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Development process of WAAM structures

Motivation:

  • High flexibility of WAAM processes and the resulting components requires new design concepts

Objective:

  • Implementation of the variability of the WAAM process in the design process

  • Development of design spaces - segmentation (geometry, requirement, path, process)

Solution approach:

  • Development of requirements management for multi-material WAAM components

  • Automated generation of production-ready initial geometries

  • Development of a methodology for segmentation and zoning for multi-material design

  • Handling of target conflicts and design strategies for transition areas

  • Initial validation of the methods using WAAM demonstrator components