Date of Award
5-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Committee Member
Cameron Turner
Committee Member
Joshua Summers
Committee Member
Garrett Pataky
Abstract
With the application of using surrogate models with General Purpose Graphics Processing (GPGPU) computing to meet the need for “real-time” characterization of nonlinear anisotropic material systems and the growing work of using multiaxial robotic test frames for material characterization, there has been a solution for a specific application towards additive manufacturing materials, specifically polymers. Traditional testing using uniaxial and biaxial test machines has proven insufficient in characterizing the material properties of additive manufacturing materials, therefore developing a need for a multiaxial testing machine for characterization that can dynamically excite strain states for a more in-depth look at the material properties. This design report presents the design of a multiaxial robotic test frame that incorporates a Stewart-Gough (SG) platform design to allow 6 degrees-of-freedom for multiple and combined loading applications. This solution is the next generation multiaxial machine focusing on additive manufacturing materials, specifically polymers. The problem statement is the following: Design and fabricate a multiaxial robotic test frame that can test additive manufacturing materials, focusing on polymers and some metals, in 6 degrees-of-freedom while improving on performance and cost over the CSM design.
Recommended Citation
Fry, Sean, "Test Frame Design for Characterization of Additive Manufacturing Compliant Materials" (2020). All Theses. 3358.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/3358
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