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Extraction of Coupling Stiffness of Specimens Printed with Selective Laser Melting using Modal Analysis
Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
  • B. West
  • Nicholas E. Capps
  • James S. Urban
  • Troy Hartwig
  • Ben Brown
  • Douglas A. Bristow, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Robert G. Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Edward C. Kinzel, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Modal analysis is an affordable form of nondestructive evaluation (NDE) for many forms of manufacturing. Developments in Additive Manufacturing (AM) have enabled the printing of sophisticated metal parts in processes like Selective Laser Melting (SLM). In most metallic AM processes fabrication is conducted on a build plate, which allows for convenient fixturing for model analysis. However, many build plate contain multiple parts that introduces the challenge of dynamic coupling where the dynamic characteristics of other specimens appear in the frequency analysis of the specimen that is being analyzed. The dynamic coupling can obscure the analysis, especially for prints with multiple identical parts. This work sets a foundation for a method to improve the modal analysis of multiple AM parts fabricated on a single build plate by estimating the coupling stiffness between two specimens with similar modal characteristics.

Meeting Name
36th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics (2018, Feb. 12-15, Orlando, FL)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Intelligent Systems Center
Comments
This work was funded by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies under Contract No. DE-NA0002839 with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Additive Manufacturing,
  • Coupling,
  • Laser Doppler Vibrometery,
  • Modal Analysis,
  • Selective Laser Melting
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-331974792-7
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 The Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
2-1-2019
Publication Date
01 Feb 2019
Citation Information
B. West, Nicholas E. Capps, James S. Urban, Troy Hartwig, et al.. "Extraction of Coupling Stiffness of Specimens Printed with Selective Laser Melting using Modal Analysis" Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series Vol. 3 (2019) p. 275 - 282 ISSN: 2191-5644
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/douglas-bristow/67/