6 papers
Model-Free Co-Optimization of Manufacturable Sensor Layouts and Deformation Proprioception
Yingjun Tian, Guoxin Fang, Aoran Lyu +5
Flexible sensors are increasingly employed in soft robotics and wearable devices to provide proprioception of freeform deformations.Although supervised learning can train shape pre…
Correspondence-Free, Function-Based Sim-to-Real Learning for Deformable Surface Control
Yingjun Tian, Guoxin Fang, Renbo Su +6
This paper presents a correspondence-free, function-based sim-to-real learning method for controlling deformable freeform surfaces. Unlike traditional sim-to-real transfer methods…
Can any model be fabricated? Inverse operation based planning for hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing
Yongxue Chen, Tao Liu, Yuming Huang +5
This paper presents a method for computing interleaved additive and subtractive manufacturing operations to fabricate models of arbitrary shapes. We solve the manufacturing plannin…
Neural Co-Optimization of Structural Topology, Manufacturable Layers, and Path Orientations for Fiber-Reinforced Composites
Tao Liu, Tianyu Zhang, Yongxue Chen +4
We propose a neural network-based computational framework for the simultaneous optimization of structural topology, curved layers, and path orientations to achieve strong anisotrop…
Simultaneous Topology Optimization of Differentiable and Non-Differentiable Objectives via Morphology Learning: Stiffness and Cell Growth on Scaffold
Weiming Wang, Yanhao Hou, Renbo Su +2
Topology optimization of microstructures plays a critical role in optimizing functional performance across diverse engineering applications. While metamaterials with enhanced mecha…
Toolpath Generation for High Density Spatial Fiber Printing Guided by Principal Stresses
Tianyu Zhang, Tao Liu, Neelotpal Dutta +5
While multi-axis 3D printing can align continuous fibers along principal stresses in continuous fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) composites to enhance mechanical strength, ex…