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A creative solution for rapid and inexpensive model-making in product design pr...

Autor(es): Veloso, Fernando cv logo 1 ; Sampaio, A.M. cv logo 2 ; Chaves, Filipe cv logo 3 ; Simões, Ricardo cv logo 4

Data: 2011

Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/11110/548

Origem: CiencIPCA

Assunto(s): 2 Rapide Prototyping


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Rapid prototyping (RP) is an approach for automatically building a physical object through solid freeform fabrication. Nowadays, RP has become a vital aspect of most product development processes, due to the significant competitive advantages it offers compared to traditional manual model making. Even in academic environments, it is important to be able to quickly create accurate physical representations of concept solutions. Some of these can be used for simple visual validation, while others can be employed for ergonomic assessment by potential users or even for physical testing. However, the cost of traditional RP methods prevents their use in most academic environments on a regular basis, and even for very preliminary prototypes in many small companies. That results in delaying the first physical prototypes to later stages, or creating very rough mock-ups which are not as useful as they could be. In this paper we propose an approach for rapid and inexpensive model-making, which was developed in an academic context, and which can be employed for a variety of objects.
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