Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 97, Issue 1-4, Pages 1123-1135Publisher
SPRINGER LONDON LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-018-1955-4
Keywords
Hybrid deposition paths; Shape and topology optimization; Level set; 3D printing; Fused deposition modeling
Funding
- China Scholarship Council (CSC)
- Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Alberta
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FDM (fused deposition modeling) parts demonstrate anisotropic properties between the in-layer raster and transverse directions. However, structural optimization of FDM parts has rarely taken the deposition path and thus the anisotropic material properties into consideration. This work proposes a methodology that integrates optimal hybrid deposition paths with the shape and topology optimization and brings all aspects under a unified level set framework. A dedicated sensitivity analysis is performed on both the shape and path variables, which ensures the optimality of the derived design solutions. Effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated through a number of 2D and 3D numerical examples.
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