Multifunctional Devices Enabled by 4D Hybrid Printing

Abstract

The goal of this research is to develop a new tightly-integrated digital design and manufacturing paradigm of 4D hybrid printing of robotic composites. Our main achievements in this project include: 1) 4D Printing of Active Composites; 2) 4D Printing via Hybrid Printing; 3) Pick-and-place and liquid crystal elastomers for reversible folding structures; 4) 3D printing LCE and LCE fibers; 5) 3D printing highly stretchable and self-healing elastomers; 6) 3D printing novel polymers toward 4D printing using two-stage curing method; 7) Computational design methodology for robotic composite

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 2019
Accession Number
AD1096646

Entities

People

  • Hang Qi
  • Kurt Maute
  • Martin Dunn

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • 4D Printing
  • Abstracts
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Composite Materials
  • Contracts
  • Elastomers
  • Electronic Mail
  • Fabrication
  • Instructions
  • Intellectual Property
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Printing

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Autonomy