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https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/161998356.pdf https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/161998356.pdf They found a design that can work with current materials and lift 5
by dogma1138 5y ago
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/161998356.pdf https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/161998356.pdf
They found a design that can work with current materials and lift 500kg worth of payload.
>”The tensegrity based design using current materials, accounting for losses due to deflection of the membrane and other factors, is capable of 500 kilograms of payload. If trends in the mass reduction capabilities of the tensegrity beam design continue to higher complexities, which is probable, then implementation of a complexity 4 beam will result in 1 to 1.5 tons of payload capacity. In addition, the tensegrity design has been shown to offer full deployability and can be collapsed for transport to Mars.”