The design of a robotic arm link using functionally graded materials: a case study

Thomas A. M. McMaster; Xiu T. Yan

The design of a robotic arm link using functionally graded materials: a case study

Thomas A. M. McMaster, Xiu T. Yan

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The development and design of a functionally-graded material (FGM) robotic arm for supporting and manipulating a vision system is discussed in this paper. The aim is to understand if using FGMs effectively reduce mass compared to single material parts. The evolution of ideas using topological optimisation (TO) and FGMs towards the design are shown and reviewed. The final design uses TO, and as such needs to be manufactured using additive manufacture (AM). Constraints have been put in place to ensure physical manufacturability is possible. The final design reduces the mass compared to the original arm by 61.4%.

Original language	English
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2017
Event	68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) - Adelaide, Australia Duration: 25 Sept 2017 → 29 Sept 2017 Conference number: 68th

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Conference	68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
Abbreviated title	IAC-17
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Adelaide
Period	25/09/17 → 29/09/17

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robotic arm
functionally graded materials
additive manufacture
topology optimisation
manufacturing

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A methodology for design of lightweight robotic arm links in harsh environments
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