Electronics in Advanced Research Industries

9Rapid Prototyping

The chapter is focused on the approaches enabling rapid prototyping. In particular, aspects are discussed concerning modeling, design and prototype fabrication, by enhancing the procedures to follow for a pre‐industrialization process starting with material implementation. The tools of the three‐dimensional (3D) design modeling, the simulation, and the basic experimentations are introduced to understand the procedures to follow for the prototyping process. Rapid prototyping is also addressed for the possibility to merge different technologies to improve processes for water leakage underground inspections based on the use of different technologies such as Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), infrared (IR) thermography, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Particular attention is focused on antenna prototyping by highlighting all aspects involving design, advanced technologies, electromagnetic characterization, and possible applications. Moreover, as examples indicating the approaches to follow, three patent schemes enhancing research aspects for rapid prototyping are described. Artificial intelligence (AI) is included in the innovative methodologies to apply in the Industry 5.0 environment, combining design, modeling and simulation in auto‐adaptive processes, and quickly generating a device or a mechanical component for the pre‐industrialization. An important issue in the industry research is to design innovative materials as nanocomposite materials (NMs), which ...