| 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 |
Toward Real-Time Adaptive Material Control in Large-Scale Robotic Additive Manufacturing |
| Author(s) |
Walter Winters Glockner, Peyton Riley Weisbeck, Jakob D Hamilton |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Walter Winters Glockner |
| Abstract Scope |
This work presents a modular, open-loop control scheme for deployment in large-scale additive manufacturing (AM) systems. While AM offers unique material and design capabilities, it suffers from the inability to produce components predictably from experimental feedstock materials. Our approach addresses this issue by allowing for on-the-fly toolpath and parameter modification to maximize quality and consistency of custom materials. Control of motion and peripherals are combined into a singular workflow, simultaneously simplifying operational instruction and data handling. A key advantage of this approach is the real-time feedback provided to operators and integration of additional sensors and signal processing tools without significant modifications to an OEM system. An exemplar system is built atop a six-axis robotic pellet-extrusion AM system to demonstrate modularity and scalability. This work builds toward automating large scale printing for material-critical applications with reliable and predictable quality. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |