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US 6,295,785 B1Granted
Geodesic dome and method of constructing same
OwnerRobert M. Herrmanninventor
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A geodesic dome is created by the steps of: (a) generating a mathematical model of a geodesic dome, (b) fabricating components with which to form a geodesic dome according to the model; and (c) fastening the components to each other according to the model. In the model, M base triangles are generated in a closed three-dimensional shape. M is at, least four, with eight being preferred and the preferred closed three-dimensional shape being a regular octahedron. The closed three-dimensional shape has a center point from which each vertex of each of the base triangles is equidistant, this distance being a geodesic radius. Each leg of each base triangle is then subdivided into N segments of equal length, N being at least two, with eight being preferred, thus defining N+1 segment endpoints or intersections along each leg. A line is then generated between each intersection and two corresponding intersections, thus defining N2 smaller triangles per base triangle. A line is then generated from each vertex of each of the smaller triangles to the center point. Each line thus generated is then extended until it is the same length as the geodesic radius. The endpoint of each extended line is then connected to each endpoint adjacent to the endpoint, thus generating a substantially curved surface formed of N2*M triangles, the substantially curved surface defining a mathematical model of a geodesic dome. Struts or panels ate fastened together in the pattern of the substantially curved surface to form the geodesic dome.
A method of constructing a geodesic dome, the method comprising the steps of:
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