Topology optimization for additive manufacturing

22nd Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 348-362

  Brackett, D ^a   Ashcroft, I ^a   Hague, R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS;

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; GEOMETRIC COMPLEXITY; GEOMETRIC RESOLUTION; INTERMEDIATE DENSITIES; MANUFACTURING CONSTRAINT; OPTIMIZATION MODELING; SOLID ISOTROPIC MATERIAL WITH PENALIZATIONS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION METHOD;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84897597629     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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