A comprehensive review of process planning and trajectory optimization in arc-based directed energy deposition

T Zhao, Z Yan, B Zhang, P Zhang, R Pan… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
Directed energy deposition (DED) represents a pivotal advancement in intelligent
manufacturing, facilitating efficient near-net shape metal part production, particularly suited …

Process planning for five-axis support free additive manufacturing

X Xiao, S Joshi - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Traditionally Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a two-dimensional layer-by-layer
material deposition process which requires building the support structures along with the …

Hybridization in wire arc additive manufacturing

S Kapil, AS Rajput, R Sarma - Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) can produce a near-net shape of an object within a
short period due to its capability of high deposition rate compared with other metal Additive …

Controls and process planning strategies for 5-axis laser directed energy deposition of Ti-6Al-4V using an 8-axis industrial robot and rotary motion

BT Gibson, P Mhatre, MC Borish, CE Atkins… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Interest in multi-axis additive manufacturing has grown significantly in recent years due to
associated benefits that range from improved quality to support for greater geometric …

Hybrid path planning method based on skeleton contour partitioning for robotic additive manufacturing

T Zhao, Z Yan, L Wang, R Pan, X Wang, K Liu… - Robotics and Computer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Establishing manufacturability design criteria for multidimensional complex parts can
significantly reduce the production cost, shorten the manufacturing cycle, and improve the …

Robotic laser directed energy deposition-based additive manufacturing of tubular components with variable overhang angles: Adaptive trajectory planning and …

F Kaji, AN Jinoop, A Zardoshtian, P Hallen, G Frikel… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work reports on an adaptive trajectory planning to build tubular components
with variable overhang angles using a robotic Laser Directed Energy Deposition (LDED) …

Toolpath generation for the manufacture of metallic components by means of the laser metal deposition technique

J Flores, I Garmendia, J Pujana - The international journal of advanced …, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, a novel toolpath generation approach is proposed for concentric laser metal
deposition (LMD) technology, which is an additive manufacturing (AM) process. The …

Different build strategies and computer-aided process planning for fabricating a functional component through hybrid-friction stir additive manufacturing

A Das, T Medhi, S Kapil, P Biswas - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Hybrid Additive Manufacturing (HAM) technologies leverage the strength of
Additive Manufacturing (AM) and Subtractive Manufacturing (SM) in fabricating complex …

Autonomous robotic feature-based freeform fabrication approach

X Xiao, H Xiao - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Robotic additive manufacturing (AM) has gained much attention for its continuous material
deposition capability with continuously changeable building orientations, reducing support …

Process planning solution strategies for fabrication of thin-wall domes using directed energy deposition

H Kalami, J Urbanic - International Journal of Computer Integrated …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Although multi-axis bead deposition-based additive manufacturing processes have been
investigated in many aspects in the literature, a general process planning approach to …