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Article

Modeling and Strength Calculations of Parts Made Using 3D Printing Technology and Mounted in a Custom-Made Lower Limb Exoskeleton

by
Szczepan Śpiewak
1,*,
Wiktoria Wojnicz
2,
Jan Awrejcewicz
3,
Magdalena Mazur
4,
Michał Ludwicki
3,
Bartosz Stańczyk
3 and
Bartłomiej Zagrodny
3
1
Institute of Mechanics and Machine Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Czestochowa University of Technology, ul. Dabrowskiego 73, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland
2
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdansk University of Techology, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland
3
Department of Automation Biomechanics and Mechatronics, Lodz University of Technology, ul. Stefanowskiego 1/15, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
4
Department of Production Engineering and Safety, Czestochowa University of Technology, ul. Dabrowskiego 69, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2024, 17(14), 3406; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143406
Submission received: 20 May 2024 / Revised: 1 July 2024 / Accepted: 3 July 2024 / Published: 10 July 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)
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Abstract

This study is focused on the application of 3D-printed elements and conventional elements to create a prototype of a custom-made exoskeleton for lower limb rehabilitation. The 3D-printed elements were produced by using Fused Deposition Modeling technology and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) material. The scope of this work involved the design and construction of an exoskeleton, experimental testing of the ABS material and numerical research by using the finite element method. On the basis of the obtained results, it was possible to deduce whether the load-bearing 3D-printed elements can be used in the proposed mechanical construction. The work contains full data of the material models used in FEM modeling, taking into account the orthotropic properties of the ABS material. Various types of finite elements were used in the presented FE models. The work is a comprehensive combination of material testing issues with the possibility of implementing the obtained results in numerical strength models of machine parts.
Keywords: exoskeleton; finite element method; ABS; orthotropic material; modeling; numerical study exoskeleton; finite element method; ABS; orthotropic material; modeling; numerical study

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Śpiewak, S.; Wojnicz, W.; Awrejcewicz, J.; Mazur, M.; Ludwicki, M.; Stańczyk, B.; Zagrodny, B. Modeling and Strength Calculations of Parts Made Using 3D Printing Technology and Mounted in a Custom-Made Lower Limb Exoskeleton. Materials 2024, 17, 3406. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143406

AMA Style

Śpiewak S, Wojnicz W, Awrejcewicz J, Mazur M, Ludwicki M, Stańczyk B, Zagrodny B. Modeling and Strength Calculations of Parts Made Using 3D Printing Technology and Mounted in a Custom-Made Lower Limb Exoskeleton. Materials. 2024; 17(14):3406. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143406

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Śpiewak, Szczepan, Wiktoria Wojnicz, Jan Awrejcewicz, Magdalena Mazur, Michał Ludwicki, Bartosz Stańczyk, and Bartłomiej Zagrodny. 2024. "Modeling and Strength Calculations of Parts Made Using 3D Printing Technology and Mounted in a Custom-Made Lower Limb Exoskeleton" Materials 17, no. 14: 3406. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143406

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Śpiewak, S., Wojnicz, W., Awrejcewicz, J., Mazur, M., Ludwicki, M., Stańczyk, B., & Zagrodny, B. (2024). Modeling and Strength Calculations of Parts Made Using 3D Printing Technology and Mounted in a Custom-Made Lower Limb Exoskeleton. Materials, 17(14), 3406. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17143406

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