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Robot-Assisted Additive Manufacturing (2019-05)

A Review

10.1016/j.rcim.2019.05.005

Urhal Pinar,  Weightman Andrew,  Diver Carl,  Bartolo Paulo
Journal Article - Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Vol. 59, pp. 335-345

Abstract

The additive manufacturing and the robotic applications are tremendously increasing in the manufacturing field. This review paper discusses the concept of robotic-assisted additive manufacturing. The leading additive manufacturing methods that can be used with a robotic system are presented and discussed in detail. The information flow required to produce an object from a CAD model through a robotic-assisted system, different from the traditional information flow in a conventional additive manufacturing approach is also detailed. Examples of the use of robotic-assisted additive manufacturing systems are presented.

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BibTeX
@article{urha_weig_dive_bart.2019.RAAM,
  author            = "Pinar Urhal and Andrew Weightman and Carl Diver and Paulo Jorge Bartolo",
  title             = "Robot-Assisted Additive Manufacturing: A Review",
  doi               = "10.1016/j.rcim.2019.05.005",
  year              = "2019",
  journal           = "Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing",
  volume            = "59",
  pages             = "335--345",
}
Formatted Citation

P. Urhal, A. Weightman, C. Diver and P. J. Bartolo, “Robot-Assisted Additive Manufacturing: A Review”, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, vol. 59, pp. 335–345, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.rcim.2019.05.005.

Urhal, Pinar, Andrew Weightman, Carl Diver, and Paulo Jorge Bartolo. “Robot-Assisted Additive Manufacturing: A Review”. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 59 (2019): 335–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2019.05.005.