Hydrodynamic loading of tensegrity structures

Anders S. Wroldsen; Vegar Johansen; Robert E. Skelton; Asgeir J. Sørensen

doi:10.1117/12.658409

27 March 2006 Hydrodynamic loading of tensegrity structures

Anders S. Wroldsen, Vegar Johansen, Robert E. Skelton, Asgeir J. Sørensen

Proceedings Volume 6166, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Modeling, Signal Processing, and Control; 61660C (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658409
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper introduces hydrodynamic loads for tensegrity structures, to examine their behavior in marine environments. Wave compliant structures are of general interest when considering large marine structures, and we are motivated by the aquaculture industry where new concepts are investigated in order to make offshore installations for seafood production. This paper adds to the existing models and software simulations of tensegrity structures exposed to environmental loading from waves and current. A number of simulations are run to show behavior of the structure as a function of pretension level and string stiffness for a given loading condition.

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Anders S. Wroldsen, Vegar Johansen, Robert E. Skelton, and Asgeir J. Sørensen "Hydrodynamic loading of tensegrity structures", Proc. SPIE 6166, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Modeling, Signal Processing, and Control, 61660C (27 March 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.658409

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