Optimization system
A device that enables the production of a part by additive manufacturing and a digital model that enables part analysis and/or design to be made in a virtual environment and creates a three-dimensional virtual part model are disclosed. A processor unit enables the designing of the digital model. Multiple unit design cells are used as building blocks to create the digital model that are virtually designed in the processor unit and that each have a three-dimensional platonic geometric shape. At least one database is provided in which analysis and/or design data are stored.
1 . An optimization system ( 1 ) comprising a device ( 2 ) that enables the production of parts (p) by additive manufacturing, a digital model ( 3 ) that enables part (p) analysis and/or design to be made in a virtual environment and creates a three-dimensional virtual part (p) model, a processor unit ( 4 ) that enables the designing of the digital model ( 3 ), wherein the device ( 2 ) performs part (p) production under the control of the processor unit ( 4 ), multiple unit design cells ( 5 ) which are used as building blocks to create the digital model ( 3 ) are virtually designed in the processor unit ( 4 ), and each have a three-dimensional platonic geometric shape, at least one database ( 6 ) in which analysis and/or design data are stored, said database ( 6 ) comprises test data obtained by subjecting multiple parts (p) produced in the device ( 2 ) to chemical, physical, geometric and mechanical tests, and the processor unit ( 4 ) that enables the creation of the digital model ( 3 ) by arranging the unit design cells ( 5 ) using the test data from the database ( 6 ), wherein said processor unit ( 4 ) determines the platonic geometric shape of the unit design cell ( 5 ) depending on the data it retrieves from the database ( 6 ).
2 . The optimization system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 above, characterized by the processor unit ( 4 ) that enables the determination of the chemical and/or physical tests to be applied to the part (p).
3 . The optimization system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , characterized by the processor unit ( 4 ) that identifies the difference between the part's (p) analysis results using the physical and chemical test data applied to the user-produced part (p) and depending on the defined differences, that enables the creation of the digital model ( 3 ) by machine learning method.
4 . The optimization system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , characterized by the processor unit ( 4 ) that compares the analysis data of each unit design cell ( 5 ) to the chemical and/or physical test data of the part (p) in the database ( 6 ) and enables the creation of the digital model ( 3 ) by selecting and arranging the unit design cell ( 5 ) by machine learning method.
5 . The optimization system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , characterized by the processor unit ( 4 ) that enables the digital model ( 3 ) to be user-designed for part (p) designing and is programmable for the design and analysis of the digital model ( 3 ).
6 . The optimization system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , characterized by the unit design cell ( 5 ) that has cubic, tetrahedral, octahedral, dodecahedral or icosahedron three-dimensional geometric shape.
7 . The optimization system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , characterized by the processor unit ( 4 ) that determines the mechanical and thermal stresses to be applied to the digital model ( 3 ) designed by numerical analysis, applies them to the digital model ( 3 ) and by removing those regions from the digital model ( 3 ) where the stress does not reach the previously user-determined threshold value according to the stress and pressure distribution obtained as a result of the analysis performed on the digital model ( 3 ), makes the structure of the part (p) to be produced more lightweight.
8 . The optimization system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , characterized by the processor unit ( 4 ) that determines at least one of the production parameters such as powder melting parameters, laser directing angle, applied laser power, electron gun power or beam directions used by the device ( 2 ) in part (p) production.
9 . The optimization system ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , characterized by the processor unit ( 4 ) located on the device ( 2 ).