Design of meso-scale cellular structure for rapid manufacturing

Customized cellular material is a relatively new area made possible by advancements in rapid manufacturing technologies. Rapid manufacturing is ideal for the production of customized cellular structure, especially on the meso scale, due to the size and complexity of the design. The means to produce...

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Main Author:	Engelbrecht, Sarah
Published:	Georgia Institute of Technology 2010
Subjects:	Meso-scale Rapid manufacturing Lattice Truss Cellular structure SLA SLS Manufacturing processes Manufacturing cells Rapid prototyping
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33876

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spelling	ndltd-GATECH-oai-smartech.gatech.edu-1853-338762013-01-07T20:35:45ZDesign of meso-scale cellular structure for rapid manufacturingEngelbrecht, SarahMeso-scaleRapid manufacturingLatticeTrussCellular structureSLASLSManufacturing processesManufacturing cellsRapid prototypingCustomized cellular material is a relatively new area made possible by advancements in rapid manufacturing technologies. Rapid manufacturing is ideal for the production of customized cellular structure, especially on the meso scale, due to the size and complexity of the design. The means to produce this type of structure now exist, but the processes to design the structure are not well developed. The manual design of customized cellular material is not realistic due to the large number of features. Currently there are few tools available that aid in the design of this type of material. In this thesis, an automated tool to design customized cellular structure is presented.Georgia Institute of Technology2010-06-10T15:24:33Z2010-06-10T15:24:33Z2009-03-26Thesishttp://hdl.handle.net/1853/33876
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topic	Meso-scale Rapid manufacturing Lattice Truss Cellular structure SLA SLS Manufacturing processes Manufacturing cells Rapid prototyping
spellingShingle	Meso-scale Rapid manufacturing Lattice Truss Cellular structure SLA SLS Manufacturing processes Manufacturing cells Rapid prototyping Engelbrecht, Sarah Design of meso-scale cellular structure for rapid manufacturing
description	Customized cellular material is a relatively new area made possible by advancements in rapid manufacturing technologies. Rapid manufacturing is ideal for the production of customized cellular structure, especially on the meso scale, due to the size and complexity of the design. The means to produce this type of structure now exist, but the processes to design the structure are not well developed. The manual design of customized cellular material is not realistic due to the large number of features. Currently there are few tools available that aid in the design of this type of material. In this thesis, an automated tool to design customized cellular structure is presented.
author	Engelbrecht, Sarah
author_facet	Engelbrecht, Sarah
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title	Design of meso-scale cellular structure for rapid manufacturing
title_short	Design of meso-scale cellular structure for rapid manufacturing
title_full	Design of meso-scale cellular structure for rapid manufacturing
title_fullStr	Design of meso-scale cellular structure for rapid manufacturing
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publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology
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Design of meso-scale cellular structure for rapid manufacturing

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