Topology optimization was developed as an advanced structural design methodology to
generate innovative lightweight and high-performance configurations that are difficult to …

Manufacturing-oriented topology optimization has been extensively studied the past two
decades, in particular for the conventional manufacturing methods, for example, machining …

Additive manufacturing (AM) has developed rapidly since its inception in the 1980s. AM is
perceived as an environmentally friendly and sustainable technology and has already …

This work grew out of rapid developments of topology optimization approaches and
emerging industry trends of “3D printing” techniques, the latter bridging to a large extent the …

Additively manufactured components often require temporary support material to prevent the
component from collapsing or warping during fabrication. Whether these support materials …

Additive manufacturing is a promising technology that can directly fabricate structures with
complex internal geometries, which is barely achieved by traditional manufacturing …

Purpose This paper aims to review recent research in design for additive manufacturing
(DfAM), including additive manufacturing (AM) terminology, trends, methods, classification of …

There is significant interest today in integrating additive manufacturing (AM) and topology
optimization (TO). However, TO often leads to designs that are not AM friendly. For example …

One of the challenging issues in additive manufacturing (AM) oriented topology optimization
is how to design structures that are self-supportive in a manufacture process without …

This paper presents a new method to fabricate 3D models on a robotic printing system
equipped with multi-axis motion. Materials are accumulated inside the volume along curved …