Circular packing for support-free structures

authored by

I. Yanchevskyi, Roland Lachmayer, Iryna Mozgova, René Lippert, G. Yaskov, Tatiana Romanova, Igor Litvinchev

Abstract

An approach for designing topologically optimized parts is proposed. It is used for manufacturing support-free structures by Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS). This integral approach allows obtaining parts taking into account their strength properties. It combines weak sensitivity to the direction of printing with the simplicity of the subsequent post-processing. A circular packing model is proposed to optimize the part geometry subject to the DMLS constraints. A fast heuristic algorithm is developed to solve the corresponding optimization problem. A prototype obtained by this optimized design approach is presented.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Motion Engineering and Mechanism Design

External Organisation(s)

National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" (NTUU KPI)
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Type

Article

Journal

EAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web

Volume

7

Pages

1-10

No. of pages

10

ISSN

1615-5548

Publication date

15.05.2020

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Marketing

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.4108/eai.13-7-2018.164561 (Access: Open)