OPTIMIZATION APPROACH TO LOAD BALANCING AND MINIMIZATION OF BUILD TIME IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

    公开(公告)号:US20200238623A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16260662

    申请日:2019-01-29

    Abstract: According to some embodiments, system and methods are provided comprising receiving input including: coordinates of one or more regions to be fabricated on a build plate, a laser boundary for each of two or more lasers, wherein the lasers fabricate the one or more regions, and a processing time for each region; deriving a prioritized sequence of the one or more regions to be fabricated; determining, based on the received coordinates and received laser boundary, one or more potential lasers assignments for each region; determining, based on the determined potential laser assignments, the prioritized sequence of the one or more regions, and the processing time for each region, a laser-to-region sequence for the one or more lasers to fabricate the one or more regions; assigning the determined laser-to-region sequence to the one or more lasers for fabrication of the one or more regions. Numerous other aspects are provided.

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