SBIR Phase I: A Multi-Axis Repair System (MARS)

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将开发一个多轴维修系统（MARS），这是一个自动化的精密对准和维修计划和驱动程序。MARS将使维修过程更具成本效益和稳健性。当前维修过程中的自动化不足是实现具有一致性的成本效益维修的最大障碍。由于零件损坏的复杂性，人工操作被广泛执行，这导致了维修质量的不一致。该项目将证明开发一个有效和强大的规划和控制系统的可行性，精确对准和修复损坏的部分。一个独特的中心轴对齐算法可以自动化的关键对齐过程中的重复修复实践。自适应轮廓打印可以精确有效地选择沉积参数和预测沉积高度，从而可以适应局部轮廓进行有效的修复。MARS的成功实施将导致自动和强大的修复技术-零件修复中最关键的要求。该项目的商业潜力是在成本效益，维修一致性和能源足迹方面的显着改善。MARS实现了批量维修技术，降低了人员教育的技术门槛，并对维修请求提供了快速响应。因此，可以建立许多维修企业，通过提供一致的维修零件来服务于当地市场。因此，除了修理高价值部件外，中等价值部件，如机床或小型损坏部件也适用。修复技术将是一个环保的过程，通过大大减少原材料的使用，能源投入和工业废物，以生产新的零件。MARS是一种绿色修复工艺，旨在满足当前可持续制造的挑战，使其具有巨大的商业潜力。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will develop a Multi-Axis Repair System (MARS), which is an automated precision alignment and repair planner and driver. MARS will make repair processes much more cost-effective and robust. Insufficient automation in current repair processes is the biggest hurdle in achieving cost-effective repairs with consistency. Due to the complexity of part damage, manual operations are widely performed, which introduces inconsistencies in repair quality. This project will demonstrate the feasibility to develop an efficient and robust planning and control system for precision alignment and repair of a damaged part. A unique centroid-axis alignment algorithm can automate the critical alignment procedure in the repeated repair practice. Adaptive contour printing can precisely and efficiently select deposition parameters and predict deposition height thus will be adaptable to local contour for effective repair. The successful implementation of MARS will result in an automatic and robust repair technology -- the most critical requirement in parts repair. The commercial potential of this project is a dramatic improvement in cost-effectiveness, repair consistency, and energy footprint. MARS enables batch repair technology, lowers the technology threshold for personnel education and provides a quick response to a repair request. Therefore many repair businesses can be established to serve the local market by delivering consistent repaired parts. As a result, in addition to repairing high value components, medium value parts, such as machine tools or small damaged parts, will be applicable. The repair technology will be an environmentally friendly process by dramatically reducing the usage of raw material, energy input and industrial waste to produce new parts. MARS is a green repair process designed to meet the current sustainable manufacturing challenge, giving it great commercial potential.