From CAD to a 4D component through Material Extrusion

Type of course:

Digital learning, Lesson

Language:

Duration:

14 minutes

Workload:

2 hours

Proficiency:

Intermediate

Target:

Professionals, Students

This nugget provides a brief overview of the printing of a smart component made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with shape memory feature through material extrusion. It describes the physical mechanism and the cycle of a thermo-responsive shape memory polymer (SMP). This nugget also briefly introduces the modeling of thermo-responsive SMPs.

Learning outcomes

Be able to recognize the sequence of designing and printing a 4D component
Be able to interpret the design impact on the response of the component to a stimuli
Be able to describe the Workflow and good practices for producing a 4D SMP component through material extrusion