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Laboratory for Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Sensing (LAMPS)
Solving the poor part quality problem in Additive Manufacturing with Sensors, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Process Knowledge.
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Prahalada Rao, Ph.D.
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Industrial and Systems Engineering at VT
prahalad@vt.edu
SMART ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Correct-as-you-build -
ensuring that a part has zero defects.
Include different types of sensors inside the machine to detect defects.
Identify the specific type of defect from the data gathered from the sensors using artificial intelligence.
Correct the defect inside the machine by using a new hybrid additive-subtractive 3D printing strategy.
Explain the physics of how and why defects are formed using computer simulation models.
Suggest new manufacturing strategies to avoid defects in future parts.