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US 10,065,270 B2Granted
Three-dimensional printing in real time
AssigneeVelo3D, Inc.
InventorsBenyamin Buller, Tasso Lappas, Rueben Mendelsberg, Sergey Korepanov
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing methods, apparatuses, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium. The disclosure delineates real time manipulation of three-dimensional printing to reduce deformation. The present disclosure further provides 3D object formed using the methods, apparatuses, and systems.
Claims30
A system for forming at least one three-dimensional object, comprising:
- an energy source that is configured to generate an energy beam that transforms at least a portion of a material bed to form the at least one three-dimensional object;
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- a controller comprising a control model that comprises a simulation for formation of the at least one three-dimensional object, which controller is programmed to execute the simulation for the formation of the at least one three-dimensional object, which control model (i) is configured in the controller and (ii) adjusts the simulation in real time upon receiving an input from a feedback loop, wherein the controller is operatively coupled to the energy source and is programmed to direct the energy source to generate the energy beam to transform the at least the portion of the material bed to form the at least one three-dimensional object using the control model.
A method for forming at least one three-dimensional object, comprising:
- (a) transforming a portion of a material bed with an energy beam to form the at least one three-dimensional object;
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- (b) controlling in real time at least one characteristic of the energy beam with a controller comprising a control model that comprises a simulation for formation of the at least one three-dimensional object, which controller executes the simulation for the formation of the at least one three-dimensional object, wherein the control model (i) is configured in the controller and (ii) adjusts the simulation in real time upon receiving an input from a feedback loop.
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