This paper investigates the feasibility of data-driven methods in automating the engineering
design process, specifically studying inverse design of cellular mechanical metamaterials …

The stiffness and toughness of topology optimised structures containing lattices under three-
point bending is studied. A porosity constraint is introduced to control the proportion of lattice …

Cellular materials are critical elements for mechanical metamaterials design and fabrication.
Tailoring the internal cellular material structural pattern can achieve a much broader range …

Advances in additive manufacturing enable the fabrication of complex structures with
intricate geometric details, which bring opportunities for high-resolution structure design and …

Inspired by natural designs, microstructures exhibit remarkable properties, which drive
interest in creating metamaterials with extraordinary traits. However, imperfections within …

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) enables the fabrication of metal parts with complex
geometries containing features unattainable by traditional manufacturing approaches [1]. To …

Materials with intricate microstructures exhibit unique properties, including a large surface
area and a highly distributed load path. This makes them very effective in engineering …

Microstructures are critical elements for mechanical metamaterials design and fabrication.
Tailoring the internal microscale structural pattern can achieve a much broader range of bulk …

The ongoing progress in additive manufacturing technologies goes hand in hand with a
growth in design freedom. The ability to generate more complex and multifunctional parts …

Surrogate models are indispensable in the analysis of engineering systems. The quality of
surrogate models is determined by the data quality and the model class but achieving a high …