Feature-based design of solids with local composition control

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2004.

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Main Author: Liu, Hongye, 1970-
Other Authors: Nicholas M. Patrikalakis and Emanuel M. Sachs.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33449
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spelling mit-1721.1/334492019-04-10T23:22:01Z Feature-based design of solids with local composition control Liu, Hongye, 1970- Nicholas M. Patrikalakis and Emanuel M. Sachs. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Ocean Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Ocean Engineering. Ocean Engineering. Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2004. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-134). This thesis presents a parametric and feature-based methodology for the design of solids with local composition control (LCC). A suite of composition design features are conceptualized and implemented. The designer can use them singly or in combination, to specify the composition of complex components. Each material composition design feature relates directly to the geometry of the design, often relying on user interaction to specify critical aspects of the geometry. This approach allows the designer to simultaneously edit geometry and composition by varying parameters until a satisfactory result is attained. The identified LCC features are those based on volume, transition, pattern, and (user-defined) surface features. The material composition functions include functions parametrized with respect to distance or distances to user-defined geometric features; and functions that use Laplace's equation to blend smoothly various boundary conditions including values and gradients of the material composition on the boundaries. The Euclidean digital distance transform and the boundary element method are adapted to the efficient computation of composition functions. Theoretical and experimental complexity, accuracy and convergence analyses are presented. The developed model is a multi-level and graph-based representation, thereby allowing for controls on the model validity and efficiency in model management. The representations underlying the composition design features are analytic in nature and therefore concise. Evaluation for visualization and fabrication is performed only at the resolutions required for these purposes, thereby reducing the computational burden. by Hongye Liu. Ph.D. 2006-07-13T15:25:19Z 2006-07-13T15:25:19Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33449 62890577 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 134 leaves 6597267 bytes 6602913 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Liu, Hongye, 1970-
Feature-based design of solids with local composition control
title Feature-based design of solids with local composition control
title_full Feature-based design of solids with local composition control
title_fullStr Feature-based design of solids with local composition control
title_full_unstemmed Feature-based design of solids with local composition control
title_short Feature-based design of solids with local composition control
title_sort feature based design of solids with local composition control
topic Ocean Engineering.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33449
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