Five-axis-machine for 3D-printing

• Subject Area: Materials Engineering
• Term: Funded in 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 426605889

Within this interdisciplinary working group, 3D printed electronics and sensors as well as the respective materials are to be investigated and further developed. 3D-printed sensors are to be used in 3D-printed human-robot-collaboration-gripping-systems for material and object detection. Later, a 3D-printed robot/robotic-arm that perceives its surroundings will also be developed using electrically conductive materials. Furthermore, the use of 3D-printed sensors in man-machine-interfaces is targeted and the UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) of the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg are to be further developed, for example with heated wings or the integration of solar cells into the wings. In addition, additively manufactured energy harvesters will be investigated and the improvement / further development of materials (conductive filaments, pastes and inks) for 3D printing will be pursued.

• DFG Programme: Major Research Instrumentation
• Major Instrumentation: Fünf-Achs-Maschine zum 3D-Druck von Bauteilen
• Instrumentation Group: 2110 Formen-, Modellherstellung und gießereitechnische Maschinen
• Applicant Institution: Hochschule Offenburg
• Leader: Professor Dr.-Ing. Thomas Wendt