Micheletti, AndreaSantos, Filipe Amarante DosSittner, Petr2019-06-252019-06-252018-09-140964-1726PURE: 13652108PURE UUID: adc9630a-a348-4c98-9b54-c49a9cb1f870Scopus: 85054673691WOS: 000444756500011ORCID: /0000-0002-5815-4622/work/63725691http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85054673691&partnerID=8YFLogxKCzech Science Foundation grants 16-20264S and 18-03834S. projects LM2015048 and LM2015087.Superelastic tensegrity systems are prestressed structures composed by bars and cables in which some cables are realized with superelastic shape-memory alloys. These systems combine the peculiar features of tensegrity structures with those of shape-memory alloys and are particularly suitable for adaptive and variable-geometry systems. The main goal of this work is the design of systems with antagonistic actuation, that is to say, systems where two sets of superelastic cables can be actuated against each other in a reversible way. Superelasticity is here exploited to improve the stability of systems withstanding external loads. We show that the evolution of superelastic tensegrities, subjected to load and temperature changes, is described by a system of ordinary differential equations written in matrix form, a system that we solve by standard numerical routines. We then focus on a particular class of tensegrities and state a basic design criterion for an effective antagonistic actuation. Several case studies are presented. In particular, we applied our procedure to analyze different modules that can be assembled together in larger structures. Results show that the proposed procedure is able to replicate experimental data reasonably well and that it can be used to design complex systems in three-dimensions.2448831engantagonistic actuationmatrix equationsshape-memory alloyssuperelastic behaviorTensegrity systemsSignal ProcessingCivil and Structural EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsGeneral Materials ScienceCondensed Matter PhysicsMechanics of MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineeringjournal article10.1088/1361-665X/aadaa5https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85054673691