A chunk-based slicer for cooperative 3D printing
A chunk-based slicer for cooperative 3D printing
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用于协作 3D 打印的基于块的切片器
DOI：
10.1108/rpj-07-2017-0150
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Zhou, Wenchao
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作者：
McPherson, Jace;Zhou, Wenchao
目的本研究的目的是为新兴的协同三维（3D）打印平台开发一种新的切片方案，该平台具有多个移动3D打印机在一个打印作业上协同工作。设计/方法/途径由于传统的基于布局的切片方案不适用于协同3D打印，因此提出了一种基于块的切片方案，将打印作业分割成块，以便不同的移动打印机可以打印不同的块。 研究结果 一种基于块的切片机是为两台移动 3D 打印机协同工作而开发的。开发了模拟器环境来验证所开发的切片机，该切片机显示了基于块的切片机的有效工作，并展示了协作 3D 打印的前景。研究限制/含义为简单起见，本研究仅考虑了两台移动 3D 打印机一起工作的情况。未来需要研究可与数千台移动 3D 打印机配合使用的切片和调度方案。实际意义这项工作的研究结果展示了一种新的 3D 打印方法。通过使多台移动3D打印机协同工作，可以显着提高打印速度，并大大增强打印能力（针对多种材料和多种组件）。社会影响基于块的切片算法对于协作3D打印的成功至关重要，这可能使配备大量自主移动3D打印机和移动机器人的自主工厂能够实现自主制造和 组装.原创性/价值这项工作提出了一种新的 3D 打印方法。每台移动 3D 打印机不再逐层打印，而是一次打印一块，这为 3D 打印提供了急需的可扩展性，可以打印大型物体并提高打印速度。基于块的方法使 3D 打印保持在局部，并避免随着打印尺寸的增加而出现大的温度梯度和相关的内应力。
PurposeThe purpose of this research is to develop a new slicing scheme for the emerging cooperative three-dimensional (3D) printing platform that has multiple mobile 3D printers working together on one print job.Design/methodology/approachBecause the traditional lay-based slicing scheme does not work for cooperative 3D printing, a chunk-based slicing scheme is proposed to split the print job into chunks so that different mobile printers can print different chunks simultaneously without interfering with each other.FindingsA chunk-based slicer is developed for two mobile 3D printers to work together cooperatively. A simulator environment is developed to validate the developed slicer, which shows the chunk-based slicer working effectively, and demonstrates the promise of cooperative 3D printing.Research limitations/implicationsFor simplicity, this research only considered the case of two mobile 3D printers working together. Future research is needed for a slicing and scheduling scheme that can work with thousands of mobile 3D printers.Practical implicationsThe research findings in this work demonstrate a new approach to 3D printing. By enabling multiple mobile 3D printers working together, the printing speed can be significantly increased and the printing capability (for multiple materials and multiple components) can be greatly enhanced.Social implicationsThe chunk-based slicing algorithm is critical to the success of cooperative 3D printing, which may enable an autonomous factory equipped with a swarm of autonomous mobile 3D printers and mobile robots for autonomous manufacturing and assembly.Originality/valueThis work presents a new approach to 3D printing. Instead of printing layer by layer, each mobile 3D printer will print one chunk at a time, which provides the much-needed scalability for 3D printing to print large-sized object and increase the printing speed. The chunk-based approach keeps the 3D printing local and avoids the large temperature gradient and associated internal stress as the size of the print increases.
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发表时间：
2006
期刊：
Simulation of Adaptive Behavior
影响因子：
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作者：
L. Hugues;Nicolas Bredèche
通讯作者：
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发表时间：
1992
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作者：
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