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一般格子secures US Army contract to improve combat helmets with 3D printing

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3D设计软件公司一般格子已被授予美国军队to improve the impact absorption of the Army’s combat helmet using 3D printing and advanced lattice geometries.

该研究与开发项目目前正在伊利诺伊州芝加哥的General Lattice设施中运行一年,并将看到该公司开发一种预测性建模工具集来设计并为头盔生成优越的晶格材料。

由General Lattice创建的分级3D打印晶格。通过一般格子的照片
由General Lattice创建的分级3D打印晶格。通过一般格子的照片。

用晶格材料转换设计

根据格林格将军的说法,晶格材料有可能彻底改变公司在包括商业,工业和军事市场在内的各个部门生产新产品的方式。

The company was founded in February 2019 with the goal of making designing for additive manufacturing a seamless experience, and with a专注于优化晶格结构对于现实世界,最终用途应用程序。

The firm utilizes a combination of computational design, advanced lattice materials and 3D printing to engineer and manufacture personalized products that can be fine-tuned with specific biometric characteristics without the additional costs and waste typically associated with traditional customization techniques.

一般晶格创建的3D打印晶格结构。通过一般格子的照片
一般晶格创建的3D打印晶格结构。通过一般格子的照片

改善美军战斗头盔

一般格子has been tasked with improving the impact absorption combat helmet used by soldiers in the US Army and accurately meeting the DEVCOM Soldier Center’s (DEVCOM-SC) key performance requirements. The new helmet is designed to enhance the protection and survivability of soldiers out in the field.

鉴于头盔中使用的传统泡沫材料的功能已经耗尽,一般的格子正在使用其3D打印和先进的晶格技术进行工程和验证替换。

The firm is working on the development of a predictive modeling toolset to design and generate lattice materials based on real-world data, using computational design and digital manufacturing techniques. The lattice materials designed by the firm cannot be obtained through conventional composites and manufacturing processes, and will be tested in real-world environments to ensure their performance.

该公司选择了各种可能的材料和硬件,以用于战斗头盔的悬架系统,以改善其影响吸收。将测试晶格样品,以验证General Lattice预测模型的准确性,如果成功,该模型可以使Devcom-SC在将来为各种应用程序探索晶格填充配置文件。

Baseball helmet with 3D printed lattice padding created as a demonstration of the company's capabilities. Photos via General Lattice
棒球头盔带有3D打印的格子衬垫,以演示公司的能力。通过一般格子的照片

通过3D打印晶格改善撞击吸收

As the technologies and materials used to 3D print lattice structurescontinue to improve,这些结构正在越来越多的应用程序中部署,尤其是为了吸收影响。因此,已经利用了3D打印的格子来改善健康和安全性。

2014年,来自加州大学洛杉矶分校试图保护NFL球员免受脑震荡,痴呆症和其他因产生影响的反复创伤而产生的疾病3D印刷微块材料。该技术已在体育界其他地方使用,其中包括3D打印机制造商和体育用品制造商CCM曲棍球3D打印世界上第一个获得NHL认证的曲棍球头盔衬里,,,,featuring a digitally printed lattice structure.

The defense sector has also shown interest in the technology. TheInstitute for Soldier Nanotechnologies(ISN), made up of the麻省理工学院,,,,加州理工学院,,,,苏黎世和美国Army Research Lab,has used 3D printing technology at the nanoscale to form a material that is reportedly more effective at stopping a projectile than Kevlar or steel. Made from tiny carbon lattices, the material could可能用于防弹装甲and gear worn by the armed forces.

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特色图片显示graded 3D printed lattice created by General Lattice. Photo via General Lattice.