Freeform Surface Interfaces Created Using Additive Manufacturing

The assignment for this thesis was to develop a new visual product feature that is uniquely producable by additive manufacturing (AM) methods. In the first phase of the project the field of additive manufacturing was explored and the visual properties of products were studied. The most important finding here was that some AM technologies are...

Finite element modeling to predict bulk mechanical properties of 3D printed metal foams

Worldwide yearly 800.000-1.000.000 people receive a total artificial hip. 8-9% Of all patients requires a second surgery to correct the primary arthroplasty. In more than 70% of cases, aseptic loosening is the cause for implant failure. Possible pathways leading to aseptic loosening are stress shielding and micro-motions. Stress shielding can be...

Acoustics by additive manufacturing

This study focuses on exploring the merging field of additive manufacturing and acoustics and introduces a new type of sound absorber which is regulating performance by its geometrical characteristics. A direct relation between geometry, fabrication and acoustic performance is suggested.

Suburban 2.0: Differentiated houses for the masses

Population growth and immigration increase the demand for mass housing developments all over the world. These developments are widely criticized for being mono-functional, mono-typological, and mono-cultural. This project is a design method for a new kind of mass housing. All design rules are reformulated as algorithms, that interact with each...