Method for forming component-level radiation shield optimized for environmental radiation characteristics and design critera

A method for forming an optimized radiation shield for components, comprising:

• providing a computer system having a least one memory medium and at least one processing element programmed to generate data files that define a component radiation shield having an optimized design based on pre-stored data defining particular radiation characteristics and user-provided data defining radiation shield design criteria;
• inputting the radiation shield design criteria into the computer system;
• processing, with the at least one processing element, the inputted radiation shield design criteria and the pre-stored data defining particular radiation characteristics in order to generate data files defining an optimized design for a component radiation shield;
• providing a metallic three-dimensional printing system having a build chamber, a build platform within the build chamber, an area for receiving metal powder and a computer system for controlling the operation of the metallic three-dimensional printing system;
• inputting the generated data files defining an optimized design for the component radiation shield into the computer system of the metallic three-dimensional printing system;
• providing a metal powder to the metallic three-dimensional printing system;
• activating the metallic three-dimensional printing system so that the metallic three-dimensional printing system forms a component radiation shield on the build platform using the metal powder and the generated data files that define the optimized component radiation shield design;
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• attaching the formed component radiation shield to a component or a circuit board.