An efficient design methodology for graded surface-based lattice structures using free-size optimization and enhanced mapping method

In this paper, a novel Free-size Optimization based Graded Lattice Generation (FOGLG) method, that generates the functionally graded lattice (FGL) structures using free-size optimization, is proposed. In addition, the reconstruction method suitable for the construction of 3D FGL structures using Additive Manufacturing (AM) is presented. The proposed method employs the thickness information of each shell element obtained from a free-size...