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R. Ian Campbell

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Additively manufactured textiles and parametric modelling by generative algorithms in orthopaedic applications

2020

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to implement a new process aimed at the design and production of orthopaedic devices fully manufacturable by additive manufacturing (AM). In this context, the use of generative algorithms for parametric modelling of additively manufactured textiles (AMTs) also has been investigated, and new modelling solutions have been proposed. Design/methodology/approach A new method for the design of customised elbow orthoses has been implemented. In particular, to better customise the elbow orthosis, a generative algorithm for parametric modelling and creation of a flexible structure, typical of an AMT, has been developed. Findings To test the developed modelling a…

0209 industrial biotechnologyTextileComputer scienceProcess (engineering)Additive manufacturingCADContext (language use)02 engineering and technologyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineeringlaw.inventionCAD modeling020901 industrial engineering & automationlawParametric modellingStructure (mathematical logic)Elbow orthosibusiness.industryMechanical EngineeringGenerative algorithmsAdditively manufactured textile021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologySelective laser sinteringAM technologie0210 nano-technologybusinessAlgorithmGenerative grammar
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Generative Design for Additively Manufactured Textiles in Orthopaedic Applications

2021

AbstractThe aim of this work is to implement a new process for the design and production of orthopaedic devices to realize entirely by Additive Manufacturing (AM). In particular, a generative algorithm for parametric modelling of flexible structures to use in orthopaedic devices has been developed. The developed modelling algorithm has been applied to a case study based on the design and production of a customized elbow orthosis made by Selective Laser Sintering. The results obtained have demonstrated that the developed algorithm overcomes many drawbacks typical of traditional CAD modelling approaches. FEM simulations have been also performed to validate the design of the orthosis. The new …

0209 industrial biotechnologyEngineering drawingElbow orthosiComputer scienceProcess (engineering)Additive ManufacturingGenerative algorithmsCADAdditively manufactured textile02 engineering and technology01 natural sciences0104 chemical scienceslaw.invention010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistrySelective laser sintering020901 industrial engineering & automationlawParametric modellingCAD modellingElbow orthosisGenerative DesignSettore ING-IND/15 - Disegno E Metodi Dell'Ingegneria IndustrialeParametric cadFem simulations
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