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로봇 팔 기반 적층 제조 시스템에서의 협동 3D 프린팅을 위한 최적화된 레이어 분할 전략 개발

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Development of an Optimized Layer Partitioning Strategy for Cooperative 3D Printing in a Robotic Arm Based Additive Manufacturing System

Hwijae Park, Sang-in Parkorcid
JKSPE 2026;43(9):925-936. Published online: September 1, 2026
인천대학교 바이오-로봇시스템공학과

Department of Biomedical and Robotics Engineering, Graduate School, Incheon National University
Corresponding author:  Sang-in Park, Tel: +82-032-835-0496, 
Email: sangin.park@inu.ac.kr
Received: 9 June 2026   • Revised: 13 July 2026   • Accepted: 24 July 2026
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Cooperative 3D printing (C3DP) with multiple robotic manipulators can reduce build time through parallel deposition, but it requires layer partitioning that accounts for collision clearance, workload balance, G-code toolpath compatibility, and interlayer boundary alignment. This study presents a Voronoi- and graph-based layer partitioning framework for C3DP. STL geometry and G-code were integrated into layer-aligned data, and a 65 mm collision clearance was defined from the measured end-effector collision radius as the minimum separation preventing collisions between robots approaching nonadjacent Voronoi cells. Each layer was divided into Voronoi cells so that non-adjacent cells could be treated as collision-free regions. Cell adjacency and toolpath-based processing time were modeled as a weighted graph, and adjacent cells were clustered into workload-balanced task regions. Interlayer seed offsets staggered the partition boundaries, and graph coloring identified regions that could be printed simultaneously.The framework was evaluated by workload-balance simulations and printing experiments. Balance deteriorated when clusters were excessive relative to graph nodes. In experiments, the end-effector separation always exceeded the 65 mm clearance. Partitioned printing reduced the layer printing time from 70.063 to 63.57 min, a 9.3% reduction, and the second layer covered the preceding partition boundary, confirming the staggered-boundary implementation.

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Development of an Optimized Layer Partitioning Strategy for Cooperative 3D Printing in a Robotic Arm Based Additive Manufacturing System
J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng.. 2026;43(9):925-936.   Published online September 1, 2026
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J. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng.. 2026;43(9):925-936.   Published online September 1, 2026
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