The rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction: a review of material advancements
The construction industry has recently increased the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D-printing) technologies. This review paper presents the state of the art of ground-based AM systems in construction, focusing comprehensively on developments in the material aspect towards us...
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| author | Barrie Dams Binling Chen Binling Chen Yusuf Furkan Kaya Yusuf Furkan Kaya Paul Shepherd Mirko Kovac Mirko Kovac Mirko Kovac Richard J. Ball |
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| description | The construction industry has recently increased the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D-printing) technologies. This review paper presents the state of the art of ground-based AM systems in construction, focusing comprehensively on developments in the material aspect towards using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly referred to as “drones”. AM itself is introduced, and an overview of the history of AM is provided. Key projects developing both ground-based cementitious and polymeric AM applications for construction purposes are reviewed along with material constituents, AM deposition methods and reinforcement techniques to mitigate against crack propagation. The review details a cutting-edge Aerial Additive Manufacturing (AAM) system developed to utilise untethered, self-powered UAV platforms extruding material during autonomous flight, which is designed to bring multi-agent aerial mobility to AM in the construction industry. An overview of the history of UAV development is presented, as well as the current use of UAV platforms combined with material deposition devices for construction and considerations for developing suitable materials and future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-103bd4ee5e9443e9a730017b7eb84d692025-01-27T06:40:28ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Materials2296-80162025-01-011110.3389/fmats.2024.14587521458752The rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction: a review of material advancementsBarrie Dams0Binling Chen1Binling Chen2Yusuf Furkan Kaya3Yusuf Furkan Kaya4Paul Shepherd5Mirko Kovac6Mirko Kovac7Mirko Kovac8Richard J. Ball9Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, United KingdomDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, United KingdomSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandLaboratory of Sustainability Robotics, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, EMPA, Dubendorf, SwitzerlandDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, United KingdomSchool of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, SwitzerlandLaboratory of Sustainability Robotics, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, EMPA, Dubendorf, SwitzerlandAerial Robotics Laboratory, Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, London, United KingdomDepartment of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, United KingdomThe construction industry has recently increased the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D-printing) technologies. This review paper presents the state of the art of ground-based AM systems in construction, focusing comprehensively on developments in the material aspect towards using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), commonly referred to as “drones”. AM itself is introduced, and an overview of the history of AM is provided. Key projects developing both ground-based cementitious and polymeric AM applications for construction purposes are reviewed along with material constituents, AM deposition methods and reinforcement techniques to mitigate against crack propagation. The review details a cutting-edge Aerial Additive Manufacturing (AAM) system developed to utilise untethered, self-powered UAV platforms extruding material during autonomous flight, which is designed to bring multi-agent aerial mobility to AM in the construction industry. An overview of the history of UAV development is presented, as well as the current use of UAV platforms combined with material deposition devices for construction and considerations for developing suitable materials and future research.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2024.1458752/fullaerial additive manufacturingconstruction industryunmanned aerial vehiclesmaterial propertiescementitious materialpolymers |
| spellingShingle | Barrie Dams Binling Chen Binling Chen Yusuf Furkan Kaya Yusuf Furkan Kaya Paul Shepherd Mirko Kovac Mirko Kovac Mirko Kovac Richard J. Ball The rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction: a review of material advancements Frontiers in Materials aerial additive manufacturing construction industry unmanned aerial vehicles material properties cementitious material polymers |
| title | The rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction: a review of material advancements |
| title_full | The rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction: a review of material advancements |
| title_fullStr | The rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction: a review of material advancements |
| title_full_unstemmed | The rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction: a review of material advancements |
| title_short | The rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction: a review of material advancements |
| title_sort | rise of aerial additive manufacturing in construction a review of material advancements |
| topic | aerial additive manufacturing construction industry unmanned aerial vehicles material properties cementitious material polymers |
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