Our Project
Semi-Automating the CAD Modeling of Braided Stents
will improve design agility and flexibility.
Engineers will be able to iterate more quickly and test viability of a stent design virtually using Finite Element Analysis prior to costly and time-consuming bench testing methods.
Mathematically defined wire centerlines derived from existing stents
Parametric equations are used to model stent wire centerlines and are the basis of stent geometry.
Use of the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
The user of our completed GUI will be able to input 5 parameters to define braided stent geometry. The GUI will then output a corresponding 3D model of the braided stent in SolidWorks.
Stent iterations can now be completed in days, rather than weeks to months, which will allow engineers to more efficiently optimize overall stent design.
Deliverables:
User-Friendly Interface
Our GUI will allow the user to easily input the parameters for the desired wire centerline equations.
Git and Python documentation
Git will be used to version our project while allowing multiple programmers to work on parts of the code at the same time. This will also allow future programmers to change and add onto the project if needed. Python Sphinx will also be used to document and provide a future reference for the program.
Validation
Pytest will be used to verify that all portions of the code work as expected before integration and further testing as a whole. The final 3D model can also be validated by importing and testing it with finite element analaysis, as well as comparisons to existing stent prototypes.