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An Adaptive Extrusion Control Technique for Faster FDM 3D Printing of Lithophanes

투명조각자기의 고속 FDM 3D 프린팅을 위한 가변 압출 기법

  • Jang, Seung-Ho (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dongguk University) ;
  • Hong, Jeong-Mo (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dongguk University)
  • 장승호 (동국대학교 컴퓨터공학과) ;
  • 홍정모 (동국대학교 컴퓨터공학과)
  • Received : 2017.01.31
  • Accepted : 2017.03.16
  • Published : 2017.06.01
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Abstract

This paper proposes how to solve a problem of FDM 3D printer's irregular output when changing volume of extrusion, adjusting movement speed of the printer's head and a way to fill new inner part. Existing slicers adjust directly to change the rotation speed of the stepper. In this method, the change of the extrusion area is delayed due to the gap between the stepper and the nozzle, so that precise control is difficult. We control the extrusion area adjusting the moving speed of the print head and making constantly the rotation speed of the stepper. Thus, the output time can be shortened by generating an efficient path having a short travel distance. For evaluation, we applied our method to lithophanes with detailed variation. Comparing existing methods, our method reduced output time at least 30%.

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