About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2025 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2025)
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Symposium
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2025 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2025)
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Presentation Title |
A Data-Driven Approach to Ensuring Manufacturability of Multi-Lattice Structures |
Author(s) |
Martha Baldwin, Nicholas A. Meisel, Christopher McComb |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Martha Baldwin |
Abstract Scope |
Lattices have fundamentally changed the way engineers approach design for additive manufacturing, as they offer many inherent benefits. These range from reducing weight, distributing heat, and full utilization of the geometric advantages additive manufacturing has to offer. Previous research has expanded the potential design space offered by lattices through the careful combination of multiple lattice topologies in a structure, which enables them to outperform single lattice structures. While research has demonstrated the feasibility of multi-lattice structures, the manufacturing considerations that are crucial to truly realizing these structures have not been addressed. In this work, we create a lattice embedding that encodes geometry and manufacturing considerations (overhang angle, minimum feature size, permeability) while assessing manufacturing validity through numerical experiments. Ultimately, this embedding will support the development of future lattice applications by providing a generative design space that can be effectively explored while considering the constraints of a specific additive manufacturing method. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Post-meeting proceedings |