Molding and filament winding of spatially graded material properties through computational design

Three-dimensional printing and computational design have enabled designers to spatially vary material properties in objects. Nevertheless, this technology has current limitations that include material durability, cost and speed. In this thesis I demonstrate two novel fabrication processes that I developed, multi-material molding and casting and crafted filament winding, this processes allows for the gradation of material properties in a low cost and fast process. Then, I applied this method to two design scenarios, a mid-sole for a running shoe and a prosthetic socket for trans-tibial amputees. The thesis details the design workflow from computational data driven design to the fabrication of low-cost functionally graded material systems.

Department dc:contributor.department

Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Gonzalez Uribe, Carlos David

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Neri Oxman.

• Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/91428

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/91428