Objectives
The objectives of AddMan are:
The objectives of AddMan are:
- Characterization of AM manufactured parts to determine the effect of geometry, microstructure, surface roughness and residual stresses on material behaviour to enable optimization of fatigue performance by cost effective surface post processing (WP2),
- Extension of existing Topology Optimization (TO) techniques for AM specific material characteristics and complex geometries for optimal performance and structural strength (WP3),
- Development of CAE methods for metal AM including connection to TO and flexible parametric CAD models to enable holistic product optimization (WP4), and
- Demonstration of the applicability of the developed methods and tools by designing and manufacturing airframe titanium components by using AM technology, where the validation will be carried out through component like specimen testing (WP5).