Topology Optimization for Additive Manufacturing

This course is officially recognised and labelled by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). EIT Label is a quality mark awarded to programmes demonstrating outstanding innovation, educational excellence and societal impact.

Topology optimization is a technique that optimizes material layout within a user-defined space for a given set of loads, conditions, and constraints. It can be used to create strongly optimized designs in a number of industrial sectors.

In this learning path, topology optimization will be introduced to let the learner understand the potential advantages of using that technology to create more sustainable and optimized designs. The learner will also get into the main techniques used to perform structural topology optimization and she/he will be trained on the different steps for topology optimization process. A few case studies will be presented considering both functionality and manufacturability.