Innovative design and fabrication method of assistive device components using a 3D printer for low-volume high-variety production
| Project/Area Number |
26560319
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities |
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Principal Investigator |
Suzurikawa Jun 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所 福祉機器開発部, 研究室長 (50571577)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
INOUE Takenobu 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所福祉機器開発部, 研究部長 (40360680)
NAKAMURA Takashi 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所義肢装具技術研究部, 主任義肢装具士 (40415360)
TAKASHIMA Atsushi 国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター(研究所), 研究所福祉機器開発部, 研究員 (90711284)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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| Keywords | 3Dプリンタ / 強度 / 福祉機器 / パラメトリック設計 / 応力解析 / 引張試験 / 義肢装具 / FDM / アニール処理 / 義手 / 強度試験 / 自助具 / CAD |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we attempted to apply three-dimensional additive manufacturing to production of assistive device components. The anisotropic strength characteristics of the components fabricated by additive manufacturing hamper safety design and use of the 3D-printed products. Then, we systematically investigated strength characteristics of 3D-printer fabricated components dependent on the lamination directions by tensile and flexural testing. The existing surface modification treatments were found to improve tensile and/or flexural strength. The findings experimentally obtained were consistent with the results of the flexural test where a component of an upper-limb prosthesis was tested.
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Research Products
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