Preliminary Investigation of 4D Printing Technology for Deployable UAV Development
Current unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are large in size due to fixed wings and mechanical components. 4D printing is a technology that allows shape transformation (e.g. compaction, extension) of a 3D printed object. In this research, we investigated the feasibility of using 4D printing technology...
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| author | Chua, Chee Kai Teoh, J. E. M. Liu, Yong An, J. Li, Y. |
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| description | Current unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are large in size due to fixed wings and mechanical components. 4D printing is a technology that allows shape transformation (e.g. compaction, extension) of a 3D printed object. In this research, we investigated the feasibility of using 4D printing technology to design and fabricate compactable structures for deployable UAV model. The investigation has also shown that the folding angles (0°, 15°, 30° and 60°) of the hinge for the back wing of UAV model is programmable and controllable. Additionally, the folding sequence of different parts of the wing is programmable as well by using multiple materials. We have also demonstrated that by integrating these basic programmable structures, a 4D printed UAV model can be compacted and then deployed upon thermal stimulation. Future works will address the scalability issue and detailed thermomechanical stimulation methods. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/844292020-09-24T20:14:20Z Preliminary Investigation of 4D Printing Technology for Deployable UAV Development Chua, Chee Kai Teoh, J. E. M. Liu, Yong An, J. Li, Y. School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2016) Singapore Centre for 3D Printing Four dimensional printing Rapid prototyping Current unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are large in size due to fixed wings and mechanical components. 4D printing is a technology that allows shape transformation (e.g. compaction, extension) of a 3D printed object. In this research, we investigated the feasibility of using 4D printing technology to design and fabricate compactable structures for deployable UAV model. The investigation has also shown that the folding angles (0°, 15°, 30° and 60°) of the hinge for the back wing of UAV model is programmable and controllable. Additionally, the folding sequence of different parts of the wing is programmable as well by using multiple materials. We have also demonstrated that by integrating these basic programmable structures, a 4D printed UAV model can be compacted and then deployed upon thermal stimulation. Future works will address the scalability issue and detailed thermomechanical stimulation methods. Published version 2016-12-12T04:01:44Z 2019-12-06T15:45:01Z 2016-12-12T04:01:44Z 2019-12-06T15:45:01Z 2016 Conference Paper Teoh, J. E. M., Chua, C. K., Liu, Y., An, J., & Li, Y. (2016). Preliminary Investigation of 4D Printing Technology for Deployable UAV Development. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2016), 288-293. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84429 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41794 en © 2016 by Pro-AM 2016 Organizers. Published by Research Publishing, Singapore 6 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Four dimensional printing Rapid prototyping Chua, Chee Kai Teoh, J. E. M. Liu, Yong An, J. Li, Y. Preliminary Investigation of 4D Printing Technology for Deployable UAV Development |
| title | Preliminary Investigation of 4D Printing Technology for Deployable UAV Development |
| title_full | Preliminary Investigation of 4D Printing Technology for Deployable UAV Development |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary Investigation of 4D Printing Technology for Deployable UAV Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary Investigation of 4D Printing Technology for Deployable UAV Development |
| title_short | Preliminary Investigation of 4D Printing Technology for Deployable UAV Development |
| title_sort | preliminary investigation of 4d printing technology for deployable uav development |
| topic | Four dimensional printing Rapid prototyping |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84429 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41794 |
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