CAD

A real-world application of computational design and 3D printing

Nature is powerful, and not always in friendly ways. Climate and environmental agents like moisture, heat, and soil acidity can drastically affect the mechanical properties of materials, even those we think of as tough, like metal…

Let's discover additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a manufacturing process that involves building three-dimensional objects by adding material layer by layer. It is the opposite of subtractive manufacturing, where the material…

CFD analysis of ventilation inside an operating room

The introduction of CFD in the design and re-design phases of hospital environments allows us to estimate air speed, temperature and track the spread of pollutants / pathogens. In particular, it is possible to use these tools to…

Pseudo-rigid model for a compliant mechanism

Analysis of a compliant mechanism using Howell's pseudo-rigid model and comparison with non-linear FEM analysis. The following article is an extract from a project carried out for the course of Advanced Techniques for the design of…

Diffusion and FEA for drug-eluting spheres

Mathematical modeling of diffusion mechanisms for drug delivery can be very useful for accelerating product development and for better understanding the mechanisms that control drug delivery from advanced delivery systems. The…

Topological optimization for prototyping

Topological optimization analysis aimed at minimizing the mass of a hook fixed some design parameters, such as geometric constraints and load conditions. The following article is an extract from a project carried out for the course…

GrabCAD profile opening

Opening the profile GrabCAD sharing the models mentioned in the various articles. To view the profile: Alessandro Mastrofini GrabCAD CAD modeling CAD models are structures designed using computer and computer graphics. The acronym…

Parametric optimization in prosthetic design

Parametric optimization analysis on a hip prosthesis stem subject to two load scenarios aimed at minimizing its mass while maintaining the stress state below the design limits. The following article is an extract from a project…

Mechanical simulation of hip implant

FEM analysis aimed at characterizing the mechanical behavior of the stem of a hip prosthesis inserted inside a femur. The following article is an extract from a project carried out for the course of Advanced Techniques for the…

Mechanical characterization of gyroid lattice structure

Finite element analysis aimed at characterizing the mechanical properties of a gyroid structure. The gyroid structure has already been presented in the article "Gyroid and minimal surfaces for CAD". The following article is an…

Voronoi tassellation and lattice structures

Realization of a lattice structure based on the Voronoi tessellation. An analysis is also performed on the optimal position of the points in order to minimize the volume of the body. The following article is an extract from a…

Gyroid and minimal surfaces for CAD

Realization of an elementary cell of a cellular structure characterized by a Giroid geometry in a CAD modeling environment, using Solidworks. The following article is an extract from a project carried out for the course of Advanced…

Folded patch antenna prototyping

In this period I had the opportunity to gain different experiences in the design and construction of antennas. In particular, the latest experiences have focused on the study and design of patch antennas and antenna arrays.…

Development and Analysis of an Array of Folded Patch Antennas Using Matlab

The latest developments in Computer Aided Engineering, by means of the remarkable progress that several softwares have been made in terms of computational speed and of enlarged ranges of phaenomena that can be simulated and…

Laminated composites and structural elements

In the present analysis several simulation analysis were carried out to analyze the structural response of CF / PEEK laminated composites showing great potential for application in the biomedical field. Background , in a laminated…

Antenna prototyping

Among the exams scheduled for the course of Medical Engineering studies at the University of Rome Tor Vergata there is the course of Wireless Electromagnetics Technologies. The course provides the foundation for current and next…

Volumetric image processing over trabecular bone

This image processing algorithm arises from the need to have a 3D volume starting from the slices of a CT. There are several algorithms online but most require DICOM images. In this case, the reference dataset is made up of 970 png…

SOLIDWORKS: Designing for Consumer Electronics

I just finished the "SOLIDWORKS: Designing for Consumer Electronics" course held by Johno Ellison on the LinkedIn Learning platform. The course analyzes the foundations for the design of electronic devices. --- New consumer…

Robot esapode per simulare il movimento cardiaco

Leggi di più sull'articolo scritto per CuE dove parlo del robot realizzato con una piattaforma Stewart con cui viene simulato il movimento cardiaco. Tramite 6 gradi di libertà consente di inseguire traiettorie e assetti rilevati da…

Mechatronics design in SOLIDWORKS

I just finished the "Mechatronics design in SOLIDWORKS" course held by Justin Flett on LinkedIn Learning. It was a short but very intense course that allowed me to review and keep up to date on the software features. The course…

Fireplace design and optimization

The next fireplace was born from a drawing elaborated with the marble worker on paper and then digitized. The design of the flue and various draft adjustment operations follow the design phase of the external frame. Subsequent…

Ankle rehabilitation device

See the full repository Design of a prototype for a rehabilitation system for the ankle joint based on US patent 6,277,057B1. Bioprothesis course University of Rome Tor Vergata

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