EAGER/Cybermanufacturing: A Cloud-Based Additive Manufacturing and Quality System for Custom Orthoses and Prostheses

矫形器是残疾人的辅助设备。已经证明，个性化配戴的定制矫形器比现成的矫形器更有效。然而，定制矫形器的制造目前依赖于传统的石膏成型方法，这一技术精度有限，交货时间长。通过将加法制造整合到网络制造系统中，实现当天或次日交付，并提高定制矫形器的适配性和质量，可以克服这些担忧。这个探索性研究的早期概念助学金(EIGER)项目将广泛地吸引计算机科学专业的学生学习软件工程，这是一门本科生的顶尖课程。这个班的学生将被录取，以进一步开发他们在课程期间所从事的网络制造服务系统。本研究旨在探讨定制矫形器网络化制造系统的基本要求。配备有软件套件的网络数据和设计中心将自动化个性化矫形器的设计、制造和与临床医生的互动验证。一位行业协作者将就软件开发提供建议，以满足未来全面实施时对可扩展性的需求。将实施创新的波状多孔结构，以优化添加剂制造的生产时间、强度、重量和交货时间。矫形器与人体之间的形状不匹配将被确定为计算，以提高适合性和患者舒适性。

Orthoses are assistive devices for people with disabilities. It has been shown that custom orthoses with personalized fits are more effective than their off-the-shelf counterparts. However, the manufacture of custom orthoses currently relies on the traditional plaster molding method, a technique with limited accuracy and long delivery times. These concerns can be overcome by integrating additive manufacturing into a cybermanufacturing system, enabling same-day or next-day delivery and improving the fit and quality of custom orthoses. This EArly-concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) project will broadly engage computer science students in Software Engineering, an undergraduate capstone course. Students from this class will be recruited to further develop the cybermanufacturing service system they work on during the course. This research aims to investigate the fundamental requirements for a cybermanufacturing system for custom orthoses. A cyber data and design center outfitted with a software suite will automate the design, manufacturing, and interactive verification with clinicians for personalized orthoses. An industrial collaborator will advise on software development to address the need of scalability in future full-scale implementation. An innovative wavy porous structure will be implemented to optimize the production time, strength, weight, and delivery time for additive manufacturing. The shape mismatch between orthosis and the human subject will be determined to calculate to improve the fit and patient comfort.