Assignment:8.

2b
Name:RickyLedesma
Titlefordesign:Sp3dr3DPrinter

DesignBrief

Titlefordesign:
Sp3dr3DPrinter
Shortdescription:
Sp3dr,basedontheabdomenofasilkspider,isa3dprinterthatchemically
assemblesobjectsondemand.Innovativeadditivemanufacturingtechniquesandkeystrategies
innatureenableSp3drtomoveonanyplaneandcreateanyshapeto3Dprintvariousobjects
ofdifferentcomplexities.TheSp3drabdomenhousesanareatoabsorb,store,anddistribute
bothinorganicandorganiccompoundmaterial.
Companyname:
Rhinov8
Purpose/intentionofthisdesign:
Toexpand3Dprintingintoanunboundedspacewith
materialsmadefromorganicorinorganiccompoundsinsteadofasolepolymerbasedfilament.
Descriptionofwhatthedesignisgoingtodo:
RECYCLESp3drcanreceive
materialstocreateorganicandinorganiccompoundmaterialtorecycleexcessmaterial.
STOREThematerialcanthenbestoredintheseparatedglandsineitherhigh
concentrationofaqueousenvironmentorahydrophobicareawhileawaitingdeployment.
DISTRIBUTEOncecommandedtobuildanobjectofacertainsize,specificglandswill
beactivatedtodeploymaterialintoaspinningductformixingandextrudetoprintan
object.
Listoffunctionsthedesignwillsupport:
Storeorganiccompoundmaterial,store
inorganiccompoundmaterial,storeliquid,chemicallyassembleondemand,process
information,attachobjectspermanently,andlightweight.
Aim/goalsofthedesign:
Radicallychangethewaywecreateideas.Radicallychangetheway
werecyclematerials.Radicallychangepeoplesmindsettoasknature.
Thetargetconsumer,user,audience:
Allpeopleofallagesaretargeted.
Anyvaluesormessages:
Providepeoplewiththeessentialtoolstoimprovelivelihoods
aroundtheworld.
Thecontextoroperatingconditions:
Outdoorandindooroperatingconditionsare
acceptable.
Examplesofexistingsimilardesigns:
Shapedlikeacomputermouseorawhiteout
dispenser.
Timeframeforcompletion:
3Weeks
Anyconstraintsornonnegotiables:
Oneconstraintistobeabletorecreatethespiders
processtomixorganicandinorganiccompoundmaterialstogethersotheydontputpeoplein
danger.Asecondconstraintistoabsorbmaterialandphysicallybreakitdownintochemical
compoundsandseparateforuse.

DesignProcess

C2BLap#1
Identify
Assembleobjectsondemand.
Whymakeobjectsondemand?Torapidlyinnovateourmanufacturingsystems.
Whyrapidlyinnovate?Toquicklyvisualizeandtestideasinreality.
Interpret
Howdoesasilkspiderproducesilk?Howdoplantsgrow?Howdoesan
insectbuildshelter?Howdoesasilkwormmakeanestaroundatreelimb?
Discover
Extrudechemicalfibersfromdevicesbodylikeasilkwormandsilkspiderto
capturesmallerinsectsforfood.Waspandbeesmakehoneycombstructurewith
beeswaxtoensurecolonysurvival.Abaloneproduceslayerofnacre(calciumcarbonate)
tobuildit'sshellforshelter.Silkisusedtochemicallyassemblecocoonsforprotection.
Abstract
Alldiscoveredstrategiesuseaflexiblematerialandcanbeshapedintoor
aroundmanythings.Alldiscoveredstrategiesvaryinhowtheyworkwiththeorganism.
Emulate
Mimicspider'sextrusionprocesstoprintorganicandinorganicmixture
filamentmaterialunderambienttemperatureandpressure.
Evaluate
Benignmanufacturingatlowpressures/temperatures.

Prion
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658764/
6axis3dprinter
https://www.behance.net/gallery/22536831/ROBOTICEXTRUSION%286AxisKUKAABS3DP
rinting%29

C2BLap#2
Identify
Storeorganicandinorganiccompoundmaterialsininternalglands.
Whystoreorganicandinorganicmaterialtypes?Tomixbothorganicand
inorganicwhichcancreateasustainablematerial,insteadofusingonlyplastic
materialtype.
Whyuseglands?Glandsstorethecompoundmaterialsinsafe,controlled
environment.
Interpret
Howdoglandsregulateinternaltemperature?Howglandspreventleakage?
Discover
Beeswaxisproducedbyhoneybeesandformedinworkerbeesglandswho
useitforcombstructurability.SeaHaresecreteschemicalstorepelandconfuse
predators.Forgulls,glandsremovesaltfromseawatertomaintainplasma
concentration.
Abstract
Someglandsareusedasaprotector.Allglandsuseinorganicandorganic
compoundmaterialtosecretenaturalmaterials.Eachglandoperatesundernormalbody
temperaturesandenvironments.
Emulate
Mimichoneybeeglandproductionofbeeswaxbecausewewillnotsecrete
othermaterials,onlyextrudematerials.
Evaluate
Usesabundantlocalmaterials.

C2BLap#3

IdentifyAbsorborganicandinorganiccompoundmatter.
Whyabsorbmaterial?Toinstallarecyclingsystemonthedevice.
Whyabsorborganicandinorganiccompoundmatter?Topreventthismatter
fromgoingintolandfills.
InterpretHowdoamoebaabsorbotherorganisms?Howdoinsectsdigestwaste?
DiscoverDungbeetledigestfecalwastematter.Humanstomachsabsorbkeynutrients
fromdigestedfood.Tentacleshelpfilterfoodfortheburrowingseacucumber.
AbstractAlldiscoveredstrategieshaveamethodtocaptureandabsorbfood.
EmulateNotonlywilltheproductabsorborganicandinorganiccompoundmatter,but
shouldalsofiltertoxicparticles.
EvaluateReusingmaterialsandrecycledmaterials.

C2BLap#4
Identify
Processinformation
Whyprocessinformation?Toprovideaproductthatcanunderstanditsown
body.
Interpret
Howdomonkeysprocessinformationconsistentlywell?Howdoanimals
sensetoxicmatterandseparateit?
Discover
Mormyridelectriceelsfindscourtshipshouldelectroniccommunication
displays.Neuronshelpsensetheenvironmentaroundtheorganismandreactto
differentstimuli.Antennaeensuresmoothlandingforhoneybees.
Abstract
Communicationwithoutdelayornoiseiskeytobeabletoprocess
information.
Emulate
Mimicresponsetimeofmormyridplusneuralorganizationnetwork.
Evaluate
Detectsandheedslocalfeedback

C2BLap#5
I
dentify
Unboundedmovementofthedevice
Whydoesthedevicenothaveaprintboundary?Dontwanttolimittheprintarea
ofanobject.
Interpret
Howdoesabirdknowalargeanestshouldbe?Howdoesatermitemound
knowhowlargetobe?
Discover
Termitemoundscanbeaslargeas17feetorhigher.Abirdsnestcanbeas
largeas16feethighby36feetindiameterorassmallas2cmdiameterby3cmhigh.
Spiderwebscanbeaslargeas20timeslargerthanthesizeofthespidercreatingthe
web.
Abstract
Theorganismoptimizesthesizeofthenestwhenbuildingit.
Emulate
Mimictheproportionalityoforganismtonestforeachprinttonotmaximize
availablespace.
Evaluate
Designoptimizeratherthanmaximize.

DesignPresentation

Thissectionpresentfinaldesignandillustratehow/whyitissustainableandinnovative.Section
ismostlyillustrationswithsupportingtext.

Overalldesignisbasedoffofanormalorbspider,seeimage1below.Theheadsectionhouses
theelectronicsandrecyclingarea.Theabdomensection,housesGlandnetwork,amixing
chamber,andthenozzle.

Individualfunctionsitperforms:
Headsection:Electronics(seeimage3below)
Usestheneuronsstrategytoquicklytransmitandreceivesignalsinorderto
performeachfunction.
LifeprincipleemulatedisDetectsandheedslocalfeedback.
Moreinnovativebyusingasensornetworkinterruptsystemwithnodelays.
Abdomensection:Glandnetwork(seeimage2below)
Usesthestomachanddungbeetlesstrategytobreakdownorganicand
inorganicmaterialintoaliquidchemicalcompositioninordertoperformeach
function.
LifeprincipleemulatedisBenignManufacturing.
Moresustainablebybreakingdownphysicalobjectsinaliquidchemicalmakeup
toprepareitforthemixingchamber.

Image1:OverallDesign

Image2:GlandNetworkandmaterialpath

Image3:Software+ControlSystemOrganizationalChart

DesignProposal

IproposetocontinuemyworkonSp3dr,whileimprovingsomeoftheinnovationsandcreating
moreinnovations.IfIamchosentostaywiththecompany,Iproposetocontinuemyworkon
Sp3drwhileimprovingsomeoftheinnovationsandcreatingmoreinnovations.Tomakethe
projectmoresustainableandinnovative,Ivelistedthefollowingimprovementprojectsbelow.
Thesearetheideasthatdidnotmakeitintothefinaldesign.
Legsretractingpersizeofprintedobject
Asthesizeincreasesordecreases,Sp3drwilldeterminehowlongitslegswill
needtobeinordertostabilizeitselfduringaprintjob.
Compartmentforglandstoslideinto
RatherthanglandssittingidleintheabdomenofSp3dr,theglandswillbeableto
shiftaroundastheyareactivatedwhenaprintjobiscreated.Whentheprintis
beingprocessed,Sp3drwillbeabletocommunicateinformationaboutthe
remainingmaterialleftineachglandandwhetherthematerialactivatedwillbe
bestsuitedforthejob.
Sensorstoevaluatechemicalcompositionoforiginalobjectversusprintedobject
IfSp3drissetontopofanobjecttoprintareplacementpart,thenSp3drwill
analyzeandevaluatethechemical/physicalcompositionoftheoriginalobjectto
helpdeterminewhichsettingsareneededtoprinttheobject.
Moreintuitivetoevaluatebestmaterialtypetoprintwithratherthanlettinguserchoosing
ortroubleshooting
Thesoftwaredevelopmentteamwillbeabletosuggestseveralbestcase
printingparametersinordertomovetheuseralonginthe3Dprintingprocess
withoutmistakes.Thiswillallowprintstoendsuccessfullyratherthantheuser
reachdisappointmentwhenanobjectfailsduetopoorprintsettings.