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A Deployable Mast for Kinematic Architecture

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Proposed here is a concept for a deployable mast with angulated scissor units, for use in adaptable temporary architectural constructions. The adaptable structure serves as a tower or truss-like mast for a temporary tensile surface structure and doubles up as an active element during the erection process. The mast consists of scissor-like elements (SLE's) which are an effective way of introducing a single D.O.F.(degree of freedom) mechanism into a structure, providing it with the necessary kinematic properties for transforming from a compact state to a larger, expanded state. The scissor units used here are not comprised of straight bars, but rather consist of angulated elements, i.e. bars having a kink angle. Although primarily intended for radially deployable closed loop structures, it is shown in this paper that angulated elements can also prove valuable for use in a linear three-dimensional scissor geometry.
Boek: Proceedings of the 8th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Series: Proceedings of the 8th National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
Pagina's: 585-591
Aantal pagina's: 7
Jaar van publicatie:2009
Trefwoorden:Deployable structures
  • ORCID: /0000-0002-7382-3310/work/84644847