Intelligent rapid prototyping with fused deposition modelling

Emerald - Tập 2 Số 1 - Trang 24-33 - 1996
Syed H.Masood1
1Senior Lecturer at the CIM Centre, School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia

Tóm tắt

Explains that fused deposition modelling is a rapid prototyping technology by which physical objects are created directly from a CAD model using layer by layer deposition of extruded material. The technology offers the potential of producing parts accurately in a wide range of materials safely and quickly. In using this technology, the designer is often confronted with a host of conflicting options including achieving desired accuracy, optimizing building time and cost and fulfilling functionality requirements. Presents a methodology for resolving these problems through the development of an intelligent rapid prototyping syste integrating distributed blackboard technologies with different knowledge based systems and feature based design technologies.

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