Cost-effective 3D printing: support structure discovery using reinforcement learning in 3D simulation

• Main Author: Liew, Kok Leong
• Other Authors: Zheng Jianmin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Computer and Information Science; 3D printing; Reinforcement learning
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/175147
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The project investigates the integration of reinforcement learning techniques, specifically Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO), into 3D printing design, with a focus on material optimisation and support structure discovery. The research explores the capabilities of RL algorithms in optimising decisi...