Insight into mechanobiology: how stem cells feel mechanical forces and orchestrate biological functions
The cross-talk between stem cells and their microenvironment has been shown to have a
direct impact on stem cells' decisions about proliferation, growth, migration, and …
direct impact on stem cells' decisions about proliferation, growth, migration, and …
Seventy years of tensegrities (and counting)
A Micheletti, P Podio-Guidugli - Archive of Applied Mechanics, 2022 - Springer
We try to make a long way short by proceeding per exempla from Kenneth Snelson's
sculptures and Richard Buckminster Fuller's coinage of the term tensegrity to modern …
sculptures and Richard Buckminster Fuller's coinage of the term tensegrity to modern …
Design and analysis of a growable artificial gravity space habitat
The goal of this study is to show the feasibility of designing a space habitat that advances
the ability of humans to live in space for long periods. We first review the previous work on …
the ability of humans to live in space for long periods. We first review the previous work on …
Dynamics and control of clustered tensegrity systems
This paper presents the formulations of nonlinear and linearized statics, dynamics, and
control for any clustered tensegrity system (CTS). Based on the Lagrangian method and …
control for any clustered tensegrity system (CTS). Based on the Lagrangian method and …
Minimal mass design of active tensegrity structures
Y Wang, X Xu, Y Luo - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Tensegrity structures have been widely utilized as lightweight structures due to their high
stiffness-to-mass and strength-to-mass ratios. Minimal mass design of tensegrity structures …
stiffness-to-mass and strength-to-mass ratios. Minimal mass design of tensegrity structures …
Analysis of clustered cable-actuation strategies of V-Expander tensegrity structures
This study presents an analysis method to design cable-actuated clustered V-Expander
tensegrity elementary cells based on the nonlinear tensegrity statics. Clustered actuation …
tensegrity elementary cells based on the nonlinear tensegrity statics. Clustered actuation …
Minimal mass design of clustered tensegrity structures
M Chen, X Bai, RE Skelton - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a minimal mass design approach to the clustered tensegrity structures
(CTS). By minimal mass, we mean, for a given clustered tensegrity structure subject to …
(CTS). By minimal mass, we mean, for a given clustered tensegrity structure subject to …
Design and control of tensegrity morphing airfoils
M Chen, J Liu, RE Skelton - Mechanics Research Communications, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a general approach of design, dynamics, and control for tensegrity morphing
airfoils. Firstly, based on reduced order Class-k tensegrity dynamics, a shape control law for …
airfoils. Firstly, based on reduced order Class-k tensegrity dynamics, a shape control law for …
Topology optimization of active tensegrity structures
Y Wang, Z Han, X Xu, Y Luo - Computers & Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Existing studies on active tensegrity structure optimum design only focus on sizing and/or
shape optimization ie, the structural element topology does not change during the design …
shape optimization ie, the structural element topology does not change during the design …
Energy-efficient cable-actuation strategies of the V-Expander tensegrity structure subjected to five shape changes
This paper presents the energy-efficient cable-actuation strategy studies of the V-Expander
tensegrity subject to different shape changes based on the nonlinear tensegrity dynamics …
tensegrity subject to different shape changes based on the nonlinear tensegrity dynamics …