Isogeometric multipatch surface fitting in tomographic images: application to lattice structures
Résumé
Additive manufacturing has enabled the production of cellular architected (lattice) structures known for their exceptional mechanical performances. However, the printed components often exhibit geometric defects on a scale close to that of lattice struts, leading to significant deviations in mechanical behavior when comparing simulations based on the as-designed (defect-free) geometry with experimental tests on the as-manufactured (imperfect) geometry. In this work, we develop a method to extract an analysis-suitable CAD-based geometry from 3D scan data. We start by building a multipatch B-spline surface model of the as-designed lattice boundary, and then deform it to match its as-manufactured counterpart observed in a volumetric image. To achieve this, key contributions include a data fitting metric based on the Virtual Image Correlation approach, combined with an image learning component; the integration of the membrane strain energy of the surface for regularization; the enforcement of higher continuity between patches where appropriate; an automatic estimation of the pose of the CAD object in the image; and the computation of a distance indicator map between the aligned CAD model and the as-manufactured surface. These elements enable comprehensive, accurate, and efficient measurement of geometric defects in lattice structures. Validated through various experiments, including those on a BCC lattice structure, this method achieves sub-voxel accuracy. Ultimately, it provides a compact and explicit representation of the as-manufactured geometry, maintaining the same CAD-based discretization as the initial design, and thereby facilitating quantitative defect assessment.
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