Machine-vision assisted 3D printing

I augmented a 3D printer with software for a 3D scanning system in order to incorporate feedback into the printing process. After calibration of the scanning system and the printer, the 3D scanning system is capable of taking depth maps of the printing platform. The two main extensions of 3D printing enabled by the 3D scanning system are printing on auxiliary objects and corrective printing. Printing on auxiliary objects is accomplished by scanning an auxiliary object, then positioning the printer to print directly onto the object. Corrective printing is using the scanner during the printing process to correct any errors mid-print.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2016

Author dc:creator

• Park, Allen, S.M. (Allen S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Wojciech Matusik.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113162

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/113162