Title :
Crafting large prototypes
Author :
Khoshnevis, Behrokh ; Russell, Richard ; Kwon, Hongkyu ; Bukkapatnam, Satish
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. & Syst. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Contour crafting utilizes computer-aided ancient sculpting techniques for fabrication of large components. The article presents the essentials of the contour crafting process, the status of research and development of the process, experiments with thermoplastics and ceramics materials, engineering analysis of certain aspects of the technology, and its potential application areas
Keywords :
rapid prototyping (industrial); ceramics materials; computer-aided ancient sculpting techniques; contour crafting; engineering analysis; large prototypes; research and development; thermoplastics; Atmosphere; Curing; Fabrication; Moisture control; Performance evaluation; Protection; Prototypes; Robotics and automation; Temperature; Time measurement;
Journal_Title :
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
