Foundational construction of system for deriving diverse solutions introducing additive manufacturing for early design process support

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16172
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Design science
• Research Institution: Chiba University (2016-2017); Keio University (2015)
• Principal Investigator: SATO Koichiro 千葉大学, 大学院工学研究院, 准教授 (40598330)
• Research Collaborator: MATSUOKA Yoshiyuki 慶應義塾大学, 理工学部, 教授 (20286636) ; TERAUCHI Fumio 千葉大学, 大学院工学研究院, 教授 (30261887) ; KATO Takeo 慶應義塾大学, 理工学部, 専任講師 (70580091)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 創発 / 多様性 / Additive Manufacturing / デザイン上流過程 / 発想支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study proposed a basic design system of idea support and processing in the early process of design by introducing Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology into a system for deriving diverse solutions, which generates various shapes. By using this system, it is possible to output a design proposal that is compatible with the mechanical and design aspects even when the specific conditions for the design object are unclear. We confirmed that it is possible to perform diverse shapes from generation to output by applying this system to the cantilever shape design and the shape design of the clogs. Moreover, the possibility of idea support in the early process of design was indicated.

Free Research Field

デザイン学