RT journal article
T1 Topological design of the octahedron tensegrity family
A1 Fernández Ruiz, Manuel Alejandro
A1 Hernández-Montes, Enrique
A1 Gil-Martín, Luisa María
A2 Ingeniería Industrial e Ingeniería Civil
K1 Tensegrity
K1 Octahedron family
K1 Analytical form-finding
K1 Force density method
AB Tensegrity structures have developed greatly in recent years due to their unique mechanical and mathematicalproperties. In this work, the topology of the Octahedron family is presented. New tensegrity structures thatbelong to this family are defined based on their topology. As an example, the eleven-time-expanded octahedron isshown, a super-stable tensegrity formed by 12,288 nodes, 6,144 struts, and 24,576 cables (the largest superstabletensegrity reported in the literature in terms of number of nodes, cables, and struts so far). The valuesof the force:length ratios which satisfy the super-stability conditions have also been determined based on thetopology of the Octahedron family. Consequently, the computational cost of the process of determining a suitableprestress state and its corresponding equilibrium shape (a process called form-finding) is significantly reduced.The members of the Octahedron family could have promising engineering and bioengineering applications.
PB ELSEVIER
SN 0141-0296
YR 2022
FD 2022-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26578
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26578
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 11-nov-2026