Manufacturability-Driven Design Lab (MDDL)

Publications

2023

April

Shore hardness of as-printed and dehydrated thermoplastic materials made using fused filament fabrication (FFF)

Natural fiber biocomposites via 4D printing technologies: a review of possibilities for agricultural bio-mulching and related sustainable applications

March 

Tensile behavior of individual fibers and films made via material extrusion additive manufacturing

 

2022

November

Overview of debinding methods for parts manufactured using powder material extrusion

Comparative property analysis of fused filament fabrication PLA using fresh and recycled feedstocks

October

Influence of Matrix Material on Impact Properties of Chopped Carbon Fiber-Thermoplastic Composites Made Using FDM/FFF

System architecture and design parameters for extrusion-based autonomous construction systems

Effect of Channel Roughness on Micro-Droplet Distribution in Internal Minimum Quantity Lubrication

September

Extending the Operating Life of Thermoplastic Components via On-Demand Patching and Repair Using Fused Filament Fabrication

August

Design for Multi-Material Manufacturing Using Polyjet Printing Process: A Review

Design Opportunities Using High-Density Extrusion- Based Additive Manufacturing for Impact Problems

July 

A practical and ready handbook for mechanical designers and design educators? A review of design optimization using MATLAB ® and SOLIDWORKS ® by Krishnan Suresh

April

Mapping and Enforcement of Minimally Restrictive Manufacturability Constraints in Mechanical Design

March

An Accessible Guide to Polymer Material Processing? A Review of Plastics Process Analysis, Instrumentation, and Control by JK Fink

 

2021

November

Generation and Enforcement of Process-Driven Manufacturability Constraints: A Survey of Methods and Perspectives for Product Design

October 

Manufacturing process-driven structured materials (MPDSMs): design and fabrication for extrusion-based additive manufacturing

Predict Adhesive Strength of Repair of Thermoplastic Component Based on Polymer Healing Theory

August 

Fracture Behavior FDM Polymer Materials: Impact of Sample Size, Notch, and Element Layout

Designof FDM Mesostructures for Thermoplastic Materials Under Manufacturability Constraints

June

Fracture testing of polymer materials processed via fused filament fabrication: a survey of materials, methods, and design applications

May

Meso-scale FDM material layout design strategies under manufacturability constraints and fracture conditions

April

Identification and Mapping of Manufacturability Constraints for Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing

January

Image: Design Relevant Level Definitions for Structured Materials

 

2020

November

End-User Manufacturing with FDM/FFF: Interfaces, Tolerances, Repeatability, and Dimensional Accuracy (Presentation)

Fracture Testing of Additively Manufactured Polymer Materials: Impacts on Design-for-Manufacturability

Manufacturing Cell Adaption to Disruptive AM Processes: Convex Optimization Approach (Presentation)

October

End-User Manufacturing with FDM/FFF: Interfaces, Tolerances, Repeatability, and Dimensional Accuracy (Paper)

Manufacturing Cell Adaption to Disruptive AM Processes: Convex Optimization Approach (Paper)

August

Buckling Strength of 3-D Printed Thermoplastic Thin Shells: Notes on an Exploratory Study of As-Printed and Reinforced Cases

April

Buckling strength of additively manufactured cylindrical shells: An exploratory study of as-printed and reinforced ABS and PLA cases

February

Multifunctional structures for spacecraft attitude control

 

2019

December

3-D printing as a STEAM tool for bridging artistic and technical design perspectives

Simple Basic and Convex Processing Time and Power Models for Common Subtractive Manufacturing Processes

Supplemental_Material_Patterson_IZOD_Paper.pdf

Experimental design approach for studying overhanging features in selective laser melting

September 

System-Level Testing and Evaluation Plan for Field Robots: A Tutorial with Test Course Layouts

Development of User-Integrated Semi-Autonomous Lawn Mowing Systems: A Systems Engineering Perspective and Proposed Architecture

August 

Generation and Mapping of Minimally-Restrictive Manufacturability Constraints for Mechanical Design Problems (Presentation)

Generation and Mapping of Minimally-Restrictive Manufacturability Constraints for Mechanical Design Problems (Paper)

Overview of the Development and Enforcement of Process-Driven Manufacturability Constraints in Product Design (Presentation)

Overview of the Development and Enforcement of Process-Driven Manufacturability Constraints in Product Design (Paper)

Critical buckling load of thin-walled plastic cylinders in axial and radial loading: Overview and FEA case study

Repair of high-value plastic component using fused deposition modeling

July

Prusa 3-D Printer Position Error: Conceptualization and Testbed Design

System-Level Development of a User-Integrated Semi-Autonomous Lawn Mowing System: Problem Overview, Basic Requirements, and Proposed Architecture

Short Discussion/Essay – Automation, Autonomy, and Semi-Autonomy: A Brief Definition Relative to Robotics and Machine Systems

User-Integrated Semi-Autonomous Lawn Mowing Systems: Example Basic, Functional, Non-Functional, and Safety and Security Requirements

Remote Sensing of Weeds in Field Crops via Image Processing: A Short Literature Collection

Design and repeatability analysis of desktop tool for rapid pre-cracking of notched ductile plastic fracture specimens

June

Design and Repeatability Analysis of Desktop Tool for Rapid Pre-Cracking of Notched Ductile Plastic Fracture Specimens

May

3-D Printers in the Classroom: Opportunities, Challenges, and Implementation Guidelines

Incorporating Additive Manufacturing (AM) Technologies into the Undergraduate Design Curriculum

March

IZOD impact properties of full-density FDM polymer materials with respect to raster angle and print orientation

February

Exploring the Complementarity of Mathematical and Artistic Thinking in Design through 3-D Printing

January

Full-Density Fused Deposition Modeling Dimensional Error as a Function of Raster Angle and Build Orientation: Large Dataset for Eleven Materials

 

2018

December

Full-Density Fused Deposition Modeling Dimensional Error as a Function of Raster Angle and Build Orientation: Large Dataset for Eleven Materials

November

Nominal stiffness of GT-2 rubber-fiberglass timing belts for dynamic system modeling and design

October

Simple 3-D visualization of some common mathematical minimal surfaces using MATLAB

3-D Visualization of Common Minimal Surfaces

Technical Note: Nominal Stiffness Evaluation and Regression Analysis of GT-2 Rubber-Fiberglass Timing Belts

Exploring an AM-enabled combination-of-functions approach for modular product design

Practical DOE-based approach for predicting impact of stress and deformation in SLM overhanging features during product design

September

Exploring an AM-Enabled Combination-of-Functions Approach for Modular Product Design

August

Manufacturability constraint formulation for design under hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing

July

Crack propagation in 3-D printed PLA: Finite element modeling, test bed design, and preliminary experimental results

June 

Aerospace Best Paper Awards 2017

May

Manufacturability Constraint Formulation for Design Under Hybrid Additive-Subtractive Manufacturing (Supplemental Materials)

February

Characterization and Procssing Behavior of Heated Aluminum-Polycarbonate Composite Build Plates for the FDM Additive Manufacturing Process

Automated assembly of discrete parts using fused deposition modeling

 

2017

November 

Additive Manufacturing Technologies and Applications

May 

Research Practicum: Integration and Use of Cutting-Edge Scientific Research in STEM Education

April

Overhanging Features and the SLM/DMLS Residual Stresses Problem: Review and Future Research Need

Overhanging Features and the SLM/DMLS Residual Stresses Problem: Review and Future Research Need

March

Overhanging Features and the SLM/DMLS Residual Stresses Problem: Review and Future Research Need

Overhanging Features and the SLM/DMLS Residual Stresses Problem: Review and Future Research Need

Design and Performance of Modular 3-D Printed Solid-Propellant Rocket Airframes

Aerospace Issue 4(2) Cover: Design and Performance of Modular 3-D Printed Solid Propellant Rocket Airframes

 

2016

August

Disruptive Effects of Additive Technologies on SE Product Lifecycle

May

Innovative Teaching of Innovative Technologies: Introduction to Additive Manufacturing

 

2015

August

State-of-the-Art Survey of Additive Manufacturing Technologies, Methods, and Materials

 

2014

November

Design of experiment to analyze effect of input parameters on thermal stress and deformation in overhanging part features created with the SLM additive manufacturing process