Thesis (doctoral)--Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin, 1924. / Vita.

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Habilitationsschrift--Techn. Hochschule, Karlsruhe. / "Litteratur": on verso of 1st leaf.

Elastic rods have been studied intensively since the 18th century. Even now the theory of elastic rods is still developing and enjoying popularity in computer graphics and physical-based simulation. Elastic rods also draw attention from architects. Architectural structures, NODUS, were constructed by elastic rods as a new method of form-finding. We study discrete models of elastic rods and NODUS structures. We also develop computational tools to find the equilibria of elastic rods and the shape of NODUS. Applications of elastic rods in forming torus knot and closing Bishop frame are included in this thesis.

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Thesis. 1978. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Ocean Engineering. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ENGINEERING. / Bibliography: leaves 239-242. / Ph.D.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 82 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 80-81).

Le problème de la planification du mouvement a été largement étudié dans le cas de corps rigides articulés mais peu de travaux considèrent les corps déformables. En particulier, les tiges élastiques telles que cables électriques, flexibles hydrauliques et pneumatiques, apparaissent dans de nombreux contextes industriels. Du fait d'une modélisation complexe et d'un grand nombre de degrés de liberté, l'extension des méthodes de planification de mouvement à de tels corps est un problème particulièrement difficile. En se basant sur les propriétés des configurations à l'équilibre statique, cette thèse propose plusieurs approches au problème de planification de mouvement pour des tiges élastiques. / The motion planning problem has been broadly studied in the case of articulated rigid body systems but so far few work have considered deformable bodies. In particular, elastic rods such as electric cables, hydraulic or pneumatic hoses, appear in many industrial contexts. Due to complex models and high number of degrees of freedom, the extension of motion planning methods to such bodies is a difficult problem. By taking advantage of the properties of static equilibrium configurations, this thesis presents several approaches to the motion planning problem for elastic rods.