Patent ID: 11887297
Assignee: HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for evaluating a lattice structure, the method comprising:
receiving a set of computed tomography data including a volumetric representation of the lattice structure;
applying a filter to the set of computed tomography data to identify a plurality of nodes within the lattice structure;
applying a three-dimensional path traversal from at least a portion of the plurality of nodes to identify a plurality of struts within the lattice structure from the set of computed tomography data;
extracting one or more cross-sectional slices from the plurality of struts within the lattice structure;
generating a skeletonization representing the lattice structure based on the plurality of nodes and the plurality of struts;
defining one or more fixed locations and one or more force application points within the skeletonization;
generating a stiffness matrix for the lattice structure based on the skeletonization and the one or more cross-sectional slices; and
analyzing the skeletonization and the one or more cross-sectional slices with the one or more fixed locations and the one or more force application points to determine a performance of the lattice structure,
wherein analyzing the skeletonization comprises analyzing the stiffness matrix for the lattice structure.