FURI | Fall 2018

Automated Process Planning for Multi-material Manufacturing

This project is studying methods of automating the planning of multi-material manufacturing processes. Manufacturing considerations when using operations, including 3D printing, casting, and laser cutting, are being analyzed and used to define a procedure for generating a list of manufacturing steps. This research is informing the development of a software planning tool for automatically generating the manufacturing process and the files necessary to execute it. This project benefits the fields of education and research by simplifying a process through which robust and low-cost robots can be created.