• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2170-2174
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• 2005

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is a useful rapid prototyping technique for the manufacture of three dimensional (3D) solid objects directly from a scanning data. A new approach called a Selective Multi-Laser Sintering (SMLS) system has been developed at Korea Institute Machinery & Materials (KIMM) as an industrial type SFFS. This SMLS machine is built with a frame, heaters, nitrogen supply part, laser system. This system uses the dual laser and 3D scanner made in $Solutionix^{TM}$ to improve the precision and speed for large objects. The three-dimensional solid objects are made of polyamide powder. The investigation on each part of SMLS system is performed to determine the proper theirs design and the effect of experimental parameters on making the 3D objects. The temperature of the system has a great influence on sintering the polymer. Because the stability of the powder temperature prevents the deformation of each layer, the controls of the temperature in both the system and the powders are very important during the process. Therefore, we simulated the temperature distribution of build room using the temperature analysis with ANSYS program. Selected radiant heater is used to raise temperature of powder to melting point temperature. The laser parameters such as scan spacing, scan speed, laser power and laser delay time affect the production the 3D objects too. The combination of the slow scan speed and the high laser power shows the good results without the layer curling. The work is under way to evaluate the effect of experimental parameters on process and to produce the various objects. We are going to experiment continuously to improve the size accuracy and surface roughness.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.197-202
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• 2009

Solution-based, direct-write patterning by an automated, computer-controlled, inkjet technique is of particular interest in a wide variety of industrial fields. We report the construction of three-dimensional (3D), micro-patterned structures by polymer inkjet printing. A piezoelectric, drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet printing system and a common polymer, PVA (poly(vinyl alcohol)), were explored for 3D construction. After a systematic preliminary study with different solvent systems, a mixture of water and DMSO was chosen as an appropriate solvent for PVA inks. The use of water as a single solvent resulted in frequent PVA clogging when the nozzles were undisturbed. Among the tested polymer ink compositions, the PVA inks in a water/DMSO mixture (4/1 v/v) with concentrations of 3 to 5 g/dL proved to be appropriate for piezoelectric DOD inkjet printing because they were well within the proper viscosity and surface tension range. When a dot was printed, the so-called 'coffee-ring effect' was significant, but its appearance was not prominent in line printing. The optimal polymer inkjet printing process was repeated slice after slice up to 200 times, which produced a well-defined, 3 D micro-patterned surface. The overall results implied that piezoelectric DOD polymer inkjet printing could be a powerful, solid-freeform, fabrication technology to create a controlled 3D architecture.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.1665-1673
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• 2013

최근 건설 산업에서는 기능과 조형미를 갖춘 비정형 구조물에 대한 관심과 수요가 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 거푸집 기반의 시멘트 구조물은 구조물의 강도, 시공의 용이성, 치수 정확도, 표면 거칠기 등의 측면에서 장점들을 가지고 있지만, 다양한 비정형 구조물을 건설하는 데 있어서는 공사비용과 공사 기간을 증가시키는 한계점이 있다. 이러한 한계를 극복하기 위하여, 미국과 영국에서는 이미 쾌속 조형 기술을 건설 분야에 적용시킨 Contour Crafting이나 Concrete Printing과 같은 적층 시공 시스템이 산 학 간의 공동연구를 통해 개발되었다. 국내에서는 이에 관련된 연구가 전무하여, 본 기술로부터 융합 및 파생될 수 있는 가능성이 가로막힌 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 거푸집 없이 자유 곡면 형태의 구조물을 시공할 수 있는 자동화 적층 시공 시스템의 프로토타입 개발에 관련된 기계, 제어 시스템을 포함한 설계 요소들에 관하여 기술하였다. 적층형 시공에 적합한 재료는 섬유보강모르타르를 압축강도, 유동성 및 점도, 경화시간 실험을 통하여 선정하였다. 선정한 모르타르 배합비로 자동화 적층 시공 시스템에서 이송 및 압출 실험을 수행함으로써 적층 시공 시스템의 성공적 개발 가능성을 입증하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 기초로 향후 자동화 적층 시공 시스템을 보완한다면 토목 및 건축의 다양한 응용 분야에 확대하여 적용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.