4D Printing

by Rupinder Singh
4D Printing
Author: Rupinder Singh
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128237260
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4D Printing: Fundamentals and Applications explores both autonomic and non-autonomic systems with different stimulus such as temperature, current, moisture, light and sound. In addition, the fifth dimensional aspect using more than one stimulus is outlined for additive manufacturing processes. The book presents both an introduction to the basic understanding of hybrid processes and explores the physics behind the process (in the form of derivation and numerical problems). For the field engineer, applicable codes and standards for each hybrid process are provided. Lastly, case studies are included in each section to provide the reader with a model to explore future research directions. - Begins with the fundamentals of the hybrid additive manufacturing process - Presents a discussion of the physics behind smart material functioning in hybrid additive manufacturing - Includes real world case studies on 4D and 5D printing, as well as a look at future research dimensions

3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials

by Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni
3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials
Author: Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2019-10-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128173025
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3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials: Processing, Applications, and Challenges covers advanced 3D and 4D printing processes and the latest developments in novel polymer-based printing materials, thus enabling the reader to understand and benefit from the advantages of this groundbreaking technology. The book presents processes, materials selection, and printability issues, along with sections on the preparation of polymer composite materials for 3D and 4D printing. Across the book, advanced printing techniques are covered and discussed thoroughly, including fused deposition modeling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS), selective laser melting (SLM), electron beam melting (EBM), inkjet 3D printing (3DP), stereolithography (SLA), and 3D plotting. Finally, major applications areas are discussed, including electronic, aerospace, construction and biomedical applications, with detailed information on the design, fabrication and processing methods required in each case. - Provides a thorough, clear understanding of polymer preparation techniques and 3D and 4D printing processes, with a view to specific applications - Examines synthesis, formation methodology, the dispersion of fillers, characterization, properties, and performance of polymer nanocomposites - Explores the possibilities of 4D printing, covering the usage of stimuli responsive hydrogels and shape memory polymers

4D Printing

by Kevin Chen
4D Printing
Author: Kevin Chen
Publisher: Royal Collins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2021-03-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781487804886
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As an emerging market in the future, 4D printing has attracted increasing attention. 4D Printing: Transforming the Future Business Ecology combines theory and application with divergent thinking. Examining what 4D printing is, how to do 4D printing, the impact of 4D printing on design, manufacturing, energy utilization, and other aspects, the changes 4D printing will bring to human society, the legal and intellectual property issues involved in 4D printing, and the changes 4D printing will bring to China and even the earth, the book systematically presents a different human society supported by 4D printing technology, serving as an inspiration for future technical researchers and the public to understand 4D printing technology.

The State of Creativity

by James Griffin
The State of Creativity
Author: James Griffin
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2019
Genre: Augmented reality
ISBN: 1786438275
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Creativity has been of central importance to the development of the modern State, and yet creativity is something that has become increasingly side-lined. This has been particularly apparent with the development of new machinic technologies, such as 3D printing. This monograph argues that inner creativity, combined with the zone of discourse, has been endangered by the rise of administrative regulation. Griffin investigates how the failure to incorporate creativity into that administrative regulation is adversely impacting the regulation of technologies such as 3D printing. The State of Creativity, proposes reforms to ensure that the regulation does take creativity into account.

Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, Volume 1: 4D Printing Principles and Fabrication

by Mahdi Bodaghi
Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, Volume 1: 4D Printing Principles and Fabrication
Author: Mahdi Bodaghi
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2022-06-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128240822
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4D-Printed Smart Materials and Structures: Mechanics, Modeling, and Advanced Engineering Applications provides a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of the mechanics, manufacturing, modeling, and applications of 4D printed smart materials and structures. Divided into two sections, the book starts by covering the basic theories, definitions, and fabrication details of 4D printing and various smart materials such as shape memory polymers, stimuli-responsive hydrogels, pneumatic soft actuators, dielectric elastomer soft robots, liquid crystal elastomers, shape memory alloys, and magnetic stimulus structures. The second part then examines the mechanics of these materials and their various applications, covering topics such as variable stiffness, miniature-sized 4D printing, and bi-stable and multi-stable mechanisms. The book also includes a chapter on machine learning in 4D printing and provides applications in mechanical, aerospace, civil, and structural engineering, among others.

Mechanically Responsive Materials for Soft Robotics

by Hideko Koshima
Mechanically Responsive Materials for Soft Robotics
Author: Hideko Koshima
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2020-02-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3527346201
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Offers a comprehensive review of the research and development of mechanically responsive materials and their applications in soft robots Mechanically Responsive Materials for Soft Robotics offers an authoritative guide to the current state of mechanically responsive materials for the development of soft robotics. With contributions from an international panel of experts, the book examines existing mechanically responsive materials such as crystals, polymers, gels, and composites that are stimulated by light and heat. The book also explores the application of mechanical materials to soft robotics. The authors describe the many excellent mechanical crystals developed in recent years that show the ability to bend, twist, rotate, jump, self-heal, and shape memory. Mechanical polymer materials are described for evolution into artificial muscles, photomobile materials, bioinspired soft actuators, inorganic-organic hybrid materials, multi-responsive composite materials, and strain sensor materials. The application of mechanical materials to soft robots is just the beginning. This book reviews the many challenging and versatile applications, such as soft microrobots made from photoresponsive elastomers, four-dimensional printing for assembling soft robots, self-growing of soft robots like plants, and biohybrid robots using muscle tissue. This important book: -Explores recent developments in the use of soft smart materials in robotic systems -Covers the full scope of mechanically responsive materials: polymers, crystals, gels, and nanocomposites -Deals with an interdisciplinary topic of advanced smart materials research -Contains extensive descriptions of current and future applications in soft robotics Written for materials scientists, polymer chemists, photochemists, physical chemists, solid state chemists, inorganic chemists, and robotics engineers, Mechanically Responsive Materials for Soft Robotics offers a comprehensive and timely review of the most recent research on mechanically responsive materials and the manufacture of soft robotics.

Fused Deposition Modeling Based 3D Printing

by Harshit K. Dave
Fused Deposition Modeling Based 3D Printing
Author: Harshit K. Dave
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2021-04-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 303068024X
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This book covers 3D printing activities by fused deposition modeling process. The two introductory chapters discuss the principle, types of machines and raw materials, process parameters, defects, design variations and simulation methods. Six chapters are devoted to experimental work related to process improvement, mechanical testing and characterization of the process, followed by three chapters on post-processing of 3D printed components and two chapters addressing sustainability concerns. Seven chapters discuss various applications including composites, external medical devices, drug delivery system, orthotic inserts, watertight components and 4D printing using FDM process. Finally, six chapters are dedicated to the study on modeling and optimization of FDM process using computational models, evolutionary algorithms, machine learning, metaheuristic approaches and optimization of layout and tool path.

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technology

by G. K. Awari
Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technology
Author: G. K. Awari
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2021-02-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000338681
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Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technology: Principles and Applications consists of the construction and working details of all modern additive manufacturing and 3D-printing technology processes and machines, while also including the fundamentals, for a well-rounded educational experience. The book is written to help the reader understand the fundamentals of the systems. This book provides a selection of additive manufacturing techniques suitable for near-term application with enough technical background to understand the domain, its applicability, and to consider variations to suit technical and organizational constraints. It highlights new innovative 3D-printing systems, presents a view of 4D printing, and promotes a vision of additive manufacturing and applications toward modern manufacturing engineering practices. With the block diagrams, self-explanatory figures, chapter exercises, and photographs of lab-developed prototypes, along with case studies, this new textbook will be useful to students studying courses in Mechanical, Production, Design, Mechatronics, and Electrical Engineering.