We present the first algorithm for designing volumetric Michell Trusses. Our method uses a parametrization approach to generate trusses made of structural elements aligned with the primary direction of an object's stress field. Such trusses exhibit high strength-to-weight ratios. We demonstrate the structural robustness of our designs via a posteriori physical simulation. We believe our algorithm serves as an important complement to existing structural optimization tools and as a novel standalone design tool itself.
@article{arxiv.1810.00706,
title = {Designing Volumetric Truss Structures},
author = {Rahul Arora and Alec Jacobson and Timothy R. Langlois and Yijiang Huang and Caitlin Mueller and Wojciech Matusik and Ariel Shamir and Karan Singh and David I. W. Levin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.00706},
year = {2020}
}