During the course the student will acquire skills on the functioning of the main Additive Manufacturing technologies and on the entire prototyping process, from the creation of virtual models through CAD design, to the model post-processing for production (for anatomical prototyping, involving models segmented from medical images), to the generation of the code for production.
The student will also acquire skills on the mechanical behavior of materials made by means of Additive Manufacturing and on their mechanical characterization, with particular reference to FDM technology.
During the course, problems and advantages of Additive Manufacturing technologies will be also explored and the fundamentals of computer aided design for the production of advanced components will be introduced.
Course Prerequisites
A knowledge of the fundamental concepts of the following teachings is preferable: Mathematical Analysis, Physics, Biomechanics and Simulation of Biomedical Devices, Elements of Computational Mechanics.
Teaching Methods
The course will include lectures, exercise sessions on software, and practical laboratory activities on Additive Manufacturing technologies.
Students who certify that they belong to one of the categories identified by the Inclusive Teaching project (see "Modalità didattiche inclusive | Università di Pavia (unipv.it)) will have the following privileges: - Access to video recordings of the lessons (not necessarily from the current academic year) covering the essential concepts required for successful completion of the exam. - The opportunity to schedule one-hour receptions every two weeks after 6:00 pm, to be arranged with the teachers via email.
Assessment Methods
The learning assessment will be based on an interview, including the discussion of the exercises assigned during the course.
Texts
The presentations and additional in-depth materials provided by the teachers are accessible on the Kiro website.
Some reference texts: "Materiali per la stampa 3D: possibilità attuali e prospettive future", di F. Auricchio, S. Marconi, G. Alaimo, in Stampa 3D di C. Galli e A. Zama, FiLOdiritto Editore
"Additive Manufacturing Technologies" di I. Gibson, D. Rosen, B. Stucker, Springer Editore
Contents
- Introduction to additive technologies.
- Focus on FDM technology and thermoplastic materials.
- Introduction to CAD, parts design, assembly, tolerances and dimensioning.
- Introduction to software for virtual models post-processing.
- Introduction to FDM and SLA slicing software and related parameters.
- Generation of machine codes for production.
- Introduction to constitutive models for FDM materials, mechanical characterization and reference standards, assisted design of advanced components.
- Introduction to the application of Additive Manufacturing for the production of anatomical models for clinical use.
- Laboratory with practical activities on FDM and SLA technologies.
