Team D: Tensegrity Module

The project team aimed in studying, comprehending and digitally simulating a simple tensegrity module using parametric design tools. The process included digitizing the physical properties of two different elements (rigid and tensile), wooden rods and steel wires, and experimenting with finding various equilibrium positions of the digital apparatus by varying several of its parameters. As such the experiment regarded the initial position of the rods and the initial dimensions of the steel wires. Once several stable formations were achieved, the team investigated the possibility of assembling a number of modules together. Finally, the information taken from the simulation (element sizes) was directly used to successfully construct a 1:1 physical module, thus verifying the validity and the future potential of the digital model.