Buoyancy Optimization for Computational Fabrication
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2016
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The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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This paper introduces a design and fabrication pipeline for creating floating forms. Our method optimizes for buoyant equilibrium and stability of complex 3D shapes, applying a voxel-carving technique to control the mass distribution. The resulting objects achieve a desired floating pose defined by a user-specified waterline height and orientation. In order to enlarge the feasible design space, we explore novel ways to load the interior of a design using prefabricated components and casting techniques. 3D printing is employed for high-precision fabrication. For larger scale designs we introduce a method for stacking lasercut planar pieces to create 3D objects in a quick and economic manner. We demonstrate fabricated designs of complex shape in a variety of floating poses.
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@article{10.1111:cgf.12810,
journal = {Computer Graphics Forum},
title = {{Buoyancy Optimization for Computational Fabrication}},
author = {Wang, Lingfeng and Whiting, Emily},
year = {2016},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.},
ISSN = {1467-8659},
DOI = {10.1111/cgf.12810}
}