Deposition path-dependent lightweight support design and its implication to self-support topology optimization

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper presents a lightweight support design method for material extrusion-type three-dimensional printed panel structures that innovatively involves the deposition path curvature information for support point determination. Specifically, this support design method provides a robust segmentation algorithm to divide the filament deposition paths into segments based on the curvature sign alternating condition, and then searches for the fewest support points for the filaments counting on the experimentally calibrated relationship between the maximum allowable self-support distance and the local mean curvature. The proposed method features in generating thin-walled skeleton-ray styled support structures that are lightweight while providing firm support for the panels. More importantly, the support design method provides a new type of self-support criterion for structural topology optimization involving non-designable planar panels, i.e., only a sparse point set would be sufficient to support the panel. Consequently, more materials could be spent on enhancing the load-bearing capacity instead of being wasted on oversupporting. The achievable structural performances from self-support topology optimization with this new self-support criterion can improve significantly. Support design and printing tests were conducted on a few panel structures that validated the improved support effect compared with equal-volume supports generated by commercial software. Equidistant and gap-free deposited filaments, no filament collapse due to insufficient support, and no isolated voids reflect the improved support effect. The improved self-support topological design was also validated through a comparative numerical case study, and a compliance reduction of 7.76% was achieved.

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