Dynamic thermomechanical modeling and simulation of the design of rapid free-form 3D printing processes with evolutionary machine learning

Rapid free-form printing of heated polymeric materials, whereby an extruder is attached to a robotic arm, is a growing field. In order to properly plan a complex tool path, one needs to determine the dynamic thermomechanical response of the extruded filament material as the robot arm is moving in free-space. Accordingly, the analysis in this work involves: