Deployable tubular bar structures with laterally confined flattened ends

• Published in: Structures (Oxford) Vol. 55; pp. 112 - 122
• Main Authors: Pérez-Valcárcel, J., López-César, Isaac R., Muñoz-Vidal, M., Freire-Tellado, M.J., Suárez-Riestra, F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Deployable structures linkages; Deployable tubular bar structures; Emergency structures; Lightweight structures; Deployable structures linkages; Emergency structures; Deployable tubular bar structures; Lightweight structures

The article proposes a simple and efficient system for connecting the bars and the linkages in deployable structures. These structures must allow precise movements for unfolding and folding, which requires specific linkages that have been the subject of numerous studies. In contrast, the linkage-bar...