Abstract
Three dimensional (3D) printing can be used to manufacture many different objects range from toys to hi-tech robot parts. This paper investigates 3D printer trajectory planning to improve the speed of the printing process. The printing speed mainly depends on the motion speed and path of the printing nozzle. We use triangular and trapezoidal velocity profiles to minimize the transition time between print segments. In this work, several algorithms that were originally proposed as solutions for conventional traveling salesman problem are modified to adapt to the new problem. The proposed modifications are designed to obtain time-efficient trajectories for the printing nozzle.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings - 2016 the 2nd International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2016 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 287-290 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781467398596 |
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| Publication status | Published - 7 Jun 2016 |
| Event | 2nd International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2016 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 28 Apr 2016 → 30 Apr 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | 2nd International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| City | Hong Kong |
| Period | 28/04/16 → 30/04/16 |
Keywords
- 3D printers
- additive manufacturing
- motion control
- path planning
- trajectory generation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hardware and Architecture
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition