Abstract: Several aerospace structures, including fuselage, wing ribs and solar arrays, utilize truss assemblies. In addition to providing the required strength and structure assembly, truss ...

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has developed technology to stiffen deployable structures on spacecraft, enabling autonomous spacecraft docking operations. SwRI is currently integrating the ...

MIT researchers have developed a robotic voxel-based assembly system that could reduce the embodied carbon of building construction by up to 82% compared to popular methods. The system uses modular ...

Every building project starts with a vision. But between that initial sketch and a finished structure stands a critical question: Will the bones of this building hold up to Montana's ...

Open Joist 2000 is the product name for a type of floor-truss system being used in today's building construction. According to the manufacturer, Open Joist Inc. of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Open Joist ...