Masters Theses

Swathi Routhu

Abstract

"The zigzag and offset path have been the two most popular path patterns for tool movement in machining process. Different from the traditional machining processes, the quality of parts produced by the metal deposition process is much more dependent upon the choice of deposition paths. Due to the nature of the metal deposition processes, various tool path patterns not only change the efficiency but also affect the deposition height, a critical quality for metal deposition process. This thesis presents the research conducted on calculating zigzag pattern to improve efficiency by minimizing the idle path. The deposition height is highly dependent on the laser scanning speed. The thesis also discussed the deposition offset pattern calculation to reduce the height variation by adjusting the tool-path to achieve a constant scanning speed. The results show the improvement on both efficiency and height"--Abstract, page iii.

Advisor(s)

Liou, Frank W.
Liu, Xiaoqing Frank

Committee Member(s)

Cheng, Maggie Xiaoyan

Department(s)

Computer Science

Degree Name

M.S. in Computer Science

Sponsor(s)

Boeing Company. Boeing Phantom Works
Missouri University of Science and Technology. Intelligent Systems Center
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Product Innovation and Engineering, LLC
Spartan Light Metal Products
United States. Department of the Air Force

Research Center/Lab(s)

Intelligent Systems Center

Publisher

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Publication Date

Summer 2010

Pagination

viii, 42 pages

Rights

© 2010 Swathi Routhu, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Deformations (Mechanics) -- Mathematical models
Manufacturing processes -- Case studies
Manufacturing processes -- Methodology
Metal powders
Pulsed laser deposition

Thesis Number

T 9684

Print OCLC #

690281115

Electronic OCLC #

752166204

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