Additive manufacturing quality control systems
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsKiley J. Versluys, Diana Giulietti
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Abstract
A method includes receiving torque data of a powder recoater operatively connected to an additive manufacturing system. The torque data includes torque data of the recoater when the recoater traverses a build area. Receiving torque data includes receiving force data from a plurality of load cells, each load cell operatively associated with a blade segment of a recoater blade assembly. The method also includes determining a quality of one or more of an additive manufacturing process and/or product based on the torque data.
Claims14
A method, comprising:
- receiving torque data of a powder recoater operatively connected to an additive manufacturing system, wherein the torque data includes torque data of the recoater when the recoater traverses a build area, wherein receiving torque data includes receiving force data from a plurality of load cells, each load cell operatively associated with a blade segment of a recoater blade assembly;
- and determining a quality of one or more of an additive manufacturing process and/or product based on the torque data
- determining the quality includes comparing the torque data with reference data to determine whether the torque data is within a predetermined range of the reference data,
- and causing the power recoater to recoat the build area.
A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer readable instructions for a controller that is configured to control an additive manufacturing process, the computer readable instructions including:
- receiving torque data of a powder recoater operatively connected to an additive manufacturing system, wherein the torque data includes torque data of the recoater when the recoater traverses a build area, wherein receiving torque data includes receiving force data from a plurality of load cells, each load cell operatively associated with a blade segment of a recoater blade assembly;
- and determining a quality of one or more of an additive manufacturing process and/or product based on the torque data,
- wherein determining the quality includes comparing the torque data with reference data to determine whether the torque data is within a predetermined range of the reference data;
- and causing the powder recoater to recoat the build area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.