CBM363 Rapid Prototyping Syllabus:
CBM363 Rapid Prototyping Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made to:
Learn the need and fundamentals of rapid prototyping
Understand the concepts of design and assembling of various parts
Study the process and material selection for UV and Laser based AM
Investigate the process of fused deposition moulding and sheet lamination
Explore droplet formation and beam deposition process
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Overview –Need -Development of Additive Manufacturing Technology -Principle – AM Process Chain-Classification –Rapid Prototyping-Rapid Tooling –Rapid Manufacturing – Applications Benefits –Case studies.
UNIT II DESIGN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Design tools: Data processing -CAD model preparation –Part orientation and support structure generation –Model slicing –Tool path generation-Design for Additive Manufacturing: Concepts and objectives-AM unique capabilities –DFAM for part quality improvement-Customised design and fabrication for medical applications.
UNIT III PHOTO POLYMERIZATION AND POWDER BED FUSION PROCESSES
Photo polymerization: SLA-Photo curable materials –Process -Advantages and Applications. Powder Bed Fusion: SLS-Process description –powder fusion mechanism –Process Parameters – Typical Materials and Application. Electron Beam Melting.
UNIT IV EXTRUSION BASED AND SHEET LAMINATION PROCESSES
Extrusion Based System: FDM-Introduction –Basic Principle –Materials –Applications and Limitations –Bio extrusion. Sheet Lamination Process: LOM-Gluing or Adhesive bonding –Thermal bonding.
UNIT V PRINTING PROCESSES AND BEAM DEPOSITION PROCESSES
Droplet formation technologies –Continuous mode –Drop on Demand mode –Three Dimensional Printing –Advantages –Bioplotter -Beam Deposition Process: LENS-Process description –Material delivery –Process parameters –Materials –Benefits –Applications.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to
CO1: Demonstrate the basics of Additive manufacturing.
CO2: Design and assembly of various parts for the desired task.
CO3: Explain the process involved in laser and UV based AM
CO4: Illustrate the process of fused deposition moulding and sheet lamination
CO5: Support design and manufacturing, case studies relevant to mass customized manufacturing, and some of the important research challenges associated with AM and its data processing tools.
TOTAL:45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS
1. Chua C.K., Leong K.F., and Lim C.S., Rapid prototyping: Principles and applications, World Scientific Publishers, Third edition, 2010.
2. Liou L.W. and Liou F.W., Rapid Prototyping and Engineering applications: A tool box for prototype development, CRC Press, 2007.
3. Kamrani A.K. and Nasr E.A., Rapid Prototyping: Theory and practice, Springer, 2006.
REFERENCES
1. Ian Gibson, David W.Rosen, Brent Stucker, Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing, Springer, 2010.
2. Tom Page Design for Additive Manufacturing, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2012.
3. Hilton, P.D. and Jacobs, P.F., Rapid Tooling: Technologies and Industrial Applications, CRC press, 2005.