Fig. 1. Schemati diagram of 4-bar basic tensegrity unit

Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of component vectors of tensegrity

Fig. 3. Vertical string equivalent substitution of tensegrity

Fig. 4. Telescopic bar

Fig. 5. Coordinate space position of bending nodes

Fig. 6. Four-bar bending tensegrity

Fig. 7. Bending length

Fig. 8. Tensegrity with different orders

Fig. 9. Compression process of bending bar tensegrity

Fig. 10. Parameter variable analysis of compression process of bending bar tensegrity

Fig. 11. Dynamic modeling of bending bar tensegrity

Fig. 12. Variation of bar length during compression

Fig. 13. Measuring data of tensegrity structure model

Fig. 14. Strength check of bending joint

Fig. 15. Compression stress nephogram at different bending angles

Fig. 16. Photos of bending bar before and after compression