Design of electronics for a high-resolution, multi-material, and modular 3D printer

Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013.

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Main Author: Kwan, Joyce G
Other Authors: Wojciech Matusik
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85435
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spelling mit-1721.1/854352019-04-11T11:30:00Z Design of electronics for a high-resolution, multi-material, and modular 3D printer Kwan, Joyce G Wojciech Matusik Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-68). Electronics for a high-resolution, multi-material, and modular 3D printer were designed and implemented. The driver for a piezoelectric inkjet print head can fire its nozzles with one of three droplet sizes ranging from 6 pL to 26 pL at approximately 10 kHz. The system developed for curing photopolymer materials is low-power, low-cost, and safe, using ultraviolet light-emitting diodes instead of a gas-discharge lamp. Fabrication cost is less than $10,000, but the printer's 600 DPI resolution is comparable to that of industrial 3D printers. Printed objects exhibit detailed features and a gradual transition between materials with different mechanical properties. The printer's modular design allows modification of the printer to employ different fabrication technologies. by Joyce G. Kwan. M. Eng. 2014-03-06T15:41:48Z 2014-03-06T15:41:48Z 2013 2013 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85435 870681346 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 68 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Kwan, Joyce G
Design of electronics for a high-resolution, multi-material, and modular 3D printer
title Design of electronics for a high-resolution, multi-material, and modular 3D printer
title_full Design of electronics for a high-resolution, multi-material, and modular 3D printer
title_fullStr Design of electronics for a high-resolution, multi-material, and modular 3D printer
title_full_unstemmed Design of electronics for a high-resolution, multi-material, and modular 3D printer
title_short Design of electronics for a high-resolution, multi-material, and modular 3D printer
title_sort design of electronics for a high resolution multi material and modular 3d printer
topic Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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