The use of mechatronic components and the incorporation of additive manufacturing into the process of product development have grown in popularity over the past several years. The goal of the research conducted in this paper is to develop a prototype of a monomobile biped mechanical system and to optimize the printing parameters for the additive manufacturing stage. This paper presents the modelling of the components of a biped mechanical system and the simulation of their operation. The modelling step is followed by setting the printing parameters in the dedicated Z-Suite software and creating the G-code for the Zortrax M300 Plus additive manufacturing equipment. Lastly, the paper presents the connection of the sensors to the Plusivo board, the mounting procedure to the 3D printed parts that make up the biped mechanical system as well as the operation methodology of the sensors. The resulting prototype is then used to monitor parameters specific to the sensors used.
The paper deals with the classification, applications, and advantages of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), materials, and technologies used. This area of production represents one of the most promising technologies of 21st century, with a big impact in manufacturing 4.0. Nowadays, MEMS fabrication methods have a very big influence in the area of medicine, and therefore the review applications of utmost importance like micromechanical stents or antenna stents are related. The study presents information about MEMS based micro-EDM, regarding working parameters and some examples of techniques used to realize MEMS devices. These have the purpose to minimize the cost together with the increase of the output technological parameters. The process capabilities of micro-ECM, associated with working parameters are also treated, and the potential applications in industries like automotive, aerospace, biomedical, security, communication, etc. Finally, some future challenges of MEMS application in the specified fields are exposed.
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