The Strategy for Fabricating Wire-Structure Parts Using Robotic Skeleton Arc Additive Manufacturing

Authors

Ziping Yu, University of WollongongFollow
Lei Yuan, University of WollongongFollow
Fengyang He, University of WollongongFollow
Donghong Ding
Joseph W. Polden, University of WollongongFollow
Zengxi Stephen Pan, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

143138

Publication Details

Yu, Z., Yuan, L., He, F., Ding, D., Polden, J. & Pan, Z. (2019). The Strategy for Fabricating Wire-Structure Parts Using Robotic Skeleton Arc Additive Manufacturing. 9th IEEE International Conference on Cyber Technology in Automation, Control and Intelligent Systems, CYBER 2019 (pp. 119-124).

Abstract

© 2019 IEEE. Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) is an emerging process for the fabrication of complex metallic components due to its high deposition rate and low equipment costs. This paper presents a WAAM strategy adapted especially for producing freeform wire-structured parts. Contributions in this work include a bead modelling study to establish optimal welding parameters and a novel deposition strategy, which includes an adaptive slicing methodology and height control system to control the overall process. The effectiveness of this approach, termed skeleton arc additive manufacturing (SAAM), was demonstrated with the manufacture of a complex wire-structured part.