State of the art in computational mould design

T Alderighi, L Malomo, T Auzinger… - Computer Graphics …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Moulding refers to a set of manufacturing techniques in which a mould, usually a cavity or a
solid frame, is used to shape a liquid or pliable material into an object of the desired shape …

Umbrella meshes: elastic mechanisms for freeform shape deployment

Y Ren, U Kusupati, J Panetta, F Isvoranu… - ACM Transactions …, 2022 - infoscience.epfl.ch
We present a computational inverse design framework for a new class of volumetric
deployable structures that have compact rest states and deploy into bending-active 3D …

Revolutionizing concrete reinforcement: An innovative 3D FRP system for sustainable construction of complex geometries

W Sun, X Chen, T Lou - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This research presents a novel 3D fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) system intended for the
casting and reinforcement of concrete components with intricate geometrical configurations …

Novel 3D FRP systems used for casting and reinforcing low-carbon concrete elements

W Sun, Q Guo, W Xu, T Lou, H Li - Engineering Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
The conventional use of two-dimensional fiber-reinforced polymer (2D FRP) reinforcement
limits the structural effectiveness, adaptability, and flexibility of construction. Although 3D …

Knitting 4D garments with elasticity controlled for body motion

Z Liu, X Han, Y Zhang, X Chen, YK Lai… - ACM Transactions on …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
In this paper, we present a new computational pipeline for designing and fabricating 4D
garments as knitwear that considers comfort during body movement. This is achieved by …

Wearable 3D machine knitting: automatic generation of shaped knit Sheets to cover real-world objects

K Wu, M Tarini, C Yuksel, J McCann… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Knitting can efficiently fabricate stretchable and durable soft surfaces. These surfaces are
often designed to be worn on solid objects as covers, garments, and accessories. Given a …

Computational design of wiring layout on tight suits with minimal motion resistance

K Wang, X Xu, Y Zheng, D Zhou, S Guo, Y Qin… - SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
An increasing number of electronics are directly embedded on the clothing to monitor
human status (eg, skeletal motion) or provide haptic feedback. A specific challenge to …

Fabric Tessellation: Realizing Freeform Surfaces by Smocking

A Segall, J Ren, A Vaxman… - ACM Transactions on …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
We present a novel method for realizing freeform surfaces with pieces of flat fabric, where
curvature is created by stitching together points on the fabric using a technique known as …

Co-optimization of design and fabrication plans for carpentry

H Zhao, M Willsey, A Zhu, C Nandi, Z Tatlock… - ACM Transactions on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Past work on optimizing fabrication plans given a carpentry design can provide Pareto-
optimal plans trading off between material waste, fabrication time, precision, and other …

A Survey of Developable Surfaces: From Shape Modeling to Manufacturing

C Yuan, N Cao, Y Shi - arxiv preprint arxiv:2304.09587, 2023 - arxiv.org
Developable surfaces are commonly observed in various applications such as architecture,
product design, manufacturing, mechanical materials, and data physicalization as well as in …