Fieldable platform for large-scale deposition of concrete structures

Phillip C. Chesser; Brian K. Post; Alex Roschli; Randall F. Lind; Alex M. Boulger; Lonnie J. Love; Katherine T. Gaul

Fieldable platform for large-scale deposition of concrete structures

Phillip C. Chesser, Brian K. Post, Alex Roschli, Randall F. Lind, Alex M. Boulger, Lonnie J. Love, Katherine T. Gaul

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Abstract

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility is developing a novel, large-scale additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, system. The Sky Big Area Additive Manufacturing (SkyBAAM) system will ultimately be a fieldable concrete deposition machine with pick and place abilities that will allow for full-scale, automated construction of buildings. The system will be implemented with existing construction equipment meaning conventional cranes will be used to suspend the print head. SkyBAAM will be cable-driven by four base stations and suspended from a single crane. The elimination of a gantry system, found commonly in large-scale additive manufacturing systems, will enable SkyBAAM to be quickly set up with minimal site preparation. The medium-scale version of SkyBAAM is currently in development. The system design, cable stiffness analysis, and tactics for freezing rotational degrees-of-freedom (DOF), detailed in this paper, will provide a basis for the final, large-scale version of the SkyBAAM system.

Original language	English
Pages	2020-2032
Number of pages	13
State	Published - 2020
Event	29th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: Aug 13 2018 → Aug 15 2018

Conference

Conference	29th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	08/13/18 → 08/15/18

Funding

Research sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U. S. Department of Energy.

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U.S. Department of Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Fieldable platform for large-scale deposition of concrete structures

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