Continuous Timber Fibre Placement – DMSB 2019

This research investigates strategies for a novel AM process using continuous solid wood to fabricate high-resolution material-efficient timber structures based on topology optimization. We examined this novel AM process in three work packages: material production, robotic fibre placement process and a design method through topology optimisation. This process allows for a high degree of geometric freedom to assemble timber to create homogeneous structures at high resolution, providing the aesthetics and structural advantages of wood on a micro-scale and therefore giving entirely new possibilities for timber construction.