Suspended tensegrity: the anthropomorphic machine

Paul Ling Leong  Loh; David Leggett; Sascha Bohnenberger; Matthew Tam

Suspended tensegrity: the anthropomorphic machine

Paul Ling Leong Loh
, David Leggett
, Sascha Bohnenberger
, Matthew Tam

Faculty of Society & Design

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Abstract

The paper presents a suspended tensegrity "cloud" structure as an interactive art installation with computer vision. Actuated by 12 pneumatic rubber muscles, the research discusses the design, engineering and fabrication challenges of a dynamic tensegrity "cloud". Through material testing and physical prototyping processes, the design workflow enables a cross-disciplinary approach to the problems with feedback and an iterative static analysis approach. The project demonstrates a cross-disciplinary design collaboration between artists, architects, engineers, and the fabricator towards refinement in the engineering of dynamic structures. Using a pneumatic actuation system combined with tensegrity structures, the project demonstrated a method to develop active, controlled, deployable and form-changing envelopes and structures on a larger scale.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Integration of Design and Fabrication: Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Annual Symposium 2023
Editors	Yi Min Xie, Jane Burry, Ting-Uei Lee, Jiaming Ma
Place of Publication	Melbourne
Publisher	IASS
Pages	2113-2123
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-0-646-87830-0
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2023
Event	International Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) 2023: Integration of Design and Fabrication - Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Duration: 10 Jul 2023 → 14 Jul 2023 https://www.iass2023.org.au/

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Conference	International Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) 2023
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	10/07/23 → 14/07/23
Internet address	https://www.iass2023.org.au/

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Loh, PLL, Leggett, D, Bohnenberger, S & Tam, M 2023, Suspended tensegrity: the anthropomorphic machine. in YM Xie, J Burry, T-U Lee & J Ma (eds), Integration of Design and Fabrication: Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Annual Symposium 2023. IASS, Melbourne , pp. 2113-2123, International Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS) 2023, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10/07/23.

Suspended tensegrity: the anthropomorphic machine. / Loh, Paul Ling Leong ; Leggett, David; Bohnenberger, Sascha et al.
Integration of Design and Fabrication: Proceedings of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures Annual Symposium 2023. ed. / Yi Min Xie; Jane Burry; Ting-Uei Lee; Jiaming Ma. Melbourne : IASS, 2023. p. 2113-2123.

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