Engineering Research Equipment: Layered Manufacturing in Project MAXWELL

9411715 Dutta该合同将购买一台分层制造机器，用于支持工程研究。该设备将用于MAXWELL项目，这是一个在离散部件设计和制造领域的研究项目。它的目的是汇集两个最新的发展，一个在设计和另一个在制造，以实现有效的结构和机械部件。该项目的实际目标是验证一种设计和制造零件的方法，这种方法在减轻重量和提高结构性能方面非常有效。该项目基于均质化设计技术，仅根据负载条件和包装要求的描述来设计结构和结构部件的形状和材料组成。这种设计通常具有复杂的几何形状和微观结构。将获得用于制造此类零件的分层制造机器。在MAXWELL项目中，结构部件将以一体化的方式设计（包括形式和材料组成）、制造和测试。

9411715 Dutta This award will purchase a layered manufacturing machine which will be dedicated to support research in engineering. The equipment will be used for Project MAXWELL, a research project in the area of discrete part design and manufacturing. It aims at bringing together two of the latest developments, one in design and the other in manufacturing, for the realization of efficient structural and mechanical components. The practical goal of the project is the verification of a methodology for the design and fabrication of parts that are highly efficient in terms of reduced weight and increased structural performance. The project is based on the homogenization design technique for designing the shape and material composition of structures and structural components based only on a description of loading conditions and packaging requirements. Such designs often possess complex geometries and microstructures. A layered manufacturing machine for the fabrication of such parts will be acquired. Under project MAXWELL, structural parts will be designed (both for form and materials composition), fabricated, and tested in an integrated manner.