Methods, materials and apparatus for mobile additive manufacturing of advanced structures and roadways
OwnerRobert A. Flitsch, Frederick A. Flitschinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides various aspects for mobile and automated processing utilizing additive manufacturing and the methods for their utilization. In some examples, discrete material formats for use in an Additive Manufacturing Array are disclosed. Methods of using the additive manufacturing robot, discrete materials, and the roadways produced with the additive manufacturing robot are provided. A combined function Addibot, with Additive Manufacturing capabilities, cleaning capabilities, line painting capabilities and seal coating capabilities which may be used in concert with a camera equipped aerial drone for design and characterization function is described.
Claims10
An apparatus for roadway repair and building comprising:
- a material storage hopper, wherein the material storage hopper contains a plurality of discrete material elements;
- wherein each of the discrete material elements comprises:
- an inner core;
- a first coating layer comprising an adhesive, wherein the first coating layer surrounds the inner core;
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- a second solid coating layer surrounding the first coating layer, wherein the second solid coating layer prevents the plurality of discrete material elements from binding to surrounding material while the plurality of discrete material elements are in the material storage hopper;
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- an additive manufacturing system which processes the plurality of discrete material elements, wherein a signal causes the additive manufacturing system to release at least one of the discrete material elements over a location on a surface.
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