Hi Tony,
Thanks for your kind words. The next step for him is to improve the thermal simulations to predict the interlayer adhesion strength. We are planning to develop it as a web app (the FE analysis will be done in the cloud using Amazon Web Services) where you upload the geometric model and get the approximate settings for your requirement. You can then use the settings in your respective slicer (KISSlicer/Slic3r/Cura).
Thanks and Regards,
SM3D
Here is the link to the thesis by my student Vishal. It is about the effect of various FDM parameters on the strength of a part. In the end he developed an optimization routine which gives the infill type, infill density and perimeters for a 3D model given displacement/stiffness criteria. It will give a good starting point while designing parts by FDM rather than the trial and error approach.
Everyone in the forum, I appreciate your valuable feedback in this regard. I will soon send a video recording of his presentation and slides. Please feel free to share it. It will help us shape the future work in this area.
Let me know if you have difficulty in accessing the thesis.
Thanks and Regards,
SM3D