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Natural systems achieve favorable mechanical properties through coupling significantly different elastic moduli within a single tissue. However, when it comes to man-made materials and structures, there are a lack of methods which enable production of artifacts inspired by these phenomena. In this study, a method for design automation based on alternate deposition of soft and stiff struts within a multi-material 3D lattice structure with desired deformation behavior is proposed. These structures, once external forces are applied, conform to the geometry given in advance. For that purpose, a population-based algorithm was proposed and integrated with a multi-material physics simulator. To reduce the amount of data processed during optimization, a generative encoding method based on discrete cosine transform (DCT) was proposed. This enabled a compressed topological description and promoted symmetry in material distribution. The simulation results showed different three-dimensional lattice structures designed with proposed algorithm to meet a set of desired deformation behaviors. The relation between residual deformation error, targeted deformation geometry, and material distribution is discussed.

Optimization of Generatively Encoded Multi-Material Lattice Structures for Desired Deformation Behavior