the stiffness of a tensegrity structure in a known configuration, and not with form finding, i.e. finding an initial equilibrium ...
Furthermore, SM has been used to find the response of prestressed pin-jointed structures due to loading and to change the stiffness of tensegrity structure (tensegrity structures consist of continuous tension members and discontinuous compression members) in two ways; namely, altering bar length and ...
Furthermore, tensegrity structure [29] and symmetrical structure [30] are also potential base units for isolators because of their designability. The QZS characteristic can also be realized by the other various methods and its applications are not limited to constructing an isolator. Ding et al. ...