[geodesic 00226] Re: Nice collection of tensegrity images, videos

[Bob Burkhardt]

There was an article a few years ago outlining the details of this
technique for prototyping tensegrity: Olga Popovic and Konstantinos
Sakantamis, "A Novel Approach to Physical Modeling -- Formfinding of
Tensegrity Systems", Journal of the International Association for Shell
and Spatial Structures, Vol. 44 (2003), pp. 15-24.

Bob

On 24 Feb 2009 12:49:15 -0000 "Doug Milliken" <bd...@bfn.org> writes:
> Cool, thanks Phil! Here's a direct link to the picture,
> http://www.noguchi.sd.keio.ac.jp/pr/img/tensegrityTights.png
> I ran this page through Google Translate,
> http://www.noguchi.sd.keio.ac.jp/pr/shigematsu.html
> and got back something that was slightly helpful,
> B4 Mizuki Shigematsu
> Tensional membrane integrity structure...
>
> No idea how the model was made, but my first thought is to make a
> lightweight cardboard icosa for a jig and tape all the struts to it
> in rough alignment, then pull the stretch fabric "skin/ball" over
> the whole thing. Collapse the cardboard jig and remove. Sew up the
> hole in the stretch fabric skin, then spend hours tweaking the strut
> locations for symmetry.
>
> -- Doug

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