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      Photon Painter: A robotic device that transfers drawings onto a large surface area using laser beam on photomechanical reaction materials

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      Proceedings of EVA London 2019 (EVA 2019)
      Electronic Visualisation and the Arts
      8 - 11 July 2019
      Additive manufacturing, Street art, Photomechanical reaction materials, Robotic, Laser, Murals
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            The creation of murals – also known as large scale paintings – along with the evolution of street art and graffiti has gained great popularity and in recent years finding applications beyond the field of art. The process of painting murals on walls or other flat surfaces requires time and physical effort. Engineers in collaboration with artists around the globe have developed various provisions and methodologies to optimise this method. Our contribution was the design and assembly of a device called DDArtS (Digitally Drawn Art System). A CNC based machine that proved to be complicated and despite the implementation of various technical improvements, could only help users in the mural creation process by spraying the outlines of the draft sketch on the wall. Having the experience and knowing the problems that arise with the use of the DDArtS system, we have advanced in designing a new device, which is more efficient, requires a shorter setup time and, finally, the user can operate faster and easier. This device consists of (a) a CNC single point projector that uses an ultra violet laser to excite photons on luminescent materials and (b) a robotic base system with a telescopic arm. Design intent was used during the design process of this machine with the use of a parametric CAD system and all the necessary mechanical properties, limitations and constraints to make the final product ready to be build using Additive Manufacturing technology (AM), in a low production line or by a single user.

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            Conference
            July 2019
            July 2019
            : 84-88
            Affiliations
            [0001]University of the Aegean

            Department of Products and Systems

            Design and Engineering

            2 Konstantinoupoleos st. Hermoupolis,

            Syros, Greece
            Article
            10.14236/ewic/EVA2019.18
            6844b8ea-4fb4-4eae-8597-22cd787aadef
            © Xyntarianos-Tsiropinas et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. Proceedings of EVA London 2019, UK

            This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

            Proceedings of EVA London 2019
            EVA 2019
            London, UK
            8 - 11 July 2019
            Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)
            Electronic Visualisation and the Arts
            History
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            1477-9358 BCS Learning & Development

            Self URI (article page): https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14236/ewic/EVA2019.18
            Self URI (journal page): https://ewic.bcs.org/
            Categories
            Electronic Workshops in Computing

            Applied computer science,Computer science,Security & Cryptology,Graphics & Multimedia design,General computer science,Human-computer-interaction
            Photomechanical reaction materials,Street art,Robotic,Murals,Additive manufacturing,Laser

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