Systems and methods for compensating for spring back of structures formed through incremental sheet forming

An incremental sheet forming system that is configured to form a structure through an incremental sheet forming process, the incremental sheet forming system comprising:

• a forming tool;
• and
• a forming control unit that compensates for spring back of a structure to be formed through the incremental sheet forming process by modifying at least a portion of a toolpath of the forming tool that is used to form the structure based on the spring back, wherein the forming control unit determines a target shape for the structure to be formed, and simulates an incremental sheet forming operation in relation to the target shape, wherein the forming control unit compares differences between the target shape and a resulting structure from the incremental sheet forming operation to determine one or more offsets that compensate for the spring back, wherein the one or more offsets relate to force vectors that oppose the spring back, wherein the forming control unit maps contours with at least one surface of the structure, and
• wherein the forming tool is configured to follow the toolpath, as modified, to form the structure.