In this paper, a multi-material non-assemble 3-DOF Force-Sensor was proposed and developed to improve the efficiency in the manufacturing. The PLA-Filament was used to produce the frame-structure and the elastic-deformation, and the conductive-PLA-filament, to produce a transducer. A dual-nozzle 3D-Printer was applied to produce the monolithic-structuretype force-sensor with the multi-materials simultaneously in single-manufacturing-process. The sensor was designed in a tripod-structure to detect the 3-DOF force-components in an external-force and a mechanical-interpretation was conducted on the elastic-deformation, which acts as a load-cell. The output model of a Wheatstone-bridge circuit-based transducer serving as a strain-gauge was also produced. A calibration-testing device, comprising a rotating stage, which turns with 2- DOF (θ, ϕ), was also developed to apply force in every direction. By conducting the calibration test, the relations between the input and output were computed in as a matrix and the resolution of the sensor was determined through the evaluation of linearity and stability deviations.
Since most commercialized DLP 3D printers fabricate 3D structures by sinking materials to Vat using a bottom-up method, it is difficult to use various materials simultaneously and there are many restrictions on printing composite materials. Especially, composite resin mixed with various functional powders in photo curable resin generally has high viscosity, causing difficult material flow in the bottom-up method when using Vat. Additionally, most of the previously presented methods for fabricating multi-material structure use individual curing for each material, so the adhesion force at the contact surface is less than 50% compared to single material. Thus, in this paper, we propose a new type of DLP 3D printer that combines Material Extrusion and the DLP system. The proposed equipment can supply high viscosity composite material resins to a specific area to cure various materials simultaneously. This method will enable fabrication of multiple composite material structures with sufficient adhesion force. The tensile test will be performed to verify suitability of the proposed method.
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