A. Pugh’s scientific contributions

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An Introduction to Tensegrity
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January 1976

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A. Pugh

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... The term "tensegrity" is a neologism derived from the amalgamation of "tension" and "integrity", and was first conceptualized by Fuller [35] in the 1960s. Building upon and summarizing the definitions provided by earlier researchers (Fuller [36], Emmerich [37], Snelson [38]) in the field, Pugh [39] proposed the most widely accepted definition of tensegrity: a tensegrity system is established when a set of discontinuous compression components interacts with a set of continuous tensile components to define a stable volume in space. ...

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Research on the Range of Stiffness Variation in a 2D Biomimetic Spinal Structure Based on Tensegrity Structures
An Introduction to Tensegrity
  • Citing Article
  • January 1976