CRII: CHS: Next Generation Computational Design Tools for 3D Printable Objects that can Move, Deform and Sense

CRII：CHS：用于可移动、变形和感知的 3D 打印物体的下一代计算设计工具

• 批准号: 1566244
• 负责人: James McCann
• 金额: $ 17.48万
• 依托单位: Carnegie-Mellon University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2018-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1566244&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: CRII; CHS; Next; Generation; Computational

3D printing has the potential to eliminate constraints associated with traditional manufacturing techniques and to provide the general public (casual people, artists, tinkerers, even children) with the means to fabricate any physical artifact they envision. Thus, 3D printer technology promises to enable a future where the mass production of a very small number of designs as we do today is replaced by manufacturing small quantities of a vast array of unique, highly personalized products. But the ability to easily manufacture one-of-a-kind products, the limitless design possibilities, and the new class of designers 3D printing is empowering also introduce important challenges. In particular, the process of generating content for 3D printing is currently a major bottleneck in the digital fabrication pipeline; after all, a manufacturing device capable of creating custom objects is only valuable if one can quickly generate appropriate designs for it. It is easy enough to download and fabricate existing designs from an online database, but personalizing these objects or creating new ones from scratch currently requires specialized CAD software, a significant investment of time, and a great deal of knowledge, experience and skill. The PI's vision is to create design software that will dramatically simplify the process. The broader impacts of the work, however, go beyond consumer products and the corresponding socio-economic implications, by supporting the development of digital literacy skills for the 21st century, thereby promoting in turn the appeal of STEM disciplines. To reach the widest possible audience, the PI will make his technology available to the Carnegie Science Center, local Maker Spaces and interested educators around the country.The PI's goal in this project is to establish a research program that will ultimately overcome current technological barriers by developing next-generation computational design tools that empower casual users to easily generate content for personal fabrication. To this end, rather than focusing on the design of static 3D printable artifacts the PI will develop intuitive authoring tools for a broad class of functional physical objects that can move, deform and sense. He will create efficient and robust mathematical models and intuitive computational methods that allow casual users to capture the characteristics of 3D printed materials and to seamlessly integrate off-the-shelf components (such as motors, sensors, bearings, etc.) into their designs. Project outcomes will allow anyone to create physical devices that improve their own life or the lives of others, such as robotic devices that help with kitchen tasks, housekeeping and gardening, assistive devices for people with disabilities, smart furniture, and kinetic art.

3D打印有可能消除与传统制造技术相关的约束，并为公众提供（随意的人，艺术家，修补匠，甚至儿童），以制造他们所设想的任何物理伪像。 因此，3D打印机技术有望实现未来，即我们今天所做的像我们今天所做的少量设计的大量生产可以通过制造少量的大量独特，高度个性化的产品来取代。 但是，轻松制造一种独一无二的产品，无限的设计可能性以及新的设计师3D打印的能力也引入了重要挑战。 特别是，为3D打印生成内容的过程目前是数字制造管道中的主要瓶颈。毕竟，只有一个人可以快速为其生成适当的设计，才能创建自定义对象的制造设备有价值。 从在线数据库中下载和制造现有设计非常容易，但是个性化这些对象或从头开始创建新对象需要专门的CAD软件，大量时间投资以及大量的知识，经验和技能。 PI的愿景是创建将大大简化过程的设计软件。 但是，这项工作的更广泛的影响超出了消费产品和相应的社会经济影响，通过支持21世纪的数字扫盲技能的发展，从而促进了STEM学科的吸引力。 为了吸引最广泛的受众，PI将使他的技术向卡内基科学中心，当地制造商空间和全国各地的感兴趣的教育者提供。该项目的目标是建立一个研究计划，该计划将通过开发下一代计算设计工具来克服当前的技术障碍，从而使休闲用户能够轻松地为个人制造的内容生成内容。 为此，PI将不专注于静态3D可打印伪像的设计，而是为可以移动，变形和感觉的广泛功能物理对象开发直观的创作工具。 他将创建高效，强大的数学模型和直观的计算方法，使随意用户可以捕获3D印刷材料的特征，并无缝将现成的组件（例如电动机，传感器，轴承等）整合到其设计中。 项目成果将使任何人都可以创建改善自己生活或他人生活的物理设备，例如有助于完成厨房任务，家政和园艺的机器人设备，适合残疾人，智能家具和动力学艺术的辅助设备。