Active control design of modular tensegrity structures

Sarah Badra Amouri (1) , Julien Averseng (1) , Jean-François Dubé (1)

1 CS - Conception en structures

In this paper, a general methodology for the design of modular active tensegrity structures is presented. The objectives are to propose systems such as grids or footbridges that would be able to actively damper their first vibration modes and to adapt their geometry using a small number of activators. This approach is validated experimentally on a plane regular tensegrity grid. Using numerical simulation, an application on the model of a modular tensegrity footbridge is presented.

Mots clés: design; Tensegrity; active control; numerical modelling

Domaines: Génie civil

Sarah Badra Amouri, Julien Averseng, Jean-François Dubé. Active control design of modular tensegrity structures. International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) Symposium 2013, Sep 2013, Wroclaw, Poland. 5 p. ⟨hal-00869091⟩