Descrizione del progetto
Modelli per la progettazione di strutture fisiche con movimenti realistici
I progressi nelle tecnologie di produzione additiva (additive manufacturing, AM) hanno reso possibile la creazione di progettazioni eccezionalmente complesse usando una gamma di materiali in continua espansione, dando origine ad affascinanti opportunità. Tuttavia ciò ha anche portato a una discrepanza sempre più grande tra ciò che può essere prodotto e ciò che può essere progettato. Il progetto 3DPBio, finanziato dall’UE, mira a sfruttare le incredibili possibilità di progettazione che le tecnologie AM hanno creato collegando i campi dell’animazione al computer alla fabbricazione computazionale. A tal fine, svilupperà le basi computazionali e matematiche per la progettazione algoritmica delle strutture fisiche che possono generare movimenti realistici. Questo lavoro stabilirà nuovi modi per creare algoritmicamente progetti digitali che possono essere trasformati in forme di vita meccaniche premendo semplicemente un bottone.
Obiettivo
"Bridging the fields of Computer Animation and Computational Fabrication, this proposal will establish the foundations for algorithmic design of physical structures that can generate lifelike movements. Driven by embedded actuators, these types of structures will enable an abundance of possibilities for a wide array of real-world technologies: animatronic characters whose organic motions will enhance their ability to awe, entertain and educate; soft robotic creatures that are both skilled and safe to be around; patient-specific prosthetics and wearable devices that match the soft touch of the human body, etc. Recent advances in additive manufacturing (AM) technologies are particularly exciting in this context, as they allow us to create designs of unparalleled geometric complexity using a constantly expanding range of materials. And if past developments are an indication, within the next decade we will be able to fabricate physical structures that approach, at least at the macro scale, the functional sophistication of their biological counterparts. However, while this unprecedented capability enables fascinating opportunities, it also leads to an explosion in the dimensionality of the space that must be explored during the design process. As AM technologies keep evolving, the gap between ""what we can produce"" and ""what we can design"" is therefore rapidly growing.
To effectively leverage the extraordinary design possibilities enabled by AM, 3DPBio will develop the computational and mathematical foundations required to study a fundamental scientific question: how are physical deformations, mechanical movements and overall functional capabilities governed by geometric shape features, material compositions and the design of compliant actuation systems? By enabling computers to reason about this question, our work will establish new ways to algorithmically create digital designs that can be turned into mechanical lifeforms at the push of a button."
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticssoft robotics
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringadditive manufacturing
- medical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologyimplants
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Meccanismo di finanziamento
ERC-COG - Consolidator GrantIstituzione ospitante
8092 Zuerich
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