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

SBIR 第一阶段：多轴修复系统 (MARS)

• 批准号: 1046492
• 负责人: Jianzhong Ruan
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Product Innovation and Engineering, L.L.C.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1046492&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Multi; Axis; Repair

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.

这个小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第一阶段项目将开发一个多轴修复系统(MARS)，这是一个自动化的精密对准和修复规划器和驱动器。火星将使维修过程更具成本效益和健壮性。当前维修过程自动化不足是实现成本效益高、一致性维修的最大障碍。由于零件损坏的复杂性，普遍采用人工操作，这就带来了维修质量的不一致。该项目将证明开发一个高效和强大的计划和控制系统以精确对准和修复受损部件的可行性。一种独特的质心-轴对准算法可以在重复修复实践中自动执行关键的对准过程。自适应轮廓打印可以准确、高效地选择沉积参数和预测沉积高度，从而适应局部轮廓进行有效修复。MARS的成功实施将带来自动和强大的维修技术--这是部件维修中最关键的要求。该项目的商业潜力是在成本效益、维修一致性和能源消耗方面大幅提高。MARS支持批量维修技术，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部件来服务于当地市场。因此，除了维修高价值部件外，还将适用于机床或小型损坏部件等中等价值部件。修复技术将是一个环保的过程，通过大幅减少生产新部件所需的原材料、能源投入和工业废物的使用。火星是一种绿色修复工艺，旨在应对当前可持续制造的挑战，赋予其巨大的商业潜力。