GOSSAM – Generation of Optimal Support Structure in Additive Manufacturing

GOSSAM – 增材制造中最佳支撑结构的生成

• 批准号: 101468
• 金额: $ 23.79万
• 依托单位: 3T ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2013 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=101468
• 关键词: GOSSAM; Generation; Optimal; Support; Structure

One of the ‘dirty secrets’ of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies is the necessity of support structures to allow the manufacture of components. Support structures are required to build unsupported geometric features on the part. The reality is that AM does not allow complete design freedom, as supports may need to be built, which cannot be removed post production. Current support software is un-intelligent and un-automated, allowing only highly skilled operators familiar with the AM technology, able to setup a build. This project aims to deliver software that can automatically generate intelligent scaffolds that supply only the support that is necessary, whilst allowing easy removal of both the part and any loose powder. The software developed in this project will move the AM process away from the intuition of a skilled operator, closer to “print from CAD” manufacture.

增材制造（AM）技术的“肮脏秘密”之一是支撑结构的必要性，以允许制造组件。在零件上构建不受支持的几何特征需要支撑结构。现实情况是，AM不允许完全的设计自由，因为可能需要构建支撑件，而这些支撑件在生产后无法移除。目前的支持软件是非智能化和非自动化的，只允许熟悉AM技术的高技能操作员能够建立一个构建。该项目旨在提供可以自动生成智能支架的软件，这些支架仅提供必要的支持，同时允许轻松移除零件和任何松散的粉末。在这个项目中开发的软件将使AM过程远离熟练操作员的直觉，更接近“从CAD打印”制造。