Automated shotcrete 3D printing: Printing interruption for extended component complexity

Lukas Lachmayer; Robin Dörrie; Harald Kloft; Annika Raatz

doi:10.22260/ISARC2021/0098

Automated shotcrete 3D printing: Printing interruption for extended component complexity

Lukas Lachmayer, Robin Dörrie, Harald Kloft, Annika Raatz

Institute for Assembly Technology and Robotics

Technische Universität Braunschweig

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Research › peer review

Abstract

This paper introduces a new approach for extending the geometrical freedom of shotcrete 3D printing. Up to now, manual shotcrete manufacturing and the shotcrete printing process has been performed with a continuous material flow to avoid nozzle clogging, which is caused by the solidification of the fresh material within the printing system. However, this requires a continuous printing path for the entire component, which leads to considerable confines in terms of printable geometries. To overcome this restriction, potential factors to control the printing interruption process were determined and quantitatively investigated. Based on 3D specimen data, the most suitable parameter settings for realizing deterministic short term printing gaps without nozzle blockage were identified. For final validation, these settings served in the robotic fabrication of a test element and showed promising results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021
Editors	Chen Feng, Thomas Linner, Ioannis Brilakis
Publisher	International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)
Pages	725-732
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9789526952413
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2021/0098
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: 2 Nov 2021 → 4 Nov 2021

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction
Volume	2021-November
ISSN (Electronic)	2413-5844

Conference

Conference	38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021
Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Period	2 Nov 2021 → 4 Nov 2021

Keywords

automation
concrete construction
process control
robotic fabrication
shotcrete 3D printing (SC3DP)
surface scanning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Building and Construction
Civil and Structural Engineering
Control and Systems Engineering
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science Applications

Access to Document

10.22260/ISARC2021/0098

Cite this

Lachmayer, L., Dörrie, R., Kloft, H., & Raatz, A. (2021). Automated shotcrete 3D printing: Printing interruption for extended component complexity. In C. Feng, T. Linner, & I. Brilakis (Eds.), Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021 (pp. 725-732). (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction; Vol. 2021-November). International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC). https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2021/0098

Lachmayer, Lukas ; Dörrie, Robin ; Kloft, Harald et al. / Automated shotcrete 3D printing : Printing interruption for extended component complexity. Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021. editor / Chen Feng ; Thomas Linner ; Ioannis Brilakis. International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), 2021. pp. 725-732 (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction).

@inproceedings{35575ad23d6f437cbdffcf6e82d94c27,

title = "Automated shotcrete 3D printing: Printing interruption for extended component complexity",

abstract = "This paper introduces a new approach for extending the geometrical freedom of shotcrete 3D printing. Up to now, manual shotcrete manufacturing and the shotcrete printing process has been performed with a continuous material flow to avoid nozzle clogging, which is caused by the solidification of the fresh material within the printing system. However, this requires a continuous printing path for the entire component, which leads to considerable confines in terms of printable geometries. To overcome this restriction, potential factors to control the printing interruption process were determined and quantitatively investigated. Based on 3D specimen data, the most suitable parameter settings for realizing deterministic short term printing gaps without nozzle blockage were identified. For final validation, these settings served in the robotic fabrication of a test element and showed promising results.",

keywords = "automation, concrete construction, process control, robotic fabrication, shotcrete 3D printing (SC3DP), surface scanning",

author = "Lukas Lachmayer and Robin D{\"o}rrie and Harald Kloft and Annika Raatz",

note = "Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG – German Research Foundation) – Project no. 414265976. The authors would like to thank the DFG for the support within the SFB/Transregio 277 – Additive manufacturing in construction. (Subproject B04) ; 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021 ; Conference date: 02-11-2021 Through 04-11-2021",

year = "2021",

doi = "10.22260/ISARC2021/0098",

language = "English",

series = "Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction",

publisher = "International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)",

pages = "725--732",

editor = "Chen Feng and Thomas Linner and Ioannis Brilakis",

booktitle = "Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021",

}

Lachmayer, L, Dörrie, R, Kloft, H & Raatz, A 2021, Automated shotcrete 3D printing: Printing interruption for extended component complexity. in C Feng, T Linner & I Brilakis (eds), Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, vol. 2021-November, International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), pp. 725-732, 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2 Nov 2021. https://doi.org/10.22260/ISARC2021/0098

Automated shotcrete 3D printing: Printing interruption for extended component complexity. / Lachmayer, Lukas; Dörrie, Robin; Kloft, Harald et al.
Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021. ed. / Chen Feng; Thomas Linner; Ioannis Brilakis. International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC), 2021. p. 725-732 (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction; Vol. 2021-November).

Research output: Chapter in book/report/conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Research › peer review

TY - GEN

T1 - Automated shotcrete 3D printing

T2 - 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021

AU - Lachmayer, Lukas

AU - Dörrie, Robin

AU - Kloft, Harald

AU - Raatz, Annika

N1 - Funding Information: The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG – German Research Foundation) – Project no. 414265976. The authors would like to thank the DFG for the support within the SFB/Transregio 277 – Additive manufacturing in construction. (Subproject B04)

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - This paper introduces a new approach for extending the geometrical freedom of shotcrete 3D printing. Up to now, manual shotcrete manufacturing and the shotcrete printing process has been performed with a continuous material flow to avoid nozzle clogging, which is caused by the solidification of the fresh material within the printing system. However, this requires a continuous printing path for the entire component, which leads to considerable confines in terms of printable geometries. To overcome this restriction, potential factors to control the printing interruption process were determined and quantitatively investigated. Based on 3D specimen data, the most suitable parameter settings for realizing deterministic short term printing gaps without nozzle blockage were identified. For final validation, these settings served in the robotic fabrication of a test element and showed promising results.

AB - This paper introduces a new approach for extending the geometrical freedom of shotcrete 3D printing. Up to now, manual shotcrete manufacturing and the shotcrete printing process has been performed with a continuous material flow to avoid nozzle clogging, which is caused by the solidification of the fresh material within the printing system. However, this requires a continuous printing path for the entire component, which leads to considerable confines in terms of printable geometries. To overcome this restriction, potential factors to control the printing interruption process were determined and quantitatively investigated. Based on 3D specimen data, the most suitable parameter settings for realizing deterministic short term printing gaps without nozzle blockage were identified. For final validation, these settings served in the robotic fabrication of a test element and showed promising results.

KW - automation

KW - concrete construction

KW - process control

KW - robotic fabrication

KW - shotcrete 3D printing (SC3DP)

KW - surface scanning

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127572256&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.22260/ISARC2021/0098

DO - 10.22260/ISARC2021/0098

M3 - Conference contribution

AN - SCOPUS:85127572256

T3 - Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction

SP - 725

EP - 732

BT - Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021

A2 - Feng, Chen

A2 - Linner, Thomas

A2 - Brilakis, Ioannis

PB - International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC)

Y2 - 2 November 2021 through 4 November 2021

ER -

Lachmayer L, Dörrie R, Kloft H, Raatz A. Automated shotcrete 3D printing: Printing interruption for extended component complexity. In Feng C, Linner T, Brilakis I, editors, Proceedings of the 38th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2021. International Association for Automation and Robotics in Construction (IAARC). 2021. p. 725-732. (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction). doi: 10.22260/ISARC2021/0098

Automated shotcrete 3D printing: Printing interruption for extended component complexity

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Process Control and Adaptive Path Planning for Additive Manufacturing Processes Based on Industrial Robots with an Extended Degree of Freedom (sub-project B04 of the Collaborative Research Centre-Transregio 277: Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) - The Challenge of Large Scale)

Cite this

Automated shotcrete 3D printing: Printing interruption for extended component complexity

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Projects

Process Control and Adaptive Path Planning for Additive Manufacturing Processes Based on Industrial Robots with an Extended Degree of Freedom (sub-project B04 of the Collaborative Research Centre-Transregio 277: Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) - The Challenge of Large Scale)

Cite this