Assignment:10.

1d
Name:RickyLedesma
Titlefordesign:Sp3dr3DPrinter

DesignBrief

Titlefordesign:Sp3dr3DPrinter
Shortdescription:Sp3dr,basedontheabdomenofasilkspider,isa3dprinterthatchemically
assemblesobjectsondemand.Innovativeadditivemanufacturingtechniquesandkeystrategies
innatureenableSp3drtomoveonanyplaneandcreateanyshapeto3Dprintvariousobjects
ofdifferentcomplexities.TheSp3drabdomenhousesanareatoabsorb,store,anddistribute
bothinorganicandorganiccompoundmaterial.
Companyname:Rhinov8
Purpose/intentionofthisdesign:Toexpand3Dprintingintoanunboundedspacewith
materialsmadefromorganicorinorganiccompoundsinsteadofasolepolymerbasedfilament.
Descriptionofwhatthedesignisgoingtodo:RECYCLESp3drcanreceive
materialstocreateorganicandinorganiccompoundmaterialtorecycleexcessmaterial.
STOREThematerialcanthenbestoredintheseparatedglandsineitherhigh
concentrationofaqueousenvironmentorahydrophobicareawhileawaitingdeployment.
DISTRIBUTEOncecommandedtobuildanobjectofacertainsize,specificglandswill
beactivatedtodeploymaterialintoaspinningductformixingandextrudetoprintan
object.
Listoffunctionsthedesignwillsupport:Storeorganiccompoundmaterial,store
inorganiccompoundmaterial,storeliquid,chemicallyassembleondemand,process
information,attachobjectspermanently,andlightweight.
Aim/goalsofthedesign:Radicallychangethewaywecreateideas.Radicallychangetheway
werecyclematerials.Radicallychangepeoplesmindsettoasknature.
Thetargetconsumer,user,audience:Allpeopleofallagesaretargeted.
Anyvaluesormessages:Providepeoplewiththeessentialtoolstoimprovelivelihoods
aroundtheworld.
Thecontextoroperatingconditions:Outdoorandindooroperatingconditionsare
acceptable.
Examplesofexistingsimilardesigns:Shapedlikeacomputermouseorawhiteout
dispenser.
Timeframeforcompletion:3Weeks
Anyconstraintsornonnegotiables:Oneconstraintistobeabletorecreatethespiders
processtomixorganicandinorganiccompoundmaterialstogethersotheydontputpeoplein
danger.Asecondconstraintistoabsorbmaterialandphysicallybreakitdownintochemical
compoundsandseparateforuse.

DesignProcess

C2BLap#1
IdentifyAssembleobjectsondemand.
Whymakeobjectsondemand?Torapidlycreateanobjecttolocalize
manufacturing.
Howdoyourapidlycreate?Byconvertingaliquidmaterialintoasolidmaterial
veryquicklyandstackingitontopofeachprintedlayer.
Whystackthematerial?Togrowasinglepart(shape)ratherthanattach
separateparts.
InterpretHowdoesasilkspiderproducesilk?Howdoesspiderchemicallyassemble
structure?Howdoesatermitechemicallyassembleondemand?
DiscoverBoththesilkwormandsilkspiderextrudechemicalsilkfiberstocapture
smallerinsectsforfood.Silkisalsousedtochemicallyassemblecocoonsforprotection.
Bothwaspsandbeesassemblehoneycombstructurewithbeeswaxfromwaxproducing
glandsintheirabdomentoensurecolonysurvival.Abaloneproduceslayerofnacre
(calciumcarbonate)fromepithelialcellsofthemantletissuetobuildit'sshellforshelter.
AbstractToassembleanspiderweb,spidershaveaspinneretwithasmanyas8
spigotsthatmoveindependentlybutinonemotion.Eachspigotisthenattachedtoan
individualgland.Astheglandproducesmaterial,thespigotextrudesthematerialinto
thespinneret,whichcreatesachemicalreactionandconvertsmaterialintoalong
proteinchain.
EmulateSp3drwillhaveductstostorethe3Dprintingmaterial.Whena3Dprintjob
begins,theductwillwarmuptoanambienttemperaturetopreparethematerialfor
extrusion.Oncetheambienttemperatureismet,thenozzlewillthenbegintoextrude
filamentmaterialintothespinningducttoincurachemicalreactionthatcancreatean
organicmaterial.
EvaluateReflectsbenignmanufacturingatlowpressures/temperatures.
DocumentationInthisfirstlap,Idecidedtobeginwiththemakefunctionof3D
printing.Ilearnedhowtogointomoredetailforwherethematerialsforchemical
assemblycomefromandhowthechemicalassemblyhappens.Priortothefinal,Iwas
takingathoroughlookattheassemblyprocesswithineachorganism.

C2BLap#2
IdentifyStoreorganicandinorganiccompoundmaterialsininternalglands.
Whichmaterials?Organicandinorganicchemicalcompounds.
Whystoreorganicandinorganiccompounds?Readilyavailableinnatural
environment.
Whatisthepurpose?Tomixbothandcreateasustainablematerial,insteadof
usingasingleplasticmaterialtype.
Whyuseglands?Glandsstoreorganiccompoundscontrolledunderambient
temperatureandpressureinanaqueousenvironment.

Canothermaterialsbeused?Othermaterialscanbecombinedtoprovide
differentcharacteristicstotheshape.
InterpretHowdoesaglandmaintaintheecosystem?Howdoesaglandprevent
structuralfailure?
DiscoverBeeswaxisproducedformedinworkerbeesglandswhouseitforcomb
structurability.SeaHaremixandsecreteschemicalstorepelandconfusepredators.For
gulls,glandsremovesaltfromseawatertomaintainplasmaconcentration.
AbstractBeeswaxissecretedfromtheglandswhilethetemperaturerisesasaresult
ofbeeshoveringinaclustertogenerateheatbythemetabolismofhoneyinthe
muscles.
EmulateSp3drwillusmicroelectronics,asensorynetwork,andcommunicationsignal
toactivatepluswarmupthegland.Astheglandiswarmingup,feedbacksignalsare
senttothemicroelectronicstomonitortemperaturedisturbances.Oncetheambient
temperatureismet,theglandisreadytosecretematerials.
EvaluateReflectstheSimplecommonbuildingblockslifeprinciple.Alsoreflectsthe
feedbackloopslifeprinciple.
DocumentationInthesecondlap,.Ilearnedhowglandscanmaintainanecosystem
withoutleakinganymaterials.Eachglandoperatesundernormalbodytemperatures
andenvironments.

C2BLap#3
IdentifyRecyclematerials.
Whyrecyclematerial?Toformaclosedloopsystem.
Whichmaterialscanberecycled?Organicmatter(foodwaste,plantwaste,etc.)
andinorganicmatter(plasticandmetal).
Whyorganicandinorganiccompoundmatter?Topreventthesematerialsfrom
beingdumpedintolandfills.
Whypreventitemsfromgoingintolandfills?Topreventdecompositionofthose
materialswhichleadtomethanegasemissionsintotheatmosphere.Itcanalso
leadtotoxicliquidsseepingintothegroundwater.
InterpretHowdoesanamoebastoreenergy?Howdoesaninsectchemicallybreak
downotherorganiccompounds?
DiscoverDungbeetledigestsfecalwastematter.Humanstomachsabsorbkey
nutrientsfromdigestedfoodbychemicallybreakingdownallmatterinahydrochloric
acidbath.Tentacleshelpfilterfoodfortheburrowingseacucumber.
AbstractAsthestomachreceivesfoodthroughthemouth,thestomachsecretesacid
andenzymesthatdigestthefood.
EmulateSp3drwillbefedorganicandinorganicmaterialsfromaroundthelocal
environment.Sp3drwillhaveaseparateglandtochemicallybreakdownorganicand
inorganicmaterials(food),thenpassthemtostorageglandswheretheywillawaitthe
extrusionprocess.
EvaluateReflectstherecyclingallmaterialslifeprinciple.

DocumentationLearnedhowSp3drcanrecycleandchemicallybreakdownmaterials
forfuelandfilament.

C2BLap#4
IdentifyDatatrackingsystem
Whyprocessinformation?Tomonitorthestatusofthemachine.
Whysendsignals?Tocommunicatewiththesensornetworkandreceivea
responsefromeachsensor.
Whytrackthepositionofthemachine?Toobtainanexactlocationandensure
themachinedoesnotinflictorreceivedamage.
InterpretHowdoesamonkeycomputeandlearn?Howdoesananimalsense
chemicals?
DiscoverMormyridelectricfishcommunicateduringcourtshipwithelectricaldisplays.
Sensoryneuronshelpsensetheenvironmentaroundtheorganismandreacttodifferent
stimuli.Antennaeensuresmoothlandingforhoneybees.
AbstractThesensoryneuronsarenervecellsthattransmitsensoryinformationbased
onsight,sound,feeling,etc.
EmulateSp3drwillprocessinginformationduringsimplemovements,calibration,and
3Dprinting.Electricalfeedbackloopswillcontrolthesignalprocessingefficiency.
Sp3dr'smotormovementwillneedtousedifferentalgorithmstocalculateamore
efficientpositionandstepmovementwhile3Dprinting.
EvaluateReflectstheprocessinformationaswellasthefeedbackloopslifeprinciple.
DocumentationLearnedhowfastandefficientthemicroelectronicsneedto
communicatetoprocesssensoryinformation.

C2BLap#5
IdentifyUnboundedmovementofthedevice
Whydoesthedevicenothaveaprintboundary?Dontwanttolimittheprintarea
ofanobject.
InterpretHowdoesabirdoptimizespaceandmaterials?Howdoesasilkworm
chemicallyassembledifferentshapedstructures?
DiscoverTermitemoundscanbeaslargeas17feetorhigher.Abirdsnestcanbeas
largeas16feethighby36feetindiameterorassmallas2cmdiameterby3cmhigh.
Spiderwebscanbeaslargeas20timeslargerthanthesizeofthespidercreatingthe
web.
AbstractTermitemoundsornestscanbebuiltaboveground,underground,atoptrees,
andinsidepiecesoftimberbyusingacombinationofsoil,mud,chewedwood,saliva,
andfeces.
EmulateSp3drcantriangulateitspositioninawoodedoropenareatodeterminehow
muchareaisneededtoprintanobject.Oncetheareaisfound,itwilldeterminethe
orientationofthebuildanddecidewhichglandsofmaterialstousetoprinttheobject.
EvaluateReflectstheoptimizeratherthanmaximizelifeprinciple.

DocumentationLearnedhowmuchcapabilitySp3drwillhavetoprintanobjectwithout
railsorguidelines.

DesignPresentation

Thissectionpresentfinaldesignandillustratehow/whyitissustainableandinnovative.Section
ismostlyillustrationswithsupportingtext.

Overalldesignisbasedoffofanormalorbspider,seeimage1below.Theheadsectionhouses
theelectronicsandrecyclingarea.Theabdomensection,housesGlandnetwork,amixing
chamber,andthenozzle.

Individualfunctionsitperforms:
Headsection:Electronics(seeimage3below)
Usestheneuronsstrategytoquicklytransmitandreceivesignalsinorderto
performeachfunction.
LifeprincipleemulatedisDetectsandheedslocalfeedback.
Moreinnovativebyusingasensornetworkinterruptsystemwithnodelays.
Abdomensection:Glandnetwork(seeimage2below)
Usesthestomachanddungbeetlesstrategytobreakdownorganicand
inorganicmaterialintoaliquidchemicalcompositioninordertoperformeach
function.
LifeprincipleemulatedisBenignManufacturing.
Moresustainablebybreakingdownphysicalobjectsinaliquidchemicalmakeup
toprepareitforthemixingchamber.

Image1:OverallDesign

Image2:GlandNetworkandmaterialpath

Image3:Software+ControlSystemOrganizationalChart

DesignProposal

IproposetocontinuemyworkonSp3dr,whileimprovingsomeoftheinnovationsandcreating
moreinnovations.IfIamchosentostaywiththecompany,Iproposetocontinuemyworkon
Sp3drwhileimprovingsomeoftheinnovationsandcreatingmoreinnovations.Tomakethe
projectmoresustainableandinnovative,Ivelistedthefollowingimprovementprojectsbelow.
Thesearetheideasthatdidnotmakeitintothefinaldesign.
Legsretractingpersizeofprintedobject
Asthesizeincreasesordecreases,Sp3drwilldeterminehowlongitslegswill
needtobeinordertostabilizeitselfduringaprintjob.
Compartmentforglandstoslideinto
RatherthanglandssittingidleintheabdomenofSp3dr,theglandswillbeableto
shiftaroundastheyareactivatedwhenaprintjobiscreated.Whentheprintis
beingprocessed,Sp3drwillbeabletocommunicateinformationaboutthe
remainingmaterialleftineachglandandwhetherthematerialactivatedwillbe
bestsuitedforthejob.
Sensorstoevaluatechemicalcompositionoforiginalobjectversusprintedobject
IfSp3drissetontopofanobjecttoprintareplacementpart,thenSp3drwill
analyzeandevaluatethechemical/physicalcompositionoftheoriginalobjectto
helpdeterminewhichsettingsareneededtoprinttheobject.
Moreintuitivetoevaluatebestmaterialtypetoprintwithratherthanlettinguserchoosing
ortroubleshooting
Thesoftwaredevelopmentteamwillbeabletosuggestseveralbestcase
printingparametersinordertomovetheuseralonginthe3Dprintingprocess
withoutmistakes.Thiswillallowprintstoendsuccessfullyratherthantheuser
reachdisappointmentwhenanobjectfailsduetopoorprintsettings.