Designing Robotically-Constructed Metal Frame Structures

dc.contributor.authorMa, Zhaoen_US
dc.contributor.authorWalzer, Alexanderen_US
dc.contributor.authorSchumacher, Christianen_US
dc.contributor.authorRust, Romanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorGramazio, Fabioen_US
dc.contributor.authorKohler, Matthiasen_US
dc.contributor.authorBächer, Moritzen_US
dc.contributor.editorPanozzo, Daniele and Assarsson, Ulfen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-24T12:53:08Z
dc.date.available2020-05-24T12:53:08Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractWe present a computational technique that aids with the design of structurally-sound metal frames, tailored for robotic fabrication using an existing process that integrate automated bar bending, welding, and cutting. Aligning frames with structurallyfavorable orientations, and decomposing models into fabricable units, we make the fabrication process scale-invariant, and frames globally align in an aesthetically-pleasing and structurally-informed manner. Relying on standard analysis of frames, we then co-optimize the shape and topology of bars at the local unit level. At this level, we minimize combinations of functional and aesthetic objectives under strict fabrication constraints that model the assembly of discrete sets of bent bars. We demonstrate the capabilities of our global-to-local approach on four robotically-constructed examples.en_US
dc.description.number2
dc.description.sectionheadersOptimization for Fabrication
dc.description.seriesinformationComputer Graphics Forum
dc.description.volume39
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cgf.13940
dc.identifier.issn1467-8659
dc.identifier.pages411-422
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.13940
dc.identifier.urihttps://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.1111/cgf13940
dc.publisherThe Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectApplied computing → Computer
dc.subjectaided design
dc.subjectComputing methodologies → Shape modeling
dc.subjectOptimization algorithms
dc.titleDesigning Robotically-Constructed Metal Frame Structuresen_US
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