Pei, E;
Leung, C;
(2023)
A Need for New Standards: Communicating Shape Transformations in the Technical Documentation of Products.
Advanced Materials and Processes
, 181
(7)
pp. 37-39.
10.31399/asm.amp.2023-07.p037.
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Abstract
Advances in additive manufacturing have enabled functional grading and multi-material deposition to produce “4D printed” parts that are net or near net shape; creating highly complex features that are difficult to produce with conventional manufacturing processes. This article addresses the fundamental challenge of how to ensure that the design, manufacturing, and functional intent for 4D printed parts can be accurately and unambiguously communicated across the design, manufacturing, inspection, and supply value chain. The use case of a generic mini-gripper sheds light on the benefits that a new standard could bring to the engineering and design of shape memory materials.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A Need for New Standards: Communicating Shape Transformations in the Technical Documentation of Products |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.31399/asm.amp.2023-07.p037 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31399/asm.amp.2023-07.p037 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | 4D printed parts, functional intent, engineering drawings, geometric product specifications, shape memory materials, shape transformation symbols |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10195249 |
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