| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2024 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2024)
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| Symposium
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2024 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2024)
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| Presentation Title |
Exploring Trace Geometry on Angular Surfaces with Drone-based 3D Printing |
| Author(s) |
Alex Pan, Jacob Garifalis, Suyog Ghungrad, Azadeh Haghighi |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Alex Pan |
| Abstract Scope |
Additive manufacturing using flying mobile robots is still in its infancy yet offers tremendous potential for enhancing print flexibility. The aerial maneuver capability of 3D printing flying robots makes them extremely beneficial for the in-situ repair of large-scale structures, such as bridges, and for accessing areas typically beyond the reach of static or z-constrained robotic additive manufacturing solutions. Although successful prints have been demonstrated with 3D printing flying robots, the dimensional accuracy of the print is still unclear. The lack of this knowledge limits the potential of aerial 3D printers. This work presents an experimental approach to explore the deposited trace geometry of an aerial drone-based 3D printer with conformal printing capabilities over angular surfaces. A design of experiments approach is adopted to study the effect of various parameters such as angle of the print surface, angle of extrusion nozzle and extrusion pressure on the accuracy of print. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |