STRENGTHENING EFFECT OF FLOODING IN 3D PRINTED POROUS SOFT ROBOTICS SCAFFOLDS

Year 2021, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 293 - 301, 31.08.2021

Özgün Selvi , Onat Halis Totuk , Selçuk Mıstıkoğlu , Ozan Arslan

https://doi.org/10.46519/ij3dptdi.949479

Cited By: 4

Abstract

This study aims to design and 3D print porous elements for soft robotic applications and test the stiffness changes when the cavities are filled with liquids. When an elastic element has porous scaffolds, the stiffness can be controlled by filling the cavities with a liquid. A gyroid structure is selected for the design and evaluation of the characteristics of elements. The stiffness of the element in both non-filled and liquid-filled modes is analyzed using FEM simulation Software in two modes where simple support with central loading and compressive uniform loading. A porous test structure is created and tested in these modes for observation of the stiffness change. Employing an FDM printer in this project enabled us to make our thoughts to reality. The results show that liquid-filling can be used as a stiffening method for porous scaffolds in soft robotic applications.

Keywords

Soft Robotic, flexible filament, Porous, Stiffness, 3dprinting

Thanks

We sincerely thank İbrahim EKİCİ, a student of the Çankaya University Mechatronics Engineering Department, who has made an essential contribution to the 3D printing of the test parts.

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