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Total Citations
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About
Laxmi Poudel is a pioneering researcher in the field of multi-robot additive manufacturing and swarm manufacturing, whose work has fundamentally advanced how we think about scalable, cooperative 3D printing systems. With a research portfolio accumulating nearly 200 citations, Poudel has established herself as a leading voice in the emerging paradigm of Cooperative 3D Printing (C3DP), where multiple mobile robots collaborate to fabricate complex parts faster and more flexibly than traditional single-printer approaches. Her most influential contributions include developing chunk-based printing strategies, in which workpieces are decomposed into smaller segments assigned across robot teams, and designing the scheduling algorithms — from heuristic and generative methods to decentralized rule-based systems — that coordinate these robots efficiently. Her 2022 paper on decentralized and centralized planning (38 citations) and her resource-constrained scheduling work (31 citations) stand as foundational references in the field. Poudel also pioneered collision-free multi-robot path planning through innovations like LayerLock, and explored the mechanical integrity of chunk-printed parts. Her 2022 vision paper on swarm manufacturing (30 citations) positions her at the frontier of distributed, locally resilient production systems — work with profound implications for the future of smart manufacturing.
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- 3Toward Swarm Manufacturing: Architecting a Cooperative 3D Printing System30 citations · 2022
- 4Mechanical strength of chunk-based printed parts for cooperative 3D printing25 citations · 2018
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- 8Multi-Robot Path Planning for Cooperative 3D Printing11 citations · 2020
- 9Architecting the Cooperative 3D Printing System5 citations · 2020
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