RABBIT-a modular rapid-prototyping platform for distributed mechatronic systems

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.C. Zanella ◽  
M. Robrecht ◽  
A. de Freitas ◽  
F.A. Horst ◽  
T. Lehmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Mechatronic Systems

scholarly journals A Cooperative and Competitive Workshop in Mechatronics Engineering

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Stefan Krebs ◽  
Sebastian Schmidt ◽  
Sven Matthiesen ◽  
Sören Hohmann
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Solution Space ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Synergy Effects ◽  
Level Of Difficulty ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
High Level ◽  
Karlsruhe Institute

This paper presents a new mechatronics laboratory for students in the 5th semester of the mechatronics degree course at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. It is the aim of this teaching event to sharpen the appreciation of synergy effects in the development of mechatronic systems among the students. Despite of the great freedom in the development process, a concept has been evolved, which causes low running costs due to the combination of a model kit with rapid prototyping methods. A first pilot study of the laboratory starting in the winter term 2014 has shown that the students approach the task despite of the high level of difficulty with fun and dedication, especially because of the wide solution space which was unknown for them from previous lectures.

State-of-the-Art in Rapid Prototyping for Mechatronic Systems

2000 ◽  
Vol 33 (26) ◽  
pp. 1085-1090
Author(s):  
Manfred Glesner ◽  
Andreas Kirschbaum ◽  
Frank-Michael Renner ◽  
Burkart Voss
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Mechatronic Systems

State-of-the-art in rapid prototyping for mechatronic systems

Mechatronics ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 987-998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Glesner ◽  
Andreas Kirschbaum ◽  
Frank-Michael Renner ◽  
Burkart Voss
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Mechatronic Systems

scholarly journals Rapid Prototyping of Embedded Microcontrollers for Mechatronic Systems

2000 ◽  
Vol 33 (26) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Ka C. Cheok ◽  
N.A. Kheir ◽  
G.E. Smid
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Mechatronic Systems

Building Block Design for Layered Shape Manufacturing

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Binnard ◽  
Mark R. Cutkosky
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Robot Design ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Process Information ◽  
Programming Interface

Abstract We are interested in designing complex mechatronic systems which closely integrate electronics, actuators, and sensors with mechanical structures. Rapid prototyping techniques open new design possibilities for these systems, such as the ability to fabricate pre-assembled mechanisms. This paper presents a design approach that should encourage exploration of these new possibilities and thereby facilitate robot design. In the described approach, engineers build designs using a library of three dimensional primitives and aggregations of primitives. Associated with each primitive is enough manufacturing process information to enable immediate manufacturability analysis. An algorithm is presented which automatically combines the process information from multiple primitives. A prototype system using this algorithm has been implemented with AutoCAD and the ObjectARX programming interface.

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