Fab@Home
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Research Advisor
Leu, M. C. (Ming-Chuan)
Advisor's Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Funding Source
National Science Foundation
Abstract
The intended goal of the Fab@Home was to offer hobbyists with a way to make custom items that would satisfy their own personal interests through three dimensional printing. The three dimensional printing the Fab@Home is outputting is called Solid freeform fabrication (SFF). The Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) has the capability of transforming and modernizing manufacturing, because it allows individuals to invent and customize goods in their own homes. Even though commercial fabrication systems are successful, they are very costly. Our research goal is to use the Fab@Home machine to experiment with using two different materials to fabricate parts.
Biography
Julie is a senior in Mechanical Engineering. She was working at the Missouri S&T Bookstore, but is currently working on undergraduate research and a member of the Advanced Aero Vehicle Group. Julie has accepted an internship with Alcoa for summer 2011, and will be graduating in December 2011.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Location
Upper Atrium/Hallway
Presentation Date
06 Apr 2011, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fab@Home
Upper Atrium/Hallway
The intended goal of the Fab@Home was to offer hobbyists with a way to make custom items that would satisfy their own personal interests through three dimensional printing. The three dimensional printing the Fab@Home is outputting is called Solid freeform fabrication (SFF). The Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) has the capability of transforming and modernizing manufacturing, because it allows individuals to invent and customize goods in their own homes. Even though commercial fabrication systems are successful, they are very costly. Our research goal is to use the Fab@Home machine to experiment with using two different materials to fabricate parts.
Comments
Joint project with Tyler Thompson