Despite the rapid advance of additive manufacturing technologies in recent years, methods to fully encase objects with multilayer, thick features are still undeveloped. This issue can be overcome by printing layers conformally about an object’s natural geometry, as opposed to current methods that utilize planar layering. With this mindset, two new methods are derived to generate uniformly distributed layers between initial and desired geometries in both two and three dimensions. The first method is based on variable offset curves and can only be applied to convex or star-convex geometries. The second method is based on manipulated solutions to Laplace’s equation and is applicable to all geometries. Using each method, we present examples of layer generation for several geometries of varying convexities. Results are compared, and the respective advantages and limitations of each method are discussed.
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ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 2–5, 2015
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Design Engineering Division
- Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-5704-5
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Joshua D. Davis,
Joshua D. Davis
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Michael D. Kutzer,
Michael D. Kutzer
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
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Gregory S. Chirikjian
Gregory S. Chirikjian
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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Joshua D. Davis
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Michael D. Kutzer
United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Gregory S. Chirikjian
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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DETC2015-47596, V01AT02A028; 10 pages
Published Online:
January 19, 2016
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Davis, JD, Kutzer, MD, & Chirikjian, GS. "Algorithms for Multilayer Conformal Additive Manufacturing." Proceedings of the ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 1A: 35th Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. August 2–5, 2015. V01AT02A028. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47596
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