CASE STUDIES:  1. Wishbone component

 ◄  Stress optimized suspension arm (upd, 11/2022)
​       - L1 and L2 Hgon
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​This is an upper arm of a racing wishbone suspension component.
The outer shell CAD structure is first converted to a base L1 HGon meta-structure. Then, a second optimization step is done using FEA von-Mises stress field calculation to analyze stresses and optimize the L2 HGon structure. In the middle region struts carry much lower (or no) stress, thus the hole appears.

This part is >65% lightened, and still +35% strength.
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Meta-structure generation and optimization can now be done for most any simple and complex component (Contact us).

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​- 2. Fuel rod holder -

◄​  Flow & heat transfer optimized

This is a 150mm nuclear fuel rod holder cassette.
​From the highly complex shape (STL, via Additec Inc), the goal is to dramatically improve flow and heat-transfer and reduce mass/weight. Weight is reduced by 45%, Volume fraction 0.22 (78% void). Strength/bending stiffness retains >88% of solid.

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​- 3. Aerospace bracket -

◄ The Alcoa Aircraft Bracket "Challenge"

This was a challenge sponsored by GrabCAD and Alcoa to best "light-weight" an existing bracket design (aerospace) with given load and material requirements.
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Challenge winner was:  220g , 4968 lbf
HGon FE-opt meta-structure:  232g, 5120 lbf 

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​- 4. Complex housings -

◄​  Fuel pump housing, ultra-conforming

This highly complex fuel pump shape has multiple (large and small) holes and flanges. 
The generated HGon meta-structure precisely conforms to the complex topology/geometry.

This cannot be done with lattices. 

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​- 5. Biomimetic Structures -

3D "Portal" view
(please allow 1min to load!)

Short video (Youtube)

◄ Modeling biological structures:
    The Starfish Project (Pentaceraster cumingi)
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This "Devil's Starfish" has a strikingly 'mesh-like' biological structure. We can generate conforming Hgon structures and the physical model/simulations for even more realistic structures and physics.

NOTE: The 3D portal view (near right) takes about 20-30 sec to load.

​ The Devil Starfish makes a nice test structure for demonstrating generation of a complex flexible meta-structure that cannot be done using standard lattices.

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► Coming Q3 2023 - Puzzles!  and Guitars/audio, Contact us if you are interested.

HGon interlocking Meta-joints

Meta-Audio: Guitars and Custom Instruments

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Hypergons (Hgons™) -- ​Ultra high performance meta-structures, systems, and components.

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