NSF-DFG: Additive manufacturing of metallic programmable metamaterials with superior fatigue properties

本项目的目标是将添加制造方法应用于金属可编程机械超材料(PMM)的制造，并了解材料的分层设计和微观结构对此类超材料抗疲劳性能的影响。该项目的最终目标是开发一个集成的实验和建模平台，以显著提高我们对各种应用中金属可编程机械超材料(PMM)抗疲劳相关基本机制的理解。

The objective of this project is to apply additive manufacturing methods to fabricate metallic programmable mechanical metamaterials (PMM) and understand the influence of hierarchical design and microstructures of materials on the fatigue resistance of such metamaterials. The ultimate goal of this project is to develop an integrated experimental and modeling platform that significantly improve our understanding on the fundamental mechanisms associated with the fatigue resistance of metallic programmable mechanical metamaterials (PMM) for various applications.