Integrated friction welding and three-dimensional printing system

A computer-implemented method for synchronized three-dimensional (3D) printing and friction welding of objects, comprising:

• generating, with an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled control system (AECS), an initial printing plan that slices a target 3D object into parallel segmented objects;
• simulating, with the AECS, a 3D printing process and a friction welding process for the initial printing plan of the parallel segmented objects to generate a synchronized printing plan;
• printing the parallel segmented objects based on the synchronized printing plan by generating g-codes for a 3D printer;
• and
• welding the parallel segmented objects based on the synchronized printing plan by generating instruction commands for a robotic arm.

A computer program product for synchronized three-dimensional (3D) printing and friction welding of objects, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage media;

• and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media to perform operations comprising:
• generating, with an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled control system (AECS), an initial printing plan that slices a target 3D object into parallel segmented objects;
• simulating, with the AECS, a 3D printing process and a friction welding process for the initial printing plan of the parallel segmented objects to generate a synchronized printing plan;
• printing the parallel segmented objects based on the synchronized printing plan by generating g-codes for a 3D printer;
• and
• welding the parallel segmented objects based on the synchronized printing plan by generating instruction commands for a robotic arm.