Robotic positioning device for three-dimensional printing

Additive manufacturing brings a variety of new possibilities to the construction industry, extending the capabilities of existing fabrication methods whilst also creating new possibilities. Currently three-dimensional printing is used to produce small-scale objects; large-scale three-dimensional pri...

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Main Authors Jokic, Sasa, Novikov, Petr, Maggs, Stuart, Sadan, Dori, Jin, Shihui, Nan, Cristina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.06.2014
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Computer Science - Robotics
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Summary:Additive manufacturing brings a variety of new possibilities to the construction industry, extending the capabilities of existing fabrication methods whilst also creating new possibilities. Currently three-dimensional printing is used to produce small-scale objects; large-scale three-dimensional printing is difficult due to the size of positioning devices and machine elements. Presently fixed Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) routers and robotic arms are used to position print-heads. Fixed machines have work envelope limitations and can't produce objects outside of these limits. Large-scale three-dimensional printing requires large machines that are costly to build and hard to transport. This paper presents a compact print-head positioning device for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) a method of three-dimensional printing independent from the size of the object it prints.
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1406.3400