Patent ID: 7203628
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: A61F,A63B,G05B,G06F,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing an object having a potential {x} that is generated in response to a field {f} applied thereto, the method comprising: generating a computerized mathematical model of the object by discretizing a geometric model of the object into a plurality of finite elements and specifying values for the field {f} and potential {x} relative to the finite elements; calculating a material property matrix [k] based on the field {f} and the potential {x}; extracting material property coefficients from the material property matrix [k] for each finite element in the computerized mathematical model; comparing the extracted material property coefficients to material property coefficients for known materials to match the extracted material property coefficients to the material property coefficients for known materials; determining manufacturing equipment control parameters for each volume increment of the object based on the matched material property coefficients; controlling the manufacturing equipment in accordance with the determined manufacturing equipment control parameters to thereby manufacture the object, wherein, if the matched material property coefficients correspond to a composite material, the manufacturing equipment control parameters comprises parameters for controlling composite manufacturing equipment and the controlling of the manufacturing equipment comprises controlling composite manufacturing equipment, and wherein the composite material comprises structural fibers laminated in a resin matrix into which an impurity is introduced, the amount of the impurity introduced into the resin matrix being controllably variable for the respective volume increments of the object.