PECASE: Interdisciplinary Research and Education in Solid Freeform Fabrication Using Laser Engineered Net Shaping

PECASE：使用激光工程网络成形进行固体自由形状制造的跨学科研究和教育

基本信息

批准号：
9983968
负责人：
John DuPont
金额：
$ 20万
依托单位：
Lehigh University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2000
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2000-06-01 至 2005-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9983968&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
PECASE Interdisciplinary Research Education Solid

项目摘要

Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS) is an innovative Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) process which is capable of manufacturing metallic parts with complex shapes directly from a computer aided drawing. This new manufacturing process can significantly reduce manufacturing costs, reduce the time from design to market, and improve the performance of components used in the die casting, injection molding, aircraft, and automotive industries. The overall objective of this CAREER project is to initiate an effort in interdisciplinary research and education in SFF using the LENS process. A research team of graduate students and faculty in the Materials and Mechanical Engineering Departments at Lehigh University and Lafayette College will collaborate with scientists at Sandia National Laboratory to develop LENS processing methods that can be used by industrial partners. Teaching modules in SFF will be developed by the faculty for undergraduate instruction in manufacturing as part of a capstone course that involves students from the engineering, business, and arts & sciences colleges at Lehigh University.The final "products" of this program will be: 1) Processing methods that can be used by industry for improved control and consistency of the LENS manufacturing process, and 2) Graduate and undergraduate students with an improved understanding of the interdisciplinary approach required in today's modern manufacturing environment.

激光工程净成形 (LENS) 是一种创新的实体自由成形制造 (SFF) 工艺，能够直接根据计算机辅助绘图制造具有复杂形状的金属零件。这种新的制造工艺可以显着降低制造成本，缩短从设计到上市的时间，并提高压铸、注塑、飞机和汽车行业所用部件的性能。该 CAREER 项目的总体目标是利用 LENS 流程发起 SFF 跨学科研究和教育工作。由理海大学和拉斐特学院材料和机械工程系的研究生和教师组成的研究团队将与桑迪亚国家实验室的科学家合作，开发可供工业合作伙伴使用的 LENS 加工方法。 SFF 的教学模块将由教职人员为制造业本科教学开发，作为顶点课程的一部分，该课程涉及里哈伊大学工程学院、商学院以及艺术与科学学院的学生。该计划的最终“产品”将是： 1) 工业界可用于改善 LENS 制造过程的控制和一致性的加工方法，以及 2) 研究生和本科生对当今现代制造环境所需的跨学科方法有更好的理解。