DESIGN EXPLORATION OF BIOMORPHIC FREEFORM UNIT CELLS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED LATTICE STRUCTURES UNDER COMPRESSIVE LOADS

DS 92: Proceedings of the DESIGN 2018 15th International Design Conference

Year: 2018
Editor: Marjanović D., Štorga M., Škec S., Bojčetić N., Pavković N.
Author: Thallemer, Axel; Kostadinov, Aleksandar; Fam, Abel; Teo, Alex
Series: DESIGN
Section: DESIGN METHODS
Page(s): 1357-1368
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.21278/idc.2018.0200

Abstract

Additive manufacturing methods facilitate the production of complex cellular materials. Commonly, their designs are based on primitive solids using linear struts without curvature continuous joints which results in notch stress. This study presents cellular material units with biomorphic features. The employed method allows us to design lattices with geometrical optimization and varying lattice morphology. The compression test results show that this method allows us to achieve a spectrum of mechanical properties for improving existing 3D printed lattice materials.

Keywords: biologically inspired design, lattice structures, additive manufacturing, lightweight design

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