Structural optimization of additively manufactured parts accounting for manufacturing-induced states

    公开(公告)号:US10915675B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-09

    申请号:US15661726

    申请日:2017-07-27

    Abstract: An example embodiment designs a real-world object by defining a first model of the object being produced using an additive manufacturing (AM) process, where behavior of the object being produced is given by a first equation which includes a first plurality of corresponding sensitivity equations for a first plurality of design variables. Similarly, such an embodiment defines a second model of the object after being produced, wherein behavior of the object after being produced is given by a second equation which includes a second plurality of corresponding sensitivity equations for a second plurality of design variables. In turn, the second model is iteratively optimized with respect to a given one of the second plurality of design variables using both the first plurality of corresponding sensitivity equations and the second plurality of corresponding sensitivity equations.

    STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS ACCOUNTING FOR MANUFACTURING-INDUCED STATES

    公开(公告)号:US20180330029A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-15

    申请号:US15661726

    申请日:2017-07-27

    CPC classification number: G06F17/5009 G06F17/5018 G06F2217/12 G06F2217/16

    Abstract: An example embodiment designs a real-world object by defining a first model of the object being produced using an additive manufacturing (AM) process, where behavior of the object being produced is given by a first equation which includes a first plurality of corresponding sensitivity equations for a first plurality of design variables. Similarly, such an embodiment defines a second model of the object after being produced, wherein behavior of the object after being produced is given by a second equation which includes a second plurality of corresponding sensitivity equations for a second plurality of design variables. In turn, the second model is iteratively optimized with respect to a given one of the second plurality of design variables using both the first plurality of corresponding sensitivity equations and the second plurality of corresponding sensitivity equations.

    SCALABLE FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20170337307A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-23

    申请号:US15597473

    申请日:2017-05-17

    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing accurate, scalable, and predictive 3D printing simulations using numerical methods for part-level simulations. Complex parts can be discretized into finite elements using independent and arbitrary meshing. The real additive manufacturing tooling path and printing time of a printing machine are simulated and applied to the mesh of finite elements using an intersection module that combines the finite element mesh with the tool path information of the printing machine in a geometric sense. This allows for localized heating effects to be simulated very accurately, and for cooling assessments to be precisely computed given the intersection module's computation of partial facets and volumes of the finite elements at any given time in the printing simulation.

    Scalable finite element simulation of additive manufacturing

    公开(公告)号:US10671777B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-02

    申请号:US15597473

    申请日:2017-05-17

    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing accurate, scalable, and predictive 3D printing simulations using numerical methods for part-level simulations. Complex parts can be discretized into finite elements using independent and arbitrary meshing. The real additive manufacturing tooling path and printing time of a printing machine are simulated and applied to the mesh of finite elements using an intersection module that combines the finite element mesh with the tool path information of the printing machine in a geometric sense. This allows for localized heating effects to be simulated very accurately, and for cooling assessments to be precisely computed given the intersection module's computation of partial facets and volumes of the finite elements at any given time in the printing simulation.

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