Novel optimal design-making model of additive manufactured lattice structures based on mechanical physical model

Abstract

Biostructure-inspired design methods play an important role in improving the mechanical properties of lattice structures with the same volume fraction. However, the current biostructure-inspired design methods mostly stay in the imitation of physical form/structure, and the natural evolution mechanism of biological structure is not clear in the optimization strategy of lattice structure. Combined with the fact that the zero-value average curvature of the minimal surface follows the Principle of Least Action (PLA), a new mechanical design strategy is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the mechanical model of BCC is solved. Furthermore, the physical model descripting the mechanical properties of lattice structures is solved equivalently, which shows that the regulation of mechanical properties of lattice structures can be more intuitively understood as the extreme motion for the pellet under various influencing factors. Moreover, the new design strategy for the mechanical properties of lattice structures is solved based on PLA. Finally, serials of BCC lattice structures are gained through node radius optimization. Then, the curvature characteristics and mechanical properties of optimized BCC structure are explored by means of simulation and experiment. The results show that the proposed design strategy has obvious effect in improving mechanical properties and provides a theoretical basis and technical route for the development of multiphysics applications of lattice structures.