3D Shaping Data Generation via Dynamic Command Positioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing three-dimensional shaping systems face issues with shaping accuracy due to unsuitable execution of commands at specific positions on the shaping path, leading to deteriorated performance in forming three-dimensional shaped objects.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus generates three-dimensional shaping data by acquiring and adjusting execution command information based on line segment length and direction information, ensuring precise command execution at optimal positions on the shaping path, thereby improving the shaping accuracy of the three-dimensional shaped object.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If commands are executed at standard positions on the shaping path, then the control process is simple, but the shaping accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshaping accuracyVSAvoidcontrol complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameter of command execution positioning from fixed standard positions to dynamically determined optimal positions based on shaping path geometry (line segment lengths and directions). This allows the system to adapt command execution positions to specific shaping requirements, improving shaping accuracy without requiring complex additional hardware or mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary analysis of the shaping path geometry (calculating line segment lengths and directions) before generating the final execution commands. This preliminary action enables the system to pre-determine optimal command execution positions, ensuring high shaping accuracy while maintaining a relatively simple control structure by avoiding real-time complex calculations during execution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If commands are executed at non-optimal positions, then the control process is simple, but the material deposition precision deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvematerial deposition precisionVSAvoidcommand generation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent modifies the command generation process to incorporate geometric parameters (line segment length and direction) into the determination of command execution positions. This parameter-based approach enables precise material deposition by aligning command execution with the geometric characteristics of the shaping path, while keeping the overall system structure relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the shaping path geometry (line segment lengths and directions) is analyzed and used to adjust command execution positions. This feedback loop ensures that commands are executed at optimal positions that account for the specific geometric requirements of each segment, improving material deposition precision without requiring complex additional hardware.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Manufacturing precision

If standard command execution positions are used, then the processing speed is high, but the shaping quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveshaping qualityVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary analysis of the shaping path geometry (line segment lengths and directions) before generating execution commands. This advance preparation enables the system to determine optimal command execution positions in advance, ensuring high shaping quality while avoiding the need for complex real-time calculations during the actual shaping process, thus maintaining processing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms the command execution position determination from using fixed standard positions to using dynamically calculated optimal positions based on shaping path parameters. This parameter-based approach improves shaping quality by adapting to geometric requirements while keeping the data processing complexity manageable through efficient algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20240375355A1Information Processing Apparatus And Three-Dimensional Shaping System
Publication Date: 2024.11.14 SEIKO EPSON CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus for generating three-dimensional shaping data includes: a generation unit configured to generate, based on shaping path information indicating a shaping path of a first slice layer among a plurality of slice layers, the three-dimensional shaping data including execution command information indicating a command to be executed at each position on the shaping path; an acquisition unit configured to acquire first line segment length information indicating a length of a first line segment among line segments included in the shaping path, second line segment length information indicating a length of a second line segment different from the first line segment among the line segments included in the shaping path, first line segment direction information indicating a direction in which the first line segment extends, and second line segment direction information indicating a direction in which the second line segment extends; and a change unit configured to change the execution command information based on the first line segment length information, the second line segment length information, the first line segment direction information, and the second line segment direction information.