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Variable Fused Deposition Modelling – Concept Design and Tool Path Generation. / Brooks, Hadley; Rennie, Allan; Abram, Thomas et al.
Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing: Proc Twelfth Conference on. 2011. p. 113-122.Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
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TY - GEN
T1 - Variable Fused Deposition Modelling – Concept Design and Tool Path Generation
AU - Brooks, Hadley
AU - Rennie, Allan
AU - Abram, Thomas
AU - McGovern, Jim
AU - Caron, Francois
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Current Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) techniques use fixed diameter nozzles to deposit a filament of plastic layer by layer. The consequence is that the same small nozzle, essential for fine details, is also used to fill in relatively large volumes. In practice a Pareto-optimal nozzle diameter is chosen that attempts to maximise resolution while minimising build time. This paper introduces a concept for adapting an additive manufacturing system, which exploits a variable diameter nozzle for the fused deposition of polymers. The variable nozzle allows the print resolution and the build speed to become independent variables which may be optimised. The paper discusses a concept design for the variable diameter nozzle to be fitted to a RapMan 3D printer and the software used to generate the tool paths for the extrusion head. The methodology involves the use of existing software solutions to gather basic data from STL files and generate the tool paths. A method for integrating the data and the deposition system is proposed. The challenges and possibilities of the technology are discussed as well as future research.
AB - Current Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) techniques use fixed diameter nozzles to deposit a filament of plastic layer by layer. The consequence is that the same small nozzle, essential for fine details, is also used to fill in relatively large volumes. In practice a Pareto-optimal nozzle diameter is chosen that attempts to maximise resolution while minimising build time. This paper introduces a concept for adapting an additive manufacturing system, which exploits a variable diameter nozzle for the fused deposition of polymers. The variable nozzle allows the print resolution and the build speed to become independent variables which may be optimised. The paper discusses a concept design for the variable diameter nozzle to be fitted to a RapMan 3D printer and the software used to generate the tool paths for the extrusion head. The methodology involves the use of existing software solutions to gather basic data from STL files and generate the tool paths. A method for integrating the data and the deposition system is proposed. The challenges and possibilities of the technology are discussed as well as future research.
KW - FDM
KW - Extruder
KW - Variable
KW - Tool path generation
M3 - Conference contribution/Paper
SN - 978-0-9566643-1-0
SP - 113
EP - 122
BT - Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing
T2 - 12th Rapid Design, Prototyping & Manufacturing Conference
Y2 - 17 June 2011
ER -