The present design relates to a novel lamp, whose arm is composed of a deployable tensegrity structure. We use a tensegrity structure to build-up a lamp with a deployable arm, whose shape can be adjusted by tuning the tension of the string elements, and/or rotating the tensegrity arm on a spherical hinge placed at the base of the lamp. By relaxing one or more string elements, the tensegrity lamp can be easily folded and transported. The novelty of the present design, over existing lamp designs and mechanisms, follows from the following features: - use of a novel tensegrity architecture, which is composed of three bars that do not touch each other; - possibility to optimize the design variables according to a given merit function; - deployment through string control and/or rotation of the lamp arm on a spherical hinge; - foldability of the lamp; - multifunctional use of power cords (insulated), as both electrical conductors and structural members.
DEPLOYABLE TENSEGRITY LAMP - LAMPADA TENSEGRITY SNODABILE
FRATERNALI, Fernando;
2012-01-01
Abstract
The present design relates to a novel lamp, whose arm is composed of a deployable tensegrity structure. We use a tensegrity structure to build-up a lamp with a deployable arm, whose shape can be adjusted by tuning the tension of the string elements, and/or rotating the tensegrity arm on a spherical hinge placed at the base of the lamp. By relaxing one or more string elements, the tensegrity lamp can be easily folded and transported. The novelty of the present design, over existing lamp designs and mechanisms, follows from the following features: - use of a novel tensegrity architecture, which is composed of three bars that do not touch each other; - possibility to optimize the design variables according to a given merit function; - deployment through string control and/or rotation of the lamp arm on a spherical hinge; - foldability of the lamp; - multifunctional use of power cords (insulated), as both electrical conductors and structural members.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
