August 2019

Conference Paper

SkyBAAM Large-Scale Fieldable Deposition Platform System Architecture

By:
Chesser, Phillip C; Post, Brian K; Lind, Randall F; Roschli, Alex C; Atkins, Celeste E; Boulger, Alex M; Mhatre, Paritosh S; Lloyd, Peter D
Page Number:
1558-1567
Book Title:
Proceedings of the 30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium – An Additive Manufacturing Conference
Publication Date:
August 2019
Conference Name:
30th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference
Conference Location:
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Conference Sponsor:
University of Texas at Austin

Abstract

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is currently developing a concrete deposition system for infrastructure-scale printed objects. This system, called SkyBAAM, uses a cable driven motion platform to manipulate the print head. This work focuses on the general aspects of the system architecture, including arrangement of the cable driven platform, general high-level control methodology, and system accuracy, along with concrete deposition methods. Results and demonstration prints will be shown.

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