Determination of the optimal build direction for different rapid prototyping processes using multi-criterion decision making

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-80

  Byun, Hong Seok ^a   Lee, Kwan H ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Build time; Optimal part orientation; Part cost; Revised average weighted surface roughness; Simple additive weighting

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DECISION MAKING; LASERS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

BUILD TIME; OPTIMAL PART ORIENTATION; PART COST; SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 27144471864     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. D.T. Pham, and S.S. Dimov Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling-the key enablers for rapid manufacturing Proc Instn Mech Eng Part C 217 2003 1 23
2. R.E. Williams, V.L. Kormaragiri, and R.R. Bishu Investigation of the effect of various build methods on the performance of rapid prototyping (Stereolithography) J Mater Process Technol 61 1 1996 173 178
3. W. Cheng, J.Y.H. Fuh, A.Y.C. Nee, Y.S. Wong, H.T. Loh, and T. Miyazawa Multi-objective optimization of part building orientation in stereolithography RP J 1 4 1995 12 23
4. D. Frank, and G. Fadel Expert system-based selection of the preferred direction of build for rapid prototyping processes J Intell Manuf 6 5 1995 339 345
5. J. Hur, and K. Lee The development of a CAD environment to determine the preferred build-up direction for layered manufacturing Int J Adv Manuf Technol 14 4 1998 247 254
6. S. Allen, and D. Dutta Determination and evaluation of support structures in layered manufacturing J Des Manuf 5 1995 153 162
7. D.T. Pham, D.T. Dimov, and R.S. Gault Part orientation in stereolithography Int J Adv Manuf Technol 15 1999 674 682
8. F. Lin, W. Sun, and Y. Yan Optimization with minimum process error for layered manufacturing fabrication RP J 7 2 2001 73 81
9. S.H. Masood, W. Rattanawong, and P. Iovenitti Part build orientations based on volumetric error in fused deposition modelling Int J Adv Manuf Technol 19 3 2000 162 168
10. S.H. Masood, W. Rattanawong, and P. Iovenitti A generic algorithm for a best part orientation system for complex parts in rapid prototyping J Mater Proc Technol 139 2003 110 116
11. P. Alexander, S. Allen, and D. Dutta Part orientation and build cost determination in layered manufacturing Comput-Aided Des 30 5 1998 343 356
12. F. Xu, H.T. Loh, and Y.S. Wong Considerations and selection of optimal orientation for different rapid prototyping systems RP J 5 2 1999 54 60
13. K. Thrimurthulu, M. Pandey Pulak, and N.V. Reddy Optimum part deposition orientation in fused deposition modeling Int J Mach Tools Manuf 44 2004 585 594
14. Reeves PE, Cobb RC. Surface deviation modeling of LMT processes - a comparative analysis. Proceedings of the Fifth European Conference on Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing. University of Nottingham, UK; 1995. p. 59-77.
15. R.I. Campbell, M. Martorelli, and H.S. Lee Surface roughness visualization for rapid prototyping models Comput-Aided Des 34 2002 717 725
16. H.-S. Byun, and K.H. Lee Design of a new test part for benchmarking the accuracy and surface finish of rapid prototyping processes Lecture Notes Comput Sci 2669 2003 731 740
17. Jacobs PF. Fundamental of stereolithography. Proceedings of the First European Conference on Rapid Prototyping. Nottingham; 1992. p. 1-18.
18. W.M. Steen Laser material processing 1998 Springer Berlin
19. K.P. Yoon, and C.L. Hwang Multiple attribute decision making: an introduction (Sage University Paper series on Quantitative Application in the Social Science, 07-104) 1996 Sage Thousand Oaks, CA