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Mechanical Engineering
SMASH Lab
Smart Materials and Shock Lab

Continuous Cable Tensegrity

By replacing individual cables with a single continuous cable we are able to more easily cause changes in shape and stiffness throughout the entire structure with minimal actuators.
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Shape Memory Alloy / Focused Ultrasound

Using focused ultrasound and the shape memory effect to make the expansion of stents more controllable.
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String Tensioning Tensegrity

Research into how to measure cable tensions in a tensegrity model and their interactions.
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Tensegrisleeve

The Tensegrity Elbow Brace Project, also known as “Tensegrisleeve”, seeks to integrate a continuous-cable tensegrity system to form a soft wearable exosuit. The goal of this project is to design a cable-driven system that could be used in rehabilitation or strength augmentation.
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