ADVANCED APPLICATIONS OF RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGY IN MODERN ENGINEERING Edited by Muhammad Enamul Hoque             Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Modern Engineering Edited by Muhammad Enamul Hoque Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Copyright © 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike Attribution 3.0 license, which permits to copy, distribute, transmit, and adapt the work in any medium, so long as the original work is properly cited. After this work has been published by InTech, authors have the right to republish it, in whole or part, in any publication of which they are the author, and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication, referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. 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ISBN 978-953-307-698-0 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at www.intechopen.com   Contents  Preface IX Chapter 1 Medical Applications of Rapid Prototyping - A New Horizon 1 Vaibhav Bagaria, Darshana Rasalkar, Shalini Jain Bagaria and Jami Ilyas Chapter 2 The Use of Rapid Prototyping in Clinical Applications 21 Giovanni Biglino, Silvia Schievano and Andrew M. Taylor Chapter 3 Circulation Type Blood Vessel Simulator Made by Microfabrication 41 Takuma Nakano and Fumihito Arai Chapter 4 Rapid Prototyping for Training Purposes in Cardiovascular Surgery 61 Philippe Abdel-Sayed and Ludwig Karl von Segesser Chapter 5 Rapid Prototyping in Biomedical Engineering 75 Kentaro Iwami and Norihiro Umeda Chapter 6 Usage of Rapid Prototyping Technique in Customized Craniomaxillofacial Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffold 91 Dong Han, Jiasheng Dong, De Jun Cao, Zhe-Yuan Yu, Hua Xu, Gang Chai, Shen Guo-Xiong and Song-Tao Ai Chapter 7 Use of Rapid Prototyping and 3D Reconstruction in Veterinary Medicine 103 Elisângela Perez de Freitas, Pedro Yoshito Noritomi and Jorge Vicente Lopes da Silva Chapter 8 Rapid Prototyping in Correction of Craniofacial Skeletal Deformities 119 Libin Zhou and Yanpu Liu VI Contents Chapter 9 Application of a Novel Patient - Specific Rapid Prototyping Template in Orthopedics Surgery 129 Sheng Lu, Yong-qing Xu and Yuan-zhi Zhang Chapter 10 Rapid Prototyping Applied to Maxillofacial Surgery 153 Marcos Vinícius Marques Anchieta, Marcelo Marques Quaresma and Frederico Assis de Salles Chapter 11 Clinical Applications of Rapid Prototyping Models in Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 173 Olszewski Raphael and Reychler Hervé Chapter 12 A Wafer-Scale Rapid Electronic Systems Prototyping Platform 207 Walder André, Yves Blaquière and Yvon Savaria Chapter 13 Rapid Prototyping for Mobile Robots Embedded Control Systems 225 Leonimer Flavio de Melo, Jose FernandoMangili Junior and Jose Augusto Coeve Florino Chapter 14 ASIP Design and Prototyping for Wireless Communication Applications 243 Atif Raza Jafri, Amer Baghdadi and Michel Jezequel Chapter 15 Rapid Prototyping for Evaluating Vehicular Communications 267 Tiago M. Fernández-Caramés, Miguel González-López, Carlos J. Escudero and Luis Castedo Chapter 16 Position Location Technique in Wireless Sensor Network Using Rapid Prototyping Algorithm 291 Touati Youcef, Aoudia Hania, Ali-Cherif Arab and Mohamed Demri Chapter 17 Application of RP and Manufacturing to Water-Saving Emitters 307 Zhengying Wei Chapter 18 The Use of the Rapid Prototyping Method for the Manufacture and Examination of Gear Wheels 339 Grzegorz Budzik   Preface  Rapid prototyping (RP) technology has been widely known and appreciated due to its flexible and customized manufacturing capabilities. The widely studied RP techniques include stereolithography apparatus (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), three- dimensional printing (3DP), fused deposition modeling (FDM), 3D plotting, solid ground curing (SGC), multiphase jet solidification (MJS), laminated object manufacturing (LOM). Different techniques are associated with different materials and/or processing principles and thus are devoted to specific applications. RP technology has no longer been only for prototype building rather has been extended for real industrial manufacturing solutions. Today, the RP technology has contributed to almost all engineering areas that include mechanical, materials, industrial, aerospace, electrical and most recently biomedical engineering. This book aims to present the advanced development of RP technologies in various engineering areas as the solutions to the real world engineering problems.  Dr. Md Enamul Hoque Associate Professor Department of Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Jalan Broga, Semenyih Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia [...]... various conditions taught in medical schools 2 Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Modern Engineering 2 Steps in production of rapid prototyping models The various steps in production of an RP model include1 Imaging using CT scan or MRI scan 2 Acquisition of DIACOM files 3 Conversion of DIACOM into STL files 4 Evaluation of the design 5 Surgical planning and superimposition if... preoperatively and the position of the plate and holes was also decided and marked with indelible ink on the 3D model An ilioinguinal approach was used for anteriorly exposing the fracture site The total surgical time required was 3 h 10 min Of this, the instrumentation took only 20 min The blood loss 8 Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Modern Engineering during the procedure was 600... published September, 2011 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at www.intechopen.com Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@intechweb.org Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Modern Engineering, Edited by Muhammad Enamul Hoque p cm ISBN 978-953-307-698-0 free online editions of InTech Books and Journals can be found at www.intechopen.com     Contents... Medical Applications of Rapid Prototyping - A New Horizon 13 this case went smoothly and surgeon felt that the time required and inventory on table was also reduced Fig 16 RP model showing acetabular defect in patient scheduled to undergo total hip replacement Fig 17 RP model of acetabulum as seen from front 14 Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Modern Engineering Fig 18 Designing... anaesthetic dosage Table 2 Advantages of Rapid Prototyping 4.1 Illustrative cases Case 1 – Acetabular Fracture Mr Y, a 29-year-old male, with a history of fall from a 20-ft height presented in the casualty department with multiple fractures There was no history of head injury and his spine 6 Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Modern Engineering Fig 5 A: Preoperative Xrays – Judet’s... planning hemi-vertebrae resection anteriorly The surgeon felt it immensely useful in providing preoperative rehearsal with a 360 degree visualisation of pedicles and planning entry point, screw trajectories and screw length Fig 13 Xray picture of congenital Scoliosis 12 Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Modern Engineering Fig 14 RP model of congenital scoliosis Fig 15 RP model of. .. Medical Applications of Rapid Prototyping - A New Horizon 1 Vaibhav Bagaria, Darshana Rasalkar, Shalini Jain Bagaria and Jami Ilyas Chapter 2 The Use of Rapid Prototyping in Clinical Applications Giovanni Biglino, Silvia Schievano and Andrew M Taylor Chapter 3 Circulation Type Blood Vessel Simulator Made by Microfabrication 41 Takuma Nakano and Fumihito Arai Chapter 4 Rapid Prototyping for Training Purposes... in various engineering areas as the solutions to the real world engineering problems   Dr Md Enamul Hoque Associate Professor Department of Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Jalan Broga, Semenyih Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia 1 Medical Applications of Rapid Prototyping - A New Horizon Vaibhav Bagaria1, Darshana Rasalkar2, Shalini Jain Bagaria3... Since the instruments are specifically designed according to patient dimension, the implant is likely to fit better, at the same time the system is versatile enough to allow the surgeon to take intraoperative decisions as deemed necessary ADVANCED APPLICATIONS OF RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGY IN MODERN ENGINEERING Edited by Muhammad Enamul Hoque                           Advanced Applications of Rapid. .. single layer at a time The first patent of an apparatus for production of 3D objects by stereolithography was awarded to Charles Hull whom many believe to be father of Rapid prototyping industry Since its first use in industrial design process, Rapid prototyping has covered vast territories right form aviation sector to the more artful sculpture designing The use of Rapid prototyping for medical applications . taught in medical schools. Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Modern Engineering 2 2. Steps in production of rapid prototyping models The various steps in production of. ADVANCED APPLICATIONS OF RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGY IN MODERN ENGINEERING Edited by Muhammad Enamul Hoque             Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology. Medical Applications of Rapid Prototyping - A New Horizon 3 Fig. 2. Segmentation using the software Fig. 3. Designing using CAD software Advanced Applications of Rapid Prototyping Technology