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New AI model DiffARFNO enhances inkjet printing droplet prediction

Researchers have developed a new framework called DiffARFNO to improve the prediction of droplet evolution in inkjet printing. This two-stage model combines an autoregressive Fourier Neural Operator (Fourier-MIONet) for initial long-horizon forecasts with a conditional Denoising Diffusion Implicit Model (DDIM) for refining these predictions. The DDIM corrector iteratively denoises and refines the coarse predictions, restoring fine details. Experiments show that DiffARFNO significantly outperforms existing methods on droplet datasets derived from Ansys Fluent. AI

IMPACT This new AI framework could lead to higher quality and more precise inkjet printing applications.

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New AI model DiffARFNO enhances inkjet printing droplet prediction

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jinghao Cao, Minsung Kang, Hongyue Sun, Chi Zhou, Jihoon Chung, Xubo Yue, Sanchoy Das, Bo Shen ·

    Diffusion-corrected Autoregressive Fourier Neural Operator for Droplet Evolution Prediction

    arXiv:2607.16238v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Predicting droplet evolution in material jetting, or Inkjet Printing (IJP), is essential for maintaining printing quality. However, long-horizon forecasts remain challenging due to error accumulation and the complex coupling of pr…