Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a game changing production technology for aerospace applications. Fused deposition modelling is one of the most widely used AM technologies and recently has gained much attention in the advancement of many products. This paper introduces an extensive review of fused deposition modelling and its application in the development of high performance unmanned aerial vehicles. The process methodology, materials, post processing, and properties of its products are discussed in details. Successful examples of using this technology for making functional, lightweight and high endurance unmanned aerial vehicles are also highlighted. In addition, major opportunities, limitations, and outlook of fused deposition modelling are also explored. The paper shows that the emerge of fused deposition modelling as a robust technique for unmanned aerial vehicles represents a good opportunity to produce compact, strong, lightweight structures, and functional parts with embedded electronic.2

Lakmal (2018) Additive manufacturing of porous structures for unmanned aerial vehicles applications. Advanced Engineering Materials, 20(9), p. 180029, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.201800290. This article may be used for noncommercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.

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