Systems and methods for receiving sensor data for an operating additive manufacturing machine and mapping the sensor data with process data which controls the operation of the machine

A system for receiving and processing sensor data for an operating additive manufacturing machine, the system comprising:

• a first server having a processor configured to perform:
• receiving the sensor data from a sensor for the operating additive machine;
• determining values of the sensor data relative to time;
• determining working tool positions relative to time based on process data which controls operation of the additive manufacturing machine, the process data comprising vectors defining the working tool positions during an additive manufacturing process;
• and
• determining the sensor data values at the working tool positions based on a correlation of the values of the sensor data relative to time and the working tool positions relative to time;
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• a user interface device comprising a display and a processor configured to perform:
• displaying, on a display of the user interface device, a representation of the sensor data values at the working tool positions
• wherein the processor of the first server is further configured to perform:
• segmenting the process data into the working vectors and non-working vectors;
• and
• filtering, based on the working vectors, the tool positions relative to time to obtain the working tool positions relative to time.

A method for receiving and processing sensor data for an operating additive manufacturing machine, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a first server, the sensor data from a sensor for the operating additive manufacturing machine;
• determining, using a processor of the first server, values of the sensor data relative to time;
• determining, using the processor of the first server, working tool positions relative to time based on process data which controls operation of the additive manufacturing machine, the process data comprising vectors defining the working tool positions during an additive manufacturing process;
• determining the sensor data values at the working tool positions based on a correlation of the values of the sensor data relative to time and the working tool positions relative to time;
• outputting the sensor data values at the working tool positions to an analytic model of the additive manufacturing machine;
• receiving, from the analytic model of the additive manufacturing machine, adjusted process data, the adjusted process data being determined based at least in part on the analytic model and the sensor data values at the working tool positions, the analytic model being based at least in part on a measured characteristic of the additive manufacturing machine;
• and
• using the adjusted process data to control the operation of the additive manufacturing machine;
• segmenting, using the processor of the first server, the process data into the working vectors and non-working vectors;
• and
• filtering, based on the working vectors, the tool positions relative to time to obtain the working tool positions relative to time.