Motion and Path Planning for Additive Manufacturing

Motion and Path Planning for Additive Manufacturing educates users about the variety of kinematic arrangements and motion systems available in additive manufacturing. This book serves to outline the entire toolpath planning process needed for going from solid body CAD model to g-code that a 3D printer can use to construct a part. Linear motions, arc and spline motions, cross-sectioning, planar slicing, non-planar slicing, and slicing for DED, concrete and thermoset are each covered. Engineers, researchers, and designers in the additive manufacturing field can use this book as a reference that covers the entire slicing process at length as well as a resource guide that explains every step, and the underlying math, as to what is happening and why to create toolpaths.