Is order creation through disorder in additive manufacturing possible?
Affiliation auteurs | Affiliation ok |
Titre | Is order creation through disorder in additive manufacturing possible? |
Type de publication | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2021 |
Auteurs | Demoly F, Andre J-C |
Journal | COGENT ENGINEERING |
Volume | 8 |
Pagination | 1889110 |
Date Published | JAN 1 |
Type of Article | Article |
ISSN | 2331-1916 |
Mots-clés | Additive Manufacturing, determinism, morphogenesis, programmable matter, Self-assembly, self-organization, voxel |
Résumé | Additive manufacturing is based on a deterministic principle of spatially localized material transformation. By using spatial energy resolution modes, it is thus possible to produce an object that meets a set of specifications in a step-by-step manner. This paper attempts to take the opposite view by examining whether it is interesting to use knowledge on ``morphogenesis'' (cf. Alan Turing) and other conceptual ideas of spontaneous self-organization to achieve a desired shape. This new and more systemic form of 3D/4D printing enables the self-assembly and establishment of elements (voxels) in various environments through the use of programmable or smart matter. The necessary convergence of interacting elements requires a related decisive activity, however, to the sign of unknown, indecision, complexity, unpredictable bifurcations, in short of scientific promise that cannot be robustly kept. Beyond this frame of generalized non-decidability-a form of abandonment of self-organization paradigm in favour of deterministic doctrines-, there are paths to partial success where desired spatial transformations can be created through (mastered?) disorder. The paper presents the conceptual bases of 3D self-organization with some illustrative examples. The objective is to highlight the interests of this disruptive vision with its realistic limits. |
DOI | 10.1080/23311916.2021.1889110 |