Active Control Of Smart Tensegrity Structures

[摘要] The topic of smart structures, their active control and implementation, is relatively new. Therefore, different approaches to the problem can be met. The present paper discusses variable aspects of the active control of structures. It explains the idea of smart systems, introduces different terms used in smart technique and defines the structural smartness. The author indicates differences between actively controlled structures and structural health monitoring systems and shows an example of an actively controlled smart footbridge.

[学科分类] 建筑学

[关键词] Keywords: smart structure;active control;tensegrity;member loss;deployable footbridge