Goal oriented provision of design principles for additive manufacturing to support conceptual design

DS 94: Proceedings of the Design Society: 22nd International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED19)

Year: 2019
Editor: Wartzack, Sandro; Schleich, Benjamin; Gon
Author: Schumacher, Felix (1); Watschke, Hagen (2); Kuschmitz, Sebastian (2); Vietor, Thomas (2)
Series: ICED
Institution: BMW AG
Section: Design for additive manufacturing
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/dsi.2019.79
ISSN: 2220-4342

Abstract

Additive Manufacturing (AM) offers a new degree in design freedom. However, in order to exploit AM?s potentials in end-use products a methodical approach and suitable tools especially during conceptual design are needed. This paper presents a methodology for application in industrial practice, which should support the component conception for additively manufactured products. The approach focuses on a benefit-oriented preparation and provision of knowledge. In addition to general design methods for abstraction and promotion of creativity, AM-specific tools are introduced which support the provision of solution principles and process-specific restrictions. A broad applicability of the solution principles is ensured by an expansion of the solution space through abstraction. Consequently, product developers are sensitised to the new design possibilities of AM, on the one hand. On the other hand, they are supported in a holistic exploitation of design potentials in ideation in order to foster innovative solution ideas. Finally, the methodological procedure and the developed tools will be demonstrated in a workshop by using an example from industrial practice of the automotive sector.

Keywords: Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Additive Manufacturing, Creativity, Conceptual design

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