Virtual and Physical Prototyping

期刊简介：Virtual and Physical Prototyping is online only. We welcome authors to submit supplementary data sets, colour images, animation and videos to publish with your articles to enhance the content experience of the journal.Virtual and Physical Prototyping provides an international forum for professionals and academics to exchange novel ideas and disseminate knowledge covering the full range of activities related to the multi-disciplinary area of virtual and rapid prototyping.The scope of VPP includes:Design for additive manufacturing: topological optimisation, lightweight, biomimetic design, functionally graded structures, etc.4D printing: smart materials, shape memory polymers/alloys, deployable structures, etc.Multi-material printing: 3D printing of multiple metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, etc.Hybrid manufacturing: combination of additive and subtractive technologiesFunctional 3D printing: functional design, functional prototyping, etc.As well as the following topics:CAD and 3D data acquisition technologiesVirtual environments and virtual realityRapid tooling and rapid manufacturingQuality control and AM standardsConcurrent engineeringBioprinting and biofabricationConcrete printingMiscellaneous: e-manufacturing/Internet of things, legal perspectives, economics, social and environmental implications, case studies, etc.All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.

【译文】《虚拟与物理原型制作》是一本在线期刊。我们欢迎作者提交补充数据集、彩色图像、动画和视频，以便与您的文章一起发表，以增强期刊的内容体验。虚拟与物理原型制作提供了一个国际论坛，供专业人士和学者交流新颖的想法和传播知识，涵盖与虚拟和快速原型多学科领域相关的所有活动。该期刊的范围包括：增材制造设计：拓扑优化、轻量化、仿生设计、功能梯度结构等。4D打印：智能材料、形状记忆聚合物/合金、可展开结构等。多材料打印：多种金属、聚合物、陶瓷、复合材料等的3D打印。混合制造：增材和减材技术的结合。功能性3D打印：功能性设计、功能性原型制作等。此外，还包括以下主题：CAD和3D数据采集技术、虚拟环境和虚拟现实、快速模具和快速制造、质量控制和增材制造标准、并行工程、生物打印和生物制造、混凝土打印、其他：电子制造/物联网、法律视角、经济学、社会和环境影响、案例研究等。本期刊所有发表的研究文章都经过严格的同行评审，基于编辑的初步筛选和独立专家评审员的匿名评审。