A hybrid geometric modeling method for large scale conformal cellular structures

Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005

Volumn 3 A, Issue , 2005, Pages 421-427

  Wang, Hongqing ^a   Chen, Yong ^b   Rosen, David W ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b 3D Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive Manufacturing; Cellular Structure; Conformal Structures; Geometric Modeling; STL; Truss Structures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRUTS; TRUSSES;

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; CONFORMAL STRUCTURES; GEOMETRIC MODELING; STL; TRUSS STRUCTURES;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 33144477140     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2005-85366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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