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

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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Paris Xyntarianos-Tsiropinas

Konstantinos Bailas

Thomas Spyrou

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Publication date: July 2019

Publication date (Print): July 2019

Pages: 84-88

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[0001]University of the Aegean

Department of Products and Systems

Design and Engineering

2 Konstantinoupoleos st. Hermoupolis,

Syros, Greece

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/EVA2019.18

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Conference name: Proceedings of EVA London 2019

Conference acronym: EVA 2019

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Conference location: London, UK

Conference date: 8 - 11 July 2019

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts

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[1] Arduino Connection 2019 GitHub https://github.com/synthetos/TinyG/wiki/Connecting-TinyG#set-up-coolterm retrieved 13 March 2019 )

[2] A. Edgar 2007 Luminescent Materials. Springer Handbook of Electronic and Photonic Materials 983 996

[3] W. GaoY. ZhangD. RamanujanK. RamaniY. ChenC. B. WilliamsP. D. Zavattieri 2015 The status, challenges, and future of additive manufacturing in engineering Computer-Aided Design 69 65 89

[4] J. GoldenR. RiceM. Y. Kinney 2002 Philadelphia murals and the stories they tell Temple University Press Philadelphia

[5] T. D. NgoA. KashaniG. ImbalzanoK. T. NguyenD. Hui 2018 Additive manufacturing (3D printing): A review of materials, methods, applications and challenges Composites Part B: Engineering 143 172 196

[6] P. Xyntarianos-TsiropinasK. BailasT. Spyrou 2017 The Process of Transferring a Draft Sketch from Small to Large Scale in order to Create Street Artworks: A Case Study Supported by the ‘DDArtS Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2017)

[7] P. Xyntarianos-TsiropinasK. BailasT. Spyrou 2017 Using design to support the creation of street art: a three-phase experiment supported by the DDArtS system Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2018)

[8] P. Xyntarianos-TsiropinasT. Spyrou 2016 DDArtS: Towards designing digitally enhanced street art tools Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2016)

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