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Design And Implementation Of A Three Dimensional Printer Using A Cylindrical Printing Process, Brandon Hoy
Design And Implementation Of A Three Dimensional Printer Using A Cylindrical Printing Process, Brandon Hoy
Electrical Engineering
Many 3D printers utilize a Cartesian (XYZ) printing process. Implementing a polar coordinate printer providing a faster printing method and introduces new printing algorithms, increasing printing efficiency. This cylindrical 3D printer applies a circular-moving baseplate and a heating printer head (extruder) moving radially and vertically. A processor accepts pre-processed polar data points and transpose the appropriate programmed printing commands to the motors units. The extruder also has a control loop, keeping the temperature inside the desired range. This prototype prints using polylactic acid (PLA) filament. Additionally, a display screen updates every second the: printing time, extruder temperature, and status notifications.