Optimization of Printing Parameters for Enhanced Performance of a 3D-Printed Compliant Gripper

Lee, Xian Chen (2024) Optimization of Printing Parameters for Enhanced Performance of a 3D-Printed Compliant Gripper. Final Year Project (Bachelor), Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology.

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Abstract

The fourth industrial revolution has made additive manufacturing one of its main developments and fused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of the most often utilized additive manufacturing procedures for a variety of applications. Most people has using 3D printer to produce personal modeling or produce some customized product. The printing parameter will effect the performance of the 3D-printed product and sometimes it require more time to print it out if we apply printing parameter that not preferred. Compliant grippers is tools or component that used in manufacturing processes to hold and move objects. Compliant gripper will be more demonstrated it value on industrial revolution due to its advantage on efficiency, load capacity, convenient, auto-working after install and setting. Objective of this project is focuses on optimizing the 3D-printed compliant gripper by change its printing parameter and material to improve the performance 3D-printed compliant gripper and lower down the total printing time by maintain the performance of the 3D-printed compliant gripper. A perfect printing parameter will guide the 3D printer user to print a 3D-printed product by lesser printing time and ensure the quality of the 3D-printed product. A simple mechanism compliant gripper has designed and the displacement simulation will be performed to ensure the Compliant gripper can hold the load stable. Various 3D-printed compliant gripper has created by 30mm/s, 50mm/s and 70mm/s printing speed, 30%, 60% and 90% infill density, 0.16mm, 0.2mm and 0.28mm layer thickness, 210◦