TY - GEN
T1 - A desktop electrohydrodynamic jet printing system with integrated high-resolution sensing and control
AU - Mishra, Sandipan
AU - Barton, Kira
AU - Alleyne, Andrew
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper discusses the design and integration of a desktop system with sensing and control capability for Electrohydrodynamic jet (E-jet) printing. E-jet printing is a micro/nano-manufacturing process that uses an electric field to induce fluid jet printing through micro/nano-scale nozzles. This enables better control and resolution than traditional jet-printing processes. The printing process is predominantly controlled by changing the voltage potential between the nozzle and the substrate. The push to drive E-jet printing towards a viable micro/nano-manufacturing process has led to the design of a compact, cost effective, and user friendly desktop E-jet printing system. The hardware and software components of the desktop system are described in the paper. A current detection system is designed for monitoring the printing. We also propose a two DOF feedback-feedforward control law for control of the printing process. Experimental results are presented to validate the performance of the desktop system.
AB - This paper discusses the design and integration of a desktop system with sensing and control capability for Electrohydrodynamic jet (E-jet) printing. E-jet printing is a micro/nano-manufacturing process that uses an electric field to induce fluid jet printing through micro/nano-scale nozzles. This enables better control and resolution than traditional jet-printing processes. The printing process is predominantly controlled by changing the voltage potential between the nozzle and the substrate. The push to drive E-jet printing towards a viable micro/nano-manufacturing process has led to the design of a compact, cost effective, and user friendly desktop E-jet printing system. The hardware and software components of the desktop system are described in the paper. A current detection system is designed for monitoring the printing. We also propose a two DOF feedback-feedforward control law for control of the printing process. Experimental results are presented to validate the performance of the desktop system.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84884338253
SN - 9781887706537
T3 - Proceedings - ASPE Spring Topical Meeting on Control of Precision Systems, ASPE 2010
SP - 145
EP - 150
BT - Proceedings - ASPE Spring Topical Meeting on Control of Precision Systems, ASPE 2010
T2 - ASPE Spring Topical Meeting on Control of Precision Systems, ASPE 2010
Y2 - 11 April 2010 through 13 April 2010
ER -