Include this statement: “I, Justin Ilagan, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 47 hours of work.”
Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component.
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Cotteleer, Mark and Jim Joyce. "3D opportunity: Additive manufacturing paths to performance, innovation, and growth Deloitte Review issue 14." Dupress. Deloitte University Press, 17 January 2014. Web. 21 February 2016. <http://dupress.com/articles/dr14-3d-opportunity/>.
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Lyons, Brett. "Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace: Examples and Research Outlook." Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading-edge Engineering from the 2011 Symposium. Washington, D.C.: National Academies, 2012. 15-24. Web. 25 Feb. 2016. <http://www.naefrontiers.org/File.aspx?id=31590>.
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Zjenja Doubrovski, Jouke Casper Verlinden, and Jo Geraedts. "Optimal Design for Additive Manufacturing: Opportunities and Challenges." ResearchGate. Delft University of Technology
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Update your Independent Component 2 Log (which should be under your Senior Project Hours link)
Done - Independent Component 2 Log Link
Explain what you completed.
My independent component 2 was very similar to my first independent, but mostly focused on additive manufacturing designs that are possible. I looked into the actual cost benefit analysis of Additive Manufacturing processes and how certain designs prove beneficial in decreasing the overall weight of an aircraft. More specifically, I looked into the possible lattice structures that can be effective through Additive Manufacturing. I researched
Defend your work and explain the component's significance and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work. Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.
Although the evidence listed on this blog may not seem like much, the amount of time I have spent on this project has been huge and the progress I have made towards the research on cost efficiency has increased significantly because of my IC 2. Majority of the 47 hours listed on my IC 2 hours log went towards reading the sources listed. The list below is not a complete record of all of the notes I took during the duration of this project. It is important to know that there are countless numbers of additive manufacturing processes, materials and technology, and if I had chosen to skip sections on the articles used, I would not have been able to take sufficient notes as the background information on AM is vital in understanding how AM can increase cost efficiency.
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Most of my sources are over a hundred pages long. Clearly, I did not take notes on every single page; however, I went through almost all of these sources as they actually had beneficial information. Most of the hours listed on my mentorship log(IC 2) were on the research and note taking done for this project. These sources were not just taken from my working bibliography, however, I did use some of for my research check as it was very helpful for my senior project as a whole. These sources were found by either me, or my mentor, Dr. Eric Fodran; a listed view of these sources can also be found on the "Essential Questions Answer" document. Moreover, this is not the complete list of all of the sources I used for my independent component. All of the sources I listed on question 2 were used for my research on my IC 2.
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| ~Franco Cevolini, Walter Holemans, Adam Huang, Stewart Davis, and Gilbert Moore. "Construction of a CUBESAT using Additive Manufacturing." |
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How did the component help you answer your EQ? Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped.
The second independent component basically served as a way to support my second answer to the essential question--Additive Manufacturing(AM). More specifically, I was able to further my knowledge on AM processes through the literary research conducted throughout the project.
For example, the literary review “Lattice-skin Structures Design with Orientation Optimization” by Y. Tang and Y. F. Zhao showed me how lattice structures can be implemented in aircraft and spacecraft while still being able to somewhat retain the manufacturing cost and time. It explored the different effective material model for lattice structures and how feasible they are in current designs.
Another example is “Materials by Design,” by the Science and Technology Review. It is an article from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and discusses some AM processes and how they can be combined to fabricate usable lattice structures. This source helped me understand my answer to the EQ as it shows how flexible AM processes are and how different processes can be combined and utilized to create a more desirable product.
- “Construction of a CUBESAT using Additive Manufacturing” by Franco Cevolini, Walter Holemans, Adam Huang, Stewart Davis, and Gilbert Moore was also helpful as it gave a real life example of how additively manufactured products perform as effectively as those traditionally manufactured. CubeSat is an additively manufactured miniaturized satellite that was initially created to test performance of smaller satellites in low Earth orbit.
