{"id":192087,"date":"2022-09-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3d-printing-drones-aka-aerial-am-developed-by-researchers-aerospace\/"},"modified":"2022-09-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T00:00:00","slug":"3d-printing-drones-aka-aerial-am-developed-by-researchers-aerospace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/3d-printing-drones-aka-aerial-am-developed-by-researchers-aerospace\/","title":{"rendered":"3D printing drones, AKA Aerial-AM, developed by researchers Aerospace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3348473841984182475.jpeg\">Imperial College London and Empa researchers have created a fleet of bee-inspired flying <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D printing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s, collectively known as Aerial Additive Manufacturing (Aerial-AM), for building and repairing structures in-flight. The technology could ultimately be used for manufacturing and building in difficult-to-access or dangerous locations, such as tall buildings, or help with post-disaster relief construction, say the researchers, who publish their work titled \u2018Aerial Additive Manufacturing with Multiple Autonomous Robots\u2019 in Nature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D printing<\/a> is gaining momentum in the construction industry. Both on-site and in the factory, static and mobile robots print materials for use in construction projects, such as steel and concrete structures. This new approach uses flying robots, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s, that use collective building methods inspired by natural builders like bees and wasps.<\/p>\n<p>The Aerial-AM <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s in the fleet work co-operatively from a single blueprint and adapt their techniques as they go. They are fully autonomous while flying but are monitored by a human controller who checks progress and intervenes if necessary, based on the information provided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/8434534810801869930.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter\">   Source: Imperial College London   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve proved that <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s can work autonomously and in tandem to construct and repair buildings, at least in the lab. Our solution is scalable and could help us to construct and repair buildings in difficult-to-reach areas in the future,\u201d said Lead author Mirko Kovac, Professor at Imperial\u2019s Dep<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>ment of Aeronautics, and Head of Empa\u2019s Materials and Technology Center of Robotics.<\/p>\n<p>Aerial-AM uses both a <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D printing<\/a> and a path-planning framework to help the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s adapt to variations in the geometry of the structure as the build progresses. The fleet consists of BuilDrones, which deposit materials during flight, and quality-controlling ScanDrones that continually measure the BuilDrones\u2019 output and inform their next steps.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eaeaea7a;padding: 15px 30px;align-items: center;border-radius: 4px;margin-top: 1em;margin-bottom: 1em\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1;padding-right: 30px\">\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 14px\">Manufacturing on Demand<\/h4>\n<div>Order custom parts through our online manufacturing network. Low cost, fast delivery. Upload your design for free quotes now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"background-color: #0baee8;color: white;padding: 10px 20px;border-radius: 4px\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa-fw auxicon auxicon-cloud-upload\"><\/i> Get Quote<\/a><\/div>\n<p>To test the concept, the researchers developed four bespoke cementitious mixtures for the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s to build with. Throughout the build, the <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s assessed the printed geometry in real-time and adapted their behavior to ensure they met the build specifications, with a manufacturing accuracy of five millimeters. The proof-of-concept prints included a 2.05m high cylinder (72 layers) with a polyurethane-based foam material, and an 18cm high cylinder (28 layers) with a custom-designed structural cementitious material.<\/p>\n<p>This Aerial-AM technology offers future possibilities for building and repairing structures in tall or other hard-to-access locations. Next, the researchers will work with construction companies to validate the solutions and provide repair and manufacturing capabilities. \u201cWe believe our fleet of <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s could help reduce the costs and risks of construction in the future, compared to traditional manual methods,\u201d said Professor Mirko Kovac.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/611182644115468451.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter\">\n <\/div>\n<p>  The ScanDrone\u2019s camera    <\/p>\n<div>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3560956697159365565.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter\">\n <\/div>\n<p>  The BuilDrone\u2019s nozzle\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Co-investigators include Robert Stu<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>-Smith, Stefan Leutenegger, Vijay Pawar, Richard Ball, Chris Williams, and Paul Shepherd, and their research teams at UCL, University of Bath, University of Pennsylvania, Queen Mary University of London, and Technical University of Munich (TUM). The work was launched by Assistant Professor Stu<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>-Smith at UCL and University of Pennsylvania, and Professor Mirko Kovac at Imperial College London and Empa after a pilot research collaboration and award for a demonstration on pipeline repair.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/5779503862217583001.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter\">   An illustration of how <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/service\/3d-printing-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D printing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drone<\/a>s could be used to help build in hard-to-access locations. Source: Imperial College London   <\/p>\n<p>This work was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (p<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a> of UKRI), the Royal Society, the European Commission\u2019s Horizon 2020 Programme, the Royal Thai Government Scholarship, and a University of Bath Research Scholarship. The project is also supported by Industrial P<a href=\"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/topics\/art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art<\/a>ners Skanska, Ultimaker, Buro Happold, and BRE.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size: 16px;border-left: 4px solid #cdcdcd;border-radius: 4px;background-color: #f9f9f9;font-weight: 500;color: dimgrey\">\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom: 6px\">You might also like:<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/slm-solution-and-ctc-to-develop-a-1-5-m-z-axis-nxg-xiie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SLM Solution and CTC to develop 1.5 meter z-axis NXG XIIE: <\/a>\u201cWe are excited to play a role in this ground-breaking AM advancement,\u201d said Edward J. Sheehan, Jr., CTC President and CEO. \u201cThe technical work we are performing for this project includes elements of CTC\u2019s full-service portfolio of AM capabilities including design, testing, post-processing, machining, and qualification.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;color: grey\">* This article is reprinted from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dprintingmedia.network\/3d-printing-drones-aka-aerial-am-developed-by-researchers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D Printing Media Network<\/a>. If you are involved in infringement, please contact us to delete it.<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"far fa-fw fa-user\"><\/i> Author:&nbsp;Edward Wakefield<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imperial College London and Empa researchers have created a fleet of bee-inspired flying 3D printing drones, collectively known as Aerial Additive Manufacturing (Aerial-AM), for building and repairing structures in-flight. 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