@misc{10481/61517,
year = {2020},
month = {4},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/61517},
abstract = {A new family of tensegrity structures is presented: the Z-octahedron family. A tensegrity family is a group of tensegrity structures that share a common connectivity pattern. The members of the Z-octahedron family have been obtained replacing the elementary rhombic cells of the members of the octahedron family with elementary Z-shaped cells. In addition, a higher number of possible force density or force:length ratio values have been considered. The values of the force:length ratio of the members of the family that lead to super-stable tensegrity forms have been computed analytically. Two members of the family have been obtained: the Z-expanded octahedron and the Z-double-expanded octahedron. Finally it has been proved that the Z-double-expanded octahedron obtained here from topological rules can also be defined from a truncated cube based on purely geometrical intuition.},
keywords = {Tensegrity},
keywords = {Z-octahedron family},
keywords = {Analytical form-finding},
keywords = {Force density method},
title = {The Z-octahedron family: a new tensegrity family},
author = {Fernández Ruiz, Manuel Alejandro and Hernández Montes, Enrique and Gil Martín, Luisa María},
}