Abstract
The expanded use of 3D printer, which is an outcome of the RepRap project, has guided the hardware developers to a new era of desktop manufacturing. However, low-end models of 3D printers are prone to problems related to assembly, due to their low resolutions and certain characteristics in modeling. Despite the present drawbacks, the time and cost-efficiency of a 3D printer still makes it an attractive tool for open source hardware developers. The paper primarily addressed the use and effectiveness of 3D printers in Open Source Hardware Movement. The limits of 3D printers as engineering prototyping tools were identified by carrying out the Open FRC project and by running the forming test. Several experiments were performed to suggest designs that can maximize the utility of 3D printers in developing prototypes. Based on the outcomes, designing tips for the prototypes with increased stability, accuracy, and connection were suggested here. The results in here are expected to assist the prototype designing of the developers who use the present FFF-typed 3D printers.
| Translated title of the contribution | Open Source Hardware Design Using 3D Printer -Experimental Study on Engineering Design Characteristics of 3D Printing- |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 113-124 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | 디자인지식저널 |
| Issue number | 26 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2013 |