InSPIREd - advances in Conformal Printing: 3D printing onto unknown uneven surfaces

Nils Bausch; David P. Dawkins; Regina Frei

doi:10.1109/AIM.2017.8014055

InSPIREd - advances in Conformal Printing: 3D printing onto unknown uneven surfaces

Nils Bausch, David P. Dawkins, Regina Frei

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Published conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

The term Conformal Printing refers to 3D printing onto uneven surfaces. Whilst some very high priced solutions exist for known uneven surfaces, where the toolpath is generated in advance, based on CAD data of the object to be printed onto, there is nothing available yet for conformal printing onto unknown uneven surfaces that are scanned on-the-fly. A low-cost prototype named `InSPIREd' was recently developed to achieve this, made possible with a combination of multi-disciplinary expertise, ingenuity and problem tackling knowhow, and the latest improvements are presented in this paper. The prototype now includes more capable scanning technology and a simplified calibration procedure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	430-435
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2017.8014055
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM) - Munich, Germany Duration: 3 Jul 2017 → 5 Jul 2017

Conference

Conference	2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)
Abbreviated title	AIM 2017
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Munich
Period	3/07/17 → 5/07/17

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10.1109/AIM.2017.8014055

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Bausch, N, Dawkins, DP & Frei, R 2017, InSPIREd - advances in Conformal Printing: 3D printing onto unknown uneven surfaces. in 2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM). IEEE, pp. 430-435, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 3/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/AIM.2017.8014055

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