The OWL telescope design is "fractal", the entire frame structurally rendered by triangles, in tetrahedral and octahedral form.
Similar to many “Natural fractals” like trees, clouds, ice crystal, rocks, etc. the OWL’s Fractal Design turned out to be very efficient and uses the structural material in the most economical manner. The main advantages of this design approach and fabrications are:
- Standardisation of parts.
- Homogeneous distribution of load in the structure.
- Even load transfer from the optical element to foundation.
- Low mass and high static and dynamic performance.
- Simplicity in manufacturing transport and site assembly.
Seems to me, articulating a structure in this fractal way is an ideal first step towards articulating it in a pre-stressed tensegrity format; just replace the base modules with tensegrities and voila.
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