Open AccessA Novel Aero-engine Blade 3D-print Technique Based on Cloud Database
Author(s) -
Xiaodong Lv
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1624/3/032045
Subject(s) - point cloud , flexibility (engineering) , 3d printing , computer science , component (thermodynamics) , fabrication , blade (archaeology) , cloud computing , database , process (computing) , engineering drawing , mechanical engineering , computer graphics (images) , engineering , operating system , artificial intelligence , medicine , statistics , physics , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology , thermodynamics
The precision of surface of laser manufactured component is strictly depend on the process parameters and the manufacture device. In this research paper, we explore a novel alternative based on cloud database of making an aero-engine blade. The designed equipment can continuously move along curvilinear paths of an object being fabricated, producing new objects much longer, wider and taller than 3D printing unit. This set of device cleverly combines a small portable 3D printer and a column climbing robot linking to cloud database to ensure product variety and flexibility. It adopts an reciprocating fabrication loop which works as: printing, reanchoring to a new start point, and printing again. We illustrat the structure, sub-functional unit, and characterization of the 3D print robot along with an example on the fabrication of aero-engine blade based on cloud database. 3D print has been demonstrated to posses the freeform fabrication capabilities for complex components and of course the 3D print robot connected with cloud database could easily printing a blade. The results obtained in this study have potential applications for construction industry, product design and promisingly greatly broaden the applications of up-to-date 3D printing.