OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001850

Apparatus and method for printing a contoured surface

Published: 2026-09-15T19:09:02.916037Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001850
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein is a livery printing system and a method of generating a
control path. The system includes a training system having a processor and a
memory with code configured to cause the processor to receive a 3D digital
model associated with an object; generate simulated control paths, based on
the 3D digital model, for actuators of a printing device with printheads,
determine a reward value for each one of the simulated control paths based on
a simulated physical value, a simulated surface coverage value, or a simulated
printing speed value. A value of one simulated control path variable of any of
the simulated control paths is different than the value of the simulated
control path variable of another simulated control path. One of the simulated
control paths is selected based on a comparison between the reward values
determined for the simulated control paths.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001850
Published 2026-09-15T19:09:02.916037Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001850