Once our filament detector design was completed and installed on the Lulzbot Taz5 printer (Figure 1), it was time to start a print and read the values the sensor outputted. We started the print and …
Filament detector
Filament Detector Setup and Attaching to Printer
At this point in the project, we have the color sensor system ready to be attached to the printer to start detecting the filament. A few things to note are that due to availability of …
Filament Detector comparison
Throughout our research for methods to detect filament errors, we came across a few concepts worth considering. For our design, we decided to use RGB color sensors to detect color changes on a marked wheel. …
Filament Detector Design Plan
In regards to what sensor we will actually use for detecting the failed print, we were originally considering a rotational sensor. In this scenario we would use an Arduino tinkerkit micro servo module as seen …
Filament Detector Ideas and Requirements
The purpose of this project is to recognize when filament is no longer being fed through the extruder nozzle of common desktop 3D printers. When this error occurs, the nozzle still moves around the print …