Is order creation through disorder in additive manufacturing possible?

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TitreIs order creation through disorder in additive manufacturing possible?
Type de publicationJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuteursDemoly F, Andre J-C
JournalCOGENT ENGINEERING
Volume8
Pagination1889110
Date PublishedJAN 1
Type of ArticleArticle
ISSN2331-1916
Mots-clésAdditive 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.

DOI10.1080/23311916.2021.1889110