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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

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ASSISTANT PROFESSORDEPARTMENT OF MECHNICAL ENGINEERING

PMC TECH HOSUR

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Making your ideas visual: Prototypes

Paper prototype Physical prototype Demonstration

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Why do you think it’s valuable to create

prototypes?

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When we create something new, failure is always an option

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1959: British industrialist Henry Kremer offers £50,000 to the first person to build a human-powered aircraft

What is required to solve this challenge?

The Kremer Competition

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The challenge was won by the most

flexible prototype.

The Gossamer Condor

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Why MacCready’s competitors did not succeed

Their designs relied on what they already knew about flight— just like these people:

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This is what happens with…

Only one prototype Rapid prototyping

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You have 25 minutes to create a prototype that explains your idea

Paper prototype Physical prototype Demonstration

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Test your first prototype

You have five minutes to:1. Show your prototype to another group for feedback.2. Provide feedback on their prototype.

What’s one thing you should keep?What’s one thing you should change?