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.
Claims18
An additive material array system comprising:
- an array of deposition elements;
- wherein each deposition element comprises a release mechanism to individually release a discrete material element;
- a storage element that feeds the array of deposition elements;
- a thermal control element that maintains a temperature of the storage element;
- a local heating system that provides energy to the discrete material element while the discrete material element is released by an element of the array of deposition elements, and
- wherein the discrete material element comprises an inner core, a first coating layer comprising an adhesive, and a second coating layer surrounding the first coating layer, wherein the second coating layer prevents the discrete material element from binding to surrounding material while it is in storage;
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- wherein the local heating system comprises a microwave emitter.
An additive material array system comprising:
- an array of deposition elements, wherein each deposition element comprises a release mechanism to individually release a discrete material element;
- a storage element that feeds the array of deposition elements;
- a thermal control element that maintains a temperature of the storage element;
- a local heating system that provides energy to the discrete material element while the discrete material element is released by an element of the array of deposition elements;
- wherein the discrete material element comprises an inner core, a first coating layer comprising an adhesive, and a second coating layer surrounding the first coating layer;
- wherein the second coating layer prevents the discrete material element from binding to surrounding material while it is in storage;
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- an artificial intelligence processing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.