CISE Research Instrumentation: Layered Manufacturing Machine in Support of Rapid Prototyping and Unmanned Manufacturing

Cohen, Elaine Drake, Samuel H. Henderson, Thomas C. Riesenfeld, Richard F.犹他大学分层制造机支持快速成型和无人制造快速成型机Helisys支持计算机和信息科学与工程的研究，特别是在以下项目中：(1)计算机图形学与科学可视化科学技术中心；(2)并行集成设计与制造；(3)机械装配快速虚拟样机；(4)先进制造感知策略。该机器是一个层压对象制造（LOM）系统，用于生成可视化模型，帮助验证重建模型，并支持各种铸造操作和其他二次制造操作，包括真空成型和硅橡胶成型。先进制造实验室的LOM工艺主要用于制造研究和为其他研究项目生产原型零件。该过程还用于通过网络提供各种实验性制造服务。快速原型的教育用途在实体建模和形状理解方面提供了强大的可视化反馈，适用于本科和研究生水平的课程，也适用于犹他州国家科学基金会青年学者计划下的高中生。

CDA-9529530 Cohen, Elaine Drake, Samuel H. Henderson, Thomas C. Riesenfeld, Richard F. University of Utah Layered Manufacturing Machine in Support of Rapid Prototyping and Unmanned Manufacturing A rapid prototyping machine, Helisys, supports research in computer and information science and engineering, particularly in following projects: (1) Science and Technology Center for Computer Graphics and Scientific Visualization, (2) Concurrent Integrated Design and Manufacturing, (3) Rapid Virtual Prototyping of Mechanical Assemblies, and (4) Sensing Strategies for Advanced Manufacturing. The machine is a Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM) System which is used to generate visualization models, to help in verification of reconstructed models, and to support a variety of casting operations and other secondary manufacturing operations including vacuum forming and silicon rubber molding. The LOM process in the Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory is used primarily for research in manufacturing and to produce prototype parts for other research programs. The process is also used to offer a variety of experimental manufacturing services over the network. The educational use of rapid prototyping provides strong visualization feedback in solid modeling and shape understanding for undergraduate and graduate level courses as well as for high school students selected from the state of Utah under a National Science Foundation Young Scholars Program.