This paper evaluates the development of automated assembly techniques for discrete lattice structures using a multi-axis gantry type CNC machine. These lattices are made of discrete components and are referred to as “digital materials.” We present the development of a specialized end effector that works in conjunction with the CNC machine to assemble these lattices. With this configuration we are able to place voxels at a rate of 1.5 per minute. The scalability of digital material structures due to the incremental modular assembly is one of its key traits and an important metric of interest. We investigate the build times of a 5×5 beam structure on the scale of 1 meter (325 parts), 10 meters (3,250 parts), and 30 meters (9,750 parts). Utilizing the current configuration with a single end effector, performing serial assembly with a globally fixed feed station at the edge of the build volume, the build time increases according to a scaling law of n4, where n is the build scale. Build times can be reduced significantly by integrating feed systems into the gantry itself, resulting in a scaling law of n3. A completely serial assembly process will encounter time limitations as build scale increases. Automated assembly for digital materials can assemble high performance structures from discrete parts, and techniques such as built in feed systems, parallelization, and optimization of the fastening process will yield much higher throughput.


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    Titel :

    Robotically assembled aerospace structures: Digital material assembly using a gantry-type assembler


    Beteiligte:
    Trinh, Greenfield (Autor:in) / Copplestone, Grace (Autor:in) / O'Connor, Molly (Autor:in) / Hu, Steven (Autor:in) / Nowak, Sebastian (Autor:in) / Cheung, Kenneth (Autor:in) / Jenett, Benjamin (Autor:in) / Cellucci, Daniel (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2017-03-01


    Format / Umfang :

    444327 byte




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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