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Rapid Prototyping

The document outlines the topics that will be covered in a course on rapid prototyping, tooling, and re-engineering. The course contains 5 units that will cover liquid and solid based rapid prototyping systems, powder based systems, reverse engineering and CAD modeling, and rapid tooling. It will examine various processes like stereolithography, fused deposition modeling, and selective laser sintering. Students will learn about fabrication processes, materials, applications and limitations of different systems through case studies from industries like automotive and aerospace.

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Rapid Prototyping

The document outlines the topics that will be covered in a course on rapid prototyping, tooling, and re-engineering. The course contains 5 units that will cover liquid and solid based rapid prototyping systems, powder based systems, reverse engineering and CAD modeling, and rapid tooling. It will examine various processes like stereolithography, fused deposition modeling, and selective laser sintering. Students will learn about fabrication processes, materials, applications and limitations of different systems through case studies from industries like automotive and aerospace.

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RAPID PROTOTYPING, TOOLING AND RE-ENGINEERING

100

UNIT I

INTRODUCTION

Need - Development of RP systems RP process chain - Impact of Rapid Prototyping and Tooling on Product Development Benefits- Applications Digital prototyping - Virtual prototyping

UNIT II

LIQUID BASED AND SOLID BASED RAPID PROTOTYPING SYSTEMS

10

Stereolithography Apparatus, Fused deposition Modeling, Laminated object manufacturing, three dimensional printing: Working Principles, details of processes, products, materials, advantages, limitations and applications - Case studies.

UNIT III

POWDER BASED RAPID PROTOTYPING SYSTEMS

10

Selective Laser Sintering, Direct Metal Laser Sintering, Three Dimensional Printing, Laser Engineered Net Shaping, Selective Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting: Processes, materials, products, advantages, applications and limitations Case Studies.

UNIT VI

REVERSE ENGINEERING

AND

CAD MODELING

10

Basic concept- Digitization techniques Model Reconstruction Data Processing for Rapid Prototyping: CAD model preparation, Data Requirements geometric modeling techniques: Wire frame, surface and solid modeling data formats - Data interfacing, Part orientation and support generation, Support structure design, Model Slicing and contour data organization, direct and adaptive slicing, Tool path generation

UNIT V

RAPID TOOLING

Classification: Soft tooling, Production tooling, Bridge tooling; direct and indirect Fabrication processes, Applications. Case studies - automotive, aerospace and electronic industries

Total

45

TEXT BOOK: 1.Rapid prototyping: Principles and applications, second edition, Chua C.K., Leong K.F., and Lim C.S., World Scientific Publishers, 2003 2. Rapid Tooling: Technologies and Industrial Applications, Peter D.Hilton, Hilton/Jacobs, Paul F.Jacobs, CRC press, 2000. REFERENCES: 1 2 3 Rapid prototyping, Andreas Gebhardt, Hanser Gardener Publications, 2003 Rapid Prototyping and Engineering applications: A tool box for prototype development, Liou W.Liou, Frank W.Liou, CRC Press, 2007. Rapid Prototyping: Theory and practice, Ali K. Kamrani, Emad Abouel Nasr, Springer, 2006

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