Unified Framework for Design and Analysis of Tensegrity Structures
Project/Area Number |
25420185
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Dynamics/Control
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Research Institution | Wakayama University |
Principal Investigator |
NAGASE Kenji 和歌山大学, システム工学部, 教授 (70303667)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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Keywords | テンセグリティ / 構造設計 / 最適化 / 動力学解析 / 構造解析 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research is concerned with analysis and design of tensegrity structures. We aim to establish a systematic and unified way to design tensegrity structures. To fulfil an allotted space by tensegrity structures, we proposed a general-purpose tensegrity assembly (tensegrity sheet) composed of repetition of simple fundamental units. From the sheet, we can produce shell-type structures such as tori, cylinders, paraboloids, spheres, ellipsoids, etc., by specifying the node locations and boundary conditions. For the design and analysis of tensegrity structures, we proposed a mathematical framework, from a network perspective, that can easily handle the change of structural configurations (add/delete/exchange members, change connection/shape, etc.). Some of the design and analysis problems such as minimal mass design and dynamical analysis are discussed under this mathematical formulation.
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[Presentation] Minimal Mass Design of Tensegrity Structures2014
Author(s)
K. Nagase, R.E. Skelton
Organizer
SPIE Conference on Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2014
Place of Presentation
Town & Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, California, United States
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