CI 9259 RAPID PROTOTYPING SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY ME CAD/CAM 1ST SEM SYLLABUS REGULATION 2009 2011 2012-2013

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CI 9259 RAPID PROTOTYPING SYLLABUS | ANNA UNIVERSITY ME CAD/CAM 1ST SEM SYLLABUS REGULATION 2009 2011 2012-2013 BELOW IS THE ANNA UNIVERSITY FIRST SEMESTER M.E CAD/CAM DEPARTMENT SYLLABUS, TEXTBOOKS, REFERENCE BOOKS,EXAM PORTIONS,QUESTION BANK,PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPERS,MODEL QUESTION PAPERS, CLASS NOTES, IMPORTANT 2 MARKS, 8 MARKS, 16 MARKS TOPICS. IT IS APPLICABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS ADMITTED IN THE YEAR 2011 2012-2013 (ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI,TRICHY,MADURAI,TIRUNELVELI,COIMBATORE), 2009 REGULATION OF ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI AND STUDENTS ADMITTED IN ANNA UNIVERSITY CHENNAI DURING 2009

CI 9259 RAPID PROTOTYPING L T P C
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AIM:
To provide knowledge on different types of Rapid Prototyping systems and its applications
in various fields.
OBJECTIVE:
Generating a good understanding of RP history, its development and applications.
Expose the students to different types of Rapid prototyping processes, materials used in
RP systems and reverse engineering.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 8
Need - Development of RP systems – RP process chain - Impact of Rapid Prototyping on
Product Development –Digital prototyping - Virtual prototyping- Rapid Tooling - Benefits-
Applications.
UNIT II REVERSE ENGINEERING AND CAD MODELING 10
Basic concept- Digitization techniques – Model Reconstruction – Data Processing for
Rapid Prototyping: CAD model preparation, Data Requirements – geometric modeling
techniques: Wire frame, surface and solid modeling – data formats - Data interfacing, Part
orientation and support generation, Support structure design, Model Slicing and contour
data organization, direct and adaptive slicing, Tool path generation.
UNITIII LIQUID BASED AND SOLID BASED RAPID PROTOTYPING
SYSTEMS 10
Stereolithography (SLA): Apparatus: Principle, per-build process, part-building, post-build
processes, photo polymerization of SL resins, part quality and process planning, recoating
issues, materials, advantages, limitations and applications.
Solid Ground Curing (SGC): working principle, process, strengths, weaknesses and
applications.Fused deposition Modeling (FDM): Principle, details of processes, process
variables, types, products, materials and applications. laminated object
manufacturing(LOM): Working Principles, details of processes, products, materials,
advantages, limitations and applications - Case studies.
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UNIT IV POWDER BASED RAPID PROTOTYPING SYSTEMS 10
Selective Laser Sintering(SLS): Principle, process, Indirect and direct SLS- powder
structures, modeling of SLS, materials, post processing, post curing, surface deviation
and accuracy, Applications. Laser Engineered Net Shaping(LENS): Processes, materials,
products, advantages, limitations and applications– Case Studies.
UNIT V OTHER RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGIES 7
Three dimensional Printing (3DP):Principle, basic process, Physics of 3DP, types of
printing, process capabilities, material system. Solid based, Liquid based and powder
based 3DP systems, strength and weakness, Applications and case studies. Shape
Deposition Manufacturing (SDM): Introduction, basic process, shape decomposition, mold
SDM and applications. Selective Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting – Rapid
manufacturing.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Rapid prototyping: Principles and applications, second edition, Chua C.K., Leong K.F.,
and Lim C.S., World Scientific Publishers, 2003.
2. Rapid prototyping, Andreas Gebhardt, Hanser Gardener Publications, 2003.
REFERENCES:
1. Rapid Prototyping and Engineering applications : A tool box for prototype
development, Liou W.Liou, Frank W.Liou, CRC Press, 2007.
2. Rapid Prototyping: Theory and practice, Ali K. Kamrani, Emad Abouel Nasr, Springer,
2006.
3. Rapid Tooling: Technologies and Industrial Applications, Peter D.Hilton,
Hilton/Jacobs, Paul F.Jacobs, CRC press, 2000.