About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2022 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2022)
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Symposium
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2022 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2022)
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Presentation Title |
Development of a Hybrid Carbon Fiber Composites Additive Manufacturing Machine |
Author(s) |
Jesus Adrian Duran, John M. Pappas, Ming C. Leu, Xiangyang Dong |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Xiangyang Dong |
Abstract Scope |
The rapidly increasing demand in lightweight high-strength materials makes it necessary to develop fiber reinforced polymer for automotive and aerospace applications. Our previous studies have developed hybrid additive manufacturing system and techniques for carbon fiber composites based on an API robotic machine. To transit the developed platform toward commercialization, it will be necessary to evaluate the stability of the additively manufactured large-scale parts. The project objective is to study the stability of the 3D printed large-scale parts toward mold and tooling applications over long period. One large-scale carbon fiber composite part will first be designed and tested. Specifically, a panel structure is designed and then printed with a continuous toolpath. A laser tracker will then be used to measure the geometry change of the 3D printed part. This will be the first study to perform stability analysis of carbon fiber composite parts prepared by large-scale additive manufacturing techniques. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |