session 8

Title

Advancements in Materials Applications, Additive Manufacturing, and Rapid Prototyping Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping

type

oral

Description

The topics to be addressed include advancements in materials applications, novel technical concepts in the rapid prototyping of space systems, and materials and processes for in space manufacturing and construction. Continuous improvements in materials and structural concepts are always needed to achieve extremely demanding goals in performance, reliability, and affordability of space components, especially in terms of greater accuracy/dimensional stability, longer life, greater survivability to both natural and threat environments, and producibility capability for high volume production. Different additive manufacturing (AM) processes are currently used for different materials in the fabrication of metal, ceramic, and plastic parts. New and different processes are being developed for utilization of lunar regolith materials for manufacturing and construction. As a very new technique, AM is strongly emerging due to the capability of optimization of structural parts for space applications as it concerns weight reduction, improvement of mechanical properties and reduction of development and lead times as well as cost reduction. The ability to utilize in situ resources for manufacturing and construction is very attractive for logistics reduction for deep space exploration.

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Prof. Pierre Rochus, CSL (Centre Spatial de Liège), Belgium;

• Co-Chair: Dr. Raymond G. Clinton, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, United States;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Bangcheng Ai, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, China;

• Rapporteur: Prof. Mario Marchetti, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy;