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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Multi-material Additive Manufacturing"”.
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Hybrid inkjet and direct-write multi-material additive manufacturing
Recently there has been a trend towards combining multiple forms of additive manufacturing together for increased functionality, freedom and efficiency. In this work, two forms of multiple-material additive manufacturing technologies - inkjet and direct-ink writing - are combined in a hybrid …
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Strain-based Topology Optimization of a 2D Morphing Transitional Surface
… of structural optimization that optimizes the material layout of a structure based on imposed boundary conditions and load paths. This type of optimization is promising for solving morphing design challenges but many of the optimized structures are not suited for traditional manufacturing and …
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Computational Discovery of Microstructured Composites with Optimized Trade-Off between Strength and Toughness
… There is no microscale control over constituent materials and the designed composites often exhibit anisotropic properties. Recent advances in high-resolution multi-material additive manufacturing enable the creation of high-performance heterogeneous composites through voxel-level microstructure …
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Topology Optimization and Analysis of Thermal and Mechanical Metamaterials
<p>To take advantage of multi-material additive manufacturing technology using mixtures of metal alloys, a topology optimization framework is developed to synthesize high-strength spatially periodic metamaterials possessing unique thermoelastic properties. A thermal and mechanical stress analysis …
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Algorithmic Approaches to Interfacing Different Materials Using Inkjet Multi-Material 3D Printers
As the field of multi-material additive manufacturing (AM) advances, fabricated designs have become increasingly complex. As resolution improves, new algorithmic methods are needed to keep up with the exponentially increasing computational demands. To solve this problem, the shader-like "fablet" …
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Data-driven Methods in Mechanical Model Calibration and Prediction for Mesostructured Materials
Mesoscale design involving control of material distribution pattern can create a statistically heterogeneous material system, which has shown increased adaptability to complex mechanical environments involving highly non-uniform stress fields. Advances in multi-material additive manufacturing can …
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Enhancing the Capabilities of Large-Format Additive Manufacturing Through Robotic Deposition and Novel Processes
… the capabilities of large-format, polymer material extrusion, additive manufacturing (AM) systems. Specifically, the aims of this research are to (1) Construct, and develop a robust workflow for, a large-format, robotic, AM system; (2) Develop an algorithm for determining and relaying …