Force and torque smart tensegrity sensor Conference Paper

abstract

• Tensegrity structures represent a special class of tendon space structures, whose members may simultaneously perform the functions of strength, sensing, actuating and feedback control. The paper exploits this advantage, proposing a smart tensegrity sensor for simultaneous measurement of six quantities: three orthogonal forces and three orthogonal moments. The paper shows how the static and dynamic characteristics of the device can be calibrated through pretension and damping adjustment. The external forces and torques of interest are estimated using the measurements provided by selected tendons. A state estimator, based on the linearized model, finalizes the design.

name of conference

• Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Mathematics and Control in Smart Structures

authors

• Skelton, Robert

published proceedings

• Proceedings of SPIE

author list (cited authors)

• Sultan, C., & Skelton, R. T.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

• Sultan, Cornel||Skelton, Robert T

editor list (cited editors)

• Varadan, V. V.

publication date

• July 1998

publisher

• SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics  Publisher

published in

• Proceedings of SPIE  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1117/12.316316

start page

• 357

end page

• 368

volume

• 3323

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.316316