Researchers at Georgia Tech are excited about a new technology they have in the works capable of revolutionizing the aviation industry.<\/p>\n
The team is developing electronics that are 3D printed to order, a concept that utilizes a 3D printer in collaboration with a separate machine that prints electronic circuitry.<\/p>\n
The result is the ability to produce a network of sensors accompanying an aircraft part that is essentially intertwined throughout the material.<\/p>\n
From there, it’s simple to outfit an entire plane with a network of sensors since they are literally already embedded in the aircraft parts.<\/p>\n
Obviously, this technology would be extremely beneficial to pilots because they would be able to receive an unprecedented amount of data about the health of the entire aircraft in real-time.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen these sensors are combined with new control and command systems that can process the data, pilots should be able to pinpoint the precise location of a problem,\u201d said Chuck Zhang, a professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.<\/p>\n
The printed electronics industry has been steadily gaining steam as new printers are capable of \u201cprinting\u201d circuits in a matter of minutes, similar to how an inkjet prints words on paper.<\/p>\n
In regards to increased demand for flexible electronics, Zhang added, \u201cThey want flexible solar energy cells, batteries, and circuits, and the traditional way of making electronics with a wafer of silicon doesn\u2019t work.”<\/p>\n
While developing electronics that are 3D printed to order could certainly help the aviation industry, the concept could also find applications in healthcare, for example putting strain sensors on 3-D printed heart valve models.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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