5592results about "3D object support structures" patented technology

A dynamic vision system includes a variable focus liquid lens optical assembly. The dynamic vision system includes a variable lighting assembly. The dynamic vision system includes a control system configured to adjust one or more optical parameters and data collected from the variable focus liquid lens optical assembly in real time. The dynamic vision system includes a control system configured to adjust the variable lighting assembly. The dynamic vision system includes a processing system that dynamically learns on a training set of outcomes, parameters, and data collected from the variable focus liquid lens optical assembly to train a set of machine learning models to control the variable focus liquid lens optical assembly to optimize collection of data for processing by the set of machine learning models.

The invention provides an intelligent image processing method and device for UV curing 3D ink-jet printing and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: carrying out the contour feature extraction of a slice image, and intelligently recognizing a supporting region based on the interlayer contour change and geometric features; printing data corresponding to the color ink layer, the white ink layer, the gloss oil layer, the shaping layer and the supporting layer are generated according to the contour features, the shrinkage judgment result and the overhanging area recognition result, the printing data serve as spot color channels and are combined with CMYK channels of the color ink layer, halftone processing is carried out on the data of the channels, and the color ink layer is obtained. And finally, generating and outputting a TIF format image file comprising at least eight channels, wherein the TIF format image file is used for driving the UV curing 3D ink-jet printer, the equipment and the storage medium storage and is used for realizing the intelligent image processing method during execution. According to the method, the printing precision and the material utilization rate are improved, and the problems of support generation, color management and quality control in multi-material 3D printing are effectively solved.

The invention belongs to the technical field of electrohydrodynamic printing control, and discloses an electrohydrodynamic printing control method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the steps that the viscosity state parameters of fluid in the printing process of an electrohydrodynamic printing system are obtained in real time, inputting the viscosity state parameter into a preset fluid state calculation formula, calculating to obtain a fluid state evaluation value of the fluid, adjusting the electric field parameter according to the fluid state evaluation value and a preset adjustment criterion to adapt to the state change of the fluid, obtaining the adjusted electric field parameter, and determining the viscosity of the fluid based on the viscosity change of the fluid and the Taylor cone form. The adjusted electric field parameters are optimized to control the electro-hydrodynamic printing system to maintain the stability of the Taylor cone; the electric field parameters are adjusted according to the fluid state evaluation value, the viscosity change and the Taylor cone form of the fluid in the printing process, so that the stability of the Taylor cone is maintained by the electro-hydrodynamic printing system, and the printing efficiency of electro-hydrodynamic printing is improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of additive manufacturing, and discloses an additive manufacturing lens surface optimization method based on real-time feedback control. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, acquiring eye biometric data and personalized visual demand parameters of a wearer, establishing a personalized optical model of eyeballs according to the eye biometric data and the personalized visual demand parameters, and deducing a retina defocusing amount distribution map; and determining spatial arrangement and geometric morphology parameters of the distributed out-of-focus microstructure layer on the lens according to the atlas. In the additive manufacturing process, the optical material is deposited and solidified layer by layer, and the three-dimensional shape information of the surface of the optical material is obtained in real time after deposition of each layer. And comparing and analyzing the morphology information with a theoretical model to generate a morphology deviation result. And then, a correction instruction of the printing parameters is calculated by using the correction model, and the printing parameters of the additive manufacturing equipment are adjusted in real time, so that real-time compensation and optimization of the morphology deviation are realized, and finally, a high-precision lens product meeting personalized optical design requirements is manufactured.

An information technology system for a distributed manufacturing network includes an additive manufacturing platform configured to manage workflows for a set of distributed manufacturing network entities associated with the distributed manufacturing network. The information technology system includes a set of digital twins generated by the additive manufacturing platform. The information technology system includes an artificial intelligence system configured to be executed by a data processing system in communication with the additive manufacturing platform. The artificial intelligence system is trained to generate process parameters for the workflows managed by the additive manufacturing platform using data collected from the set of distributed manufacturing network entities. The information technology system includes a control system configured to adjust the process parameters during an additive manufacturing process performed by at least one of the set of distributed manufacturing network entities.

The invention discloses a photocuring 3D printing mechanism method for multi-material cooperative spraying, and relates to the field of cooperative control, and the photocuring 3D printing mechanism method comprises the following steps: layering a model, generating a material distribution map, and labeling a functional area and a transition area; a multi-nozzle array is used for accurately positioning and spraying according to the atlas; a gradual change path is planned in the transition area, and gradient change of material components is achieved through cooperative spraying; a partition curing strategy is adopted, ultraviolet light full curing and visible light semi-curing are adopted, and leveling is promoted in combination with micro-vibration; spraying a penetrating agent between layers to form a mechanical interlocking enhanced interface; based on visual online defect detection, printing parameters are fed back and adjusted in real time through a CNN model. The device and the method have the advantages that accurate mixing of multiple materials is realized through cooperative spraying of the multiple piezoelectric sprayers and gradual change path planning, and real-time defect detection and correction can be realized by matching with differentiated photocuring, high-frequency micro-vibration leveling and interlayer penetrating agent interlocking, so that high-precision multi-material functional component forming is efficiently completed.

The invention discloses a three-dimensional printing method and three-dimensional printing equipment for manufacturing a target object. The three-dimensional printing method comprises the following steps: curing a first material to form a first part of a first layer in a plurality of target layers; curing the second material to form a second portion of the first layer of the plurality of target layers; curing the first material to form a first portion of a second layer of the plurality of target layers on the first portion of the first layer, the total thickness of the first portion of the first material being greater than the total thickness of the second portion of the second material; the steps are repeated to form a plurality of target layers of the target object. According to the scheme provided by the invention, various risks caused by the positioning accuracy of movement in the vertical direction are reduced.

1. A resin composition for 3D printing of objects, comprising: a photocurable component A serving as a 3D structurable matrix; a component B serving as a synergistic combination of flame retardants; and at least one photoinitiator suitable for polymerization by light excitation, wherein, based on the total weight of components A and B, the amount of curable component A is in the range of 60% to 95% by weight, preferably 65% ​​to 90% by weight, and more preferably 70% to 85% by weight; the amount of flame retardant component B is in the range of 5% to 40% by weight, preferably 10% to 35% by weight, and more preferably 15% to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of components A and B; and the amount of photoinitiator is in the range of 0.01% to 10% by weight, based on the weight of component A alone.

The invention provides a continuous fiber 3D printing nozzle structure and a composite material product, and belongs to the technical field of continuous fiber 3D printing manufacturing device.The nozzle structure comprises a hollow columnar spray head, a rolling device and a shell, the rolling device is located at the front end of the hollow columnar spray head, and the shell surrounds the periphery of the hollow columnar spray head; a storage cavity for storing filler is formed by the inner wall of the shell and the outer side wall of the hollow columnar spray head; the rolling device comprises a regular polygon mounting frame and rolling blocks, each edge of the mounting frame serves as a mounting shaft, each mounting shaft is rotationally provided with the corresponding rolling block, raw materials extruded from the hollow columnar spray head pass through a space defined by the multiple rolling blocks, and the rolling blocks are compacted on the surface of the extruded wire in the moving process of the 3D printing nozzle; a filler conveying assembly is arranged on the bottom wall of the shell and used for conveying filler in the storage cavity to the outer surfaces of the rolling blocks. According to the invention, the risks of fuzzing and wire breaking in the printing process of the wires can be reduced.

A system includes a fleet resources data store that maintains a fleet resource inventory indicating fleet resources that can be assigned to perform tasks. For each fleet resource, the inventory indicates features of each fleet resource and a respective status. A set of task definitions is accessible to an intelligence layer to facilitate improving task definition based on feedback from task-specific outcomes. The system receives a job request for a robotic fleet to perform a job and determines a job definition data structure indicating a set of tasks to be performed for the job. The system applies an outcome of performing a task by a resource assigned to perform the task to a machine learning system of the intelligence layer that facilitates improving, based on the outcome, the set of task definitions. The system updates the set of task definitions based on a result of applying the machine learning system.

A three-dimensional (3D) printing system is configured to print a 3D article in a layer-by-layer manner and includes a vertical beam, an elevator, and a build platform. The elevator is configured for vertical translation along the vertical beam and includes an upper support and a lower support. The lower support includes at least one elevator actuator extending upward from an upper side. The upper support has a lower side including a datum surface in engagement with the actuator. The elevator actuator is configured to modulate a position of the upper side of the upper support. The build platform includes a build plate coupled below a support plate. The build plate has a lower side for formation of the 3D article. The support plate has a lower side that engages the upper side of the upper support of the elevator to support the build platform.

Provided herein is an additive manufacturing system having a build chamber, a plurality of tools and a plurality of tool bays where each tool bay is arranged to store one tool. A gantry is arranged to select one tool and removes the selected tool from a tool bay. A tool mount is slidably arranged on the gantry and to detachably couple the selected tool to the gantry. Two guide rails extend in a first direction and are arranged to receive the selected tool. The guide rails are movable along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, so as to enable alignment of the guide rails with one of the tool bays at a time. Channel seals expand or contract based on a relative movement between the tools and the sliders.

A powder removal device according to one aspect removes powder from an additive molded object. The powder removal device includes a rotation drum having a processing chamber, and a holder disposed in the processing chamber to fix the additive molded object, wherein the rotation drum is rotatable around a first axis, and the holder is attached to the rotation drum to rotate around the first axis together with the rotation drum.

The utility model discloses a 3D (three-dimensional) printing integrated manufacturing device, which is characterized in that a printing switching driving mechanism is used for switching a material attached in a material containing groove in a working state through a printing switching driving mechanism to form a forming curing layer through photocuring, so that different surface models of an integrated carrying platform can be constructed, namely, different working surfaces of 3D components can be subjected to 3D printing. And integrated and one-time printing construction is realized.

Methods for calibrating a digital light processing additive manufacturing system. A method for scale factor calibration comprises: projecting calibration images of a calibration pattern by varying a projector's scaling factor; Capturing and analyzing the calibration images to determine dimensional attributes of the projected calibration pattern; Computing a calibration model fitting a relationship between the scaling factor and dimensional accuracy of the projector based on said dimensional attributes; Identifying a scaling factor where dimensional accuracy is optimal. A method for calibrating uniformity comprises: projecting a uniform pattern; capturing and analyzing a uniformity calibration image of said uniform pattern to determine a calibration intensity distribution of calibration image pixels; computing a correction map, wherein each correction map pixel is associated with a correction intensity determined using a tunable calibration factor and a calibration intensity of a corresponding calibration image pixel, wherein said tunable calibration factor depends on the calibration intensity distribution.

The invention relates to the technical field of 3D printing, in particular to a 3D printer nozzle motion control method, which can obtain an original printing track, and adopts a five-point Bezier curve to carry out smooth transition processing on corners between adjacent track sections; generating a speed plan of the nozzle in the smooth trajectory, wherein the speed plan comprises an acceleration stage, a uniform acceleration stage, a constant speed stage, a uniform deceleration stage and an acceleration and deceleration stage; calculating a speed plan of an E axis in direct proportion to the speed plan of the nozzle; and according to the speed plan of the spray head and the speed plan of the E axis, the 3D printer is controlled to execute 3D printing along the smooth track, and synchronous movement of the spray head and the extruder is achieved. It can be understood that according to the technical scheme shown by the invention, the corner is smoothed, the direction of the spray head cannot change suddenly, five-section speed planning is adopted, the acceleration of the spray head changes smoothly, meanwhile, the E axis and the speed of the spray head are coordinated, and the precision and efficiency of 3D printing are improved.

Provided herein are methods and systems for improving performance of three-dimensional printing systems, which may include: printing a first portion of the 3D object using a first parameter set and a first light beam, wherein the first parameter set includes at least one first parameter corresponding to a first optical property of the first light beam; and printing a second portion of the 3D In object different from the first portion using a second parameter set and a second light beam, wherein the second parameter set includes at least one second parameter corresponding to a second optical property of the second light beam, wherein the second parameter set is different from the first parameter set, wherein the second optical property is different from the first optical property, to yield at least at least a portion of the 3D object comprising the first portion and the second portion.

The invention relates to the technical field of powder bed heating, and discloses a powder bed heating method of additive manufacturing equipment, the powder bed heating method of the additive manufacturing equipment is realized based on a powder bed heating unit of the additive manufacturing equipment, and the powder bed heating unit of the additive manufacturing equipment comprises a handle bottom plate for providing a basic mounting platform for the whole device; a push-pull type local heating design is adopted for the device, a traditional overall preheating mode is replaced, energy consumption and the equipment use cost are greatly reduced, meanwhile, heat loss is reduced, the heating efficiency is improved, and through cooperation of double positioning and a real-time temperature control system, the energy-saving and environment-friendly effects are achieved. The accurate position of the heating unit is guaranteed through mechanical limiting and sensor detection, high-precision temperature control adjustment is matched, it is guaranteed that the temperature of the powder bed is stabilized within the preset range, part defects caused by temperature fluctuation are avoided, and the forming quality and the mechanical property stability of workpieces are remarkably improved.

The application provides a post-processing device for 3D printing objects, a 3D printing system and a method, the post-processing device comprising a receiving mechanism for carrying a 3D printing object with excess printing material; a movable mechanism for changing the dripping position of the 3D printing object to make the excess printing material drip from the 3D printing object; wherein the 3D printing object has at least two different inclination angles during the dripping position change. The application changes the dripping position of the 3D printing object, changes the inclination angle of the 3D printing object, separates the excess resin material on the 3D printing object, and improves the efficiency of separating the excess resin.

The invention relates to self-curing keratin 3D printing ink integrated with shear activation microcapsules and a preparation method of the self-curing keratin 3D printing ink, and belongs to the technical field of biological 3D printing and intelligent materials.The preparation method comprises the steps that high-molecular-weight soluble keratin powder is dissolved in a biocompatible water-based medium with the pH being 6.5-8.5, and after even mixing and defoaming are conducted, a keratin base solution is obtained; wrapping the core material in a corresponding shell to obtain a microcapsule with the average particle size of 1-10 microns; under the stirring condition, the microcapsules are evenly dispersed into a keratin base solution at the temperature of 0-8 DEG C until a uniform suspension system is formed, and the self-curing keratin 3D printing ink integrating the shear activation microcapsules is obtained. And the curing process of the ink is internalized in the printing behavior, so that the printing process is simplified, and the equipment cost and the operation difficulty are reduced. The cross-linking agent is effectively isolated, so that the ink can be stably stored for several weeks before printing without gelling, and the problem that double-component ink must be immediately used after being mixed is solved.

A dual-switch 3D print head having synergistic printing of resin and continuous fibers, the print head comprising a main frame (1), wherein a resin head extrusion mechanism (3) is provided on the main frame (1); the main frame (1) is connected to a continuous fiber printing mechanism (6) by means of a dual-nozzle switching mechanism (2); a continuous fiber cutting mechanism (7) and a wire feeding and clamping coordination mechanism (63) are provided on the continuous fiber printing mechanism (6); the continuous fiber printing mechanism (6) comprises a continuous fiber printing mounting plate (61); a fiber clamping mounting base (631) is provided on one side of the top of the continuous fiber printing mounting plate (61); a fiber clamping actuator is mounted on the fiber clamping mounting base (631); a clamping connecting rod (635) is movably connected to the end of the fiber clamping actuator; the other end of the clamping connecting rod (635) is connected to a fiber guide wheel (633); a wire feeding gear (634) is provided beside the fiber guide wheel (633); and the wire feeding gear (634) is mounted on the continuous fiber printing mounting plate (61). The dual-switch 3D print head can ensure the precision of the relative positions between dual nozzles during multiple switchings for a long time, and also achieve the organic combination of active wire feeding and passive wire feeding for a continuous fiber wire material is also realized, thereby realizing high-quality printing of continuous fibers.

The utility model discloses a hot bed and a 3D printer, and relates to the technical field of 3D printing, the hot bed comprises a printing platform, a support frame and a locking assembly, the printing platform is provided with a printing plane used for bearing a printing piece; the supporting frame is arranged on the side, back to the printing plane, of the printing platform, the supporting frame and the printing platform are arranged at intervals in the first direction and elastically connected through an elastic piece, and the first direction is perpendicular to the printing plane; the locking assembly is arranged on the printing platform and provided with a friction face abutting against the supporting frame, the friction face is parallel to the first direction, friction force parallel to the first direction exists between the friction face and the supporting frame, and the friction force is used for limiting relative movement of the printing platform and the supporting frame in the first direction. According to the technical scheme, the connecting structure of the hot bed is simplified, and the leveling efficiency of the hot bed is improved.

A system and method for programmed multimaterial assembly via a freeform multimaterial assembly process, including controlling a multi-axis actuation system to synergistically integrate a fused filament fabrication (FFF) process and a direct ink writing (DIW) process with a freeform laser induction (FLI) process for the construction of 3D engineered structures; causing generation, via the controlled multi-axis actuation system, of structural components of one or more target 3D engineered structures via the FFF process and the DIW process; causing generation, via the controlled multi-axis actuation system and based on the generated structural components, of functional materials via the FLI process; and causing construction, via the controlled multi-axis actuation system, and based on the generated structural components and the generated functional materials, of the one or more target 3D engineered structures.

A three dimensional printing system which creates a multiple color printed structure which may be e.g. an inflatable likeness. The printing is done with a stretchy material such as silicone and is printed in layers of different color in order to match the designed likeness colors. In preferred embodiments, the 3d printing is done inside a gel suspension with a specialized print head which dispenses silicone in layers of color to produce the final desired color of silicone in the particular locations as determined by the avatar or likeness design.

The invention discloses a method for carrying out layered color mixing printing on plane color content by using an FDM printer based on a multilayer color reverse solution algorithm, and belongs to the technical field of 3D printing, and the method comprises the following steps: step 1, carrying out vectorization conversion on color information of an input image to obtain a preprocessed image with a clear contour and pure color; and 2, building a multilayer color reverse solving system based on an improved Kubelka-Munk model, reversely and accurately calculating color values of all layers, and ensuring that the color of each layer strictly conforms to the actual color generation capability range of the consumable. And step 3, carrying out layer-by-layer printing on the layering result according to a specific thickness and sequence, and finally presenting the original picture color on the contact surface of the printed piece and the hot plate. The method has the advantages that patterns with richer colors can be presented on the surface layer of a printed piece, and the limitation that the color of a printing material is limited in presentation in FDM multi-color printing is improved; meanwhile, under the condition that the printing process and hardware iteration cost are not increased, richer color selection is achieved.

A robot fleet management platform includes one or more processors configured to execute instructions. The instructions include receiving a job request comprising information descriptive of job deliverable and request-specific constraints for delivering the job deliverable. The instructions include applying content and structural filters to content received in association with a job request to identify portions thereof suitable for robot automation. The instructions include establishing a set of robot tasks, each defining at least a type of robot and a task objective, based on the portions of the job request that are suitable for robot automation and meet a first fleet objective. The instructions include applying fleet configuration services to the job content and the set of robot tasks to produce a fleet resource configuration data structure for the job request that associates at least one robot operating unit with each task in the set of tasks and robot adaptation instructions.

Systems, devices, and methods for additive manufacturing of objects are provided. In some embodiments, a device for supporting an object during an additive manufacturing process includes a build platform having a surface, and a plurality of support structures extending above the surface of the build platform. Each support structure can be configured to couple to a portion of an additively manufactured object. The device can also include a plurality of actuators, each actuator being configured to adjust a position of a corresponding support structure relative to the build platform.

Thus, there is disclosed an autonomous robotic construction system comprising at least one frame comprising at least one substantially horizontal track and at least one set of substantially vertical track; at least one nozzle; at least one movable device coupled to the frame and configured to move said nozzle around said frame; at least one pump configured to pump building materials through said at least one nozzle; and at least one computer system comprising at least one microprocessor configured to control said at least one nozzle, said at least one movable device and said at least one pump to control deposition of any building materials on a site.

The present application provides an extrusion-type 3D printing filament and a preparation method therefor. The filament comprises a first material and a second material, and the first material and the second material each have a radial gradient distribution. The radial gradient distributions in the chemical composition solve the problem of interfacial incompatibility of the materials, and avoid interfacial defects in the filament and printed objects; during the melt extrusion process, laminar flow enables the radial gradient distribution structure in composition to be kept, and the radial gradient distribution structure is beneficial to improving rheological stability.

This invention relates to an apparatus and method for fabricating microanodes using localized electrochemical deposition additive manufacturing, belonging to the fields of 3D printing technology and electrochemical deposition. The y-axis moving device is threadedly connected to the frame assembly, and the dual-nozzle device is also threadedly connected to the y-axis moving device. The z-axis moving device is fixed to the frame assembly, and the heated bed platform is fixed to the z-axis moving device. An inert metal wire cutting device is installed on the connecting shaft between the z-axis moving device and the heated bed platform. The advantages are: it automates the fabrication of microanodes using localized electrochemical deposition additive manufacturing, improving the efficiency of microanode fabrication and saving manpower, material resources, and financial resources; it solves the difficulties of traditionally using capillary glass tubes to encapsulate extremely fine inert metal wires, allowing for convenient encapsulation of inert metal wires with diameters below 20 micrometers; it utilizes laser cutting for post-processing the electrode, avoiding the difficulty of grinding a smooth electrode surface; and the electrode shape can be designed by computer, without shape limitations.