Process Control and Adaptive Path Planning for Additive Manufacturing Processes Based on Industrial Robots with an Extended Degree of Freedom (B04)

• Subject Area: Automation, Mechatronics, Control Systems, Intelligent Technical Systems, Robotics ; Production Automation and Assembly Technology
• Term: since 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 414265976

The integration of robot-guided additive manufacturing in construction increases the degree of automation and thus lead to increased productivity and improved component quality. The goal of Project B04 is to enable a stable, mobile robot-based production of multi-material and building installation integrated components and thereby overcome the limited workspace of stationary systems. Four tasks were identified to achieve this goal: expanding printing trajectory planning capabilities towards mobile robot printers, enhancing build-up stability simulation to integrate building installation, advancing online process control, and developing simulation-based surrogate models for online stability prediction.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 277: Additive Manufacturing in Construction (AMC) – The Opportunity for Large Impact
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Braunschweig
• Project Heads: Dr.-Ing. André Hürkamp; Professorin Dr.-Ing. Annika Raatz