APPROACHES TO GEOMETRIC DATA ANALYSIS ON BIG AREA ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED (BAAM) PARTS

Conference · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2015

OSTI ID:1357965

Dreifus, Gregory D ^[1]; Ally, Nadya R ^[1]; Post, Brian K ^[1]; Jin, Yuan ^[1]

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1. ORNL

The promise of additive manufacturing is that a user can design and print complex geometries that are very difficult, if not impossible, to machine. The capabilities of 3D printing are restricted by a number of factors, including properties of the build material, time constraints, and geometric design restrictions. In this paper, a thorough accounting and study of the geometric restrictions that exist in the current iteration of additive manufacturing (AM) fused deposition modeling (FDM) technologies are discussed. Offline and online methodologies for collecting data sets for qualitative analysis of large scale AM, in particular Oak Ridge National Laboratory s (ORNL) big area additive manufacturing (BAAM) system, are summarized. In doing so, a survey of tools for designers and software developers is provided. In particular, strategies in which geometric data can be used as training sets for smarter AM technologies in the future are explained as well.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF)
• Sponsoring Organization: EE USDOE - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1357965
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English