2014/06/13 by Sasa Jokic, Saša Jokić, Petr Novikov +11
Computer Science · Engineering · #Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials #Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence #Robotics (cs.RO) #cs.RO
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1406.3400
14 pages, 9 figures
arxiv created 2014/06/13 · openalex publication_date 2014/06/13 · arxiv updated 2014/06/16 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Additive manufacturing brings a variety of new possibilities to the construction industry, extending the capabilities of existing fabrication methods whilst also creating new possibilities. Currently three-dimensional printing is used to produce small-scale objects; large-scale three-dimensional printing is difficult due to the size of positioning devices and machine elements. Presently fixed Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) routers and robotic arms are used to position print-heads. Fixed machines have work envelope limitations and can't produce objects outside of these limits. Large-scale three-dimensional printing requires large machines that are costly to build and hard to transport. This paper presents a compact print-head positioning device for Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) a method of three-dimensional printing independent from the size of the object it prints.