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Title: System and method for controlling an energy beam of an additive manufacturing system

Abstract

An additive manufacturing system includes an energy beam generator that generates an energy beam to melt and fuse raw materials for a part and a computing device that controls operation of the energy beam generator. The computing device includes a memory element that stores or access a three-dimensional model of the part, and a processing element that receives at least a portion of the three-dimensional model and controls a parameter of the energy beam generator according to a gradient function so as to apply a variable amount of heat to the raw material that forms an overhang on the part.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Kansas City Plant (KCP), Kansas City, MO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1637855
Patent Number(s):
10583485
Application Number:
15/404,316
Assignee:
Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC (Kansas City, MO)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY B33Y - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
DOE Contract Number:  
NA0000622
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 01/12/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 42 ENGINEERING

Citation Formats

Griffith, Brett E., and Boucher, Christopher L. System and method for controlling an energy beam of an additive manufacturing system. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Griffith, Brett E., & Boucher, Christopher L. System and method for controlling an energy beam of an additive manufacturing system. United States.
Griffith, Brett E., and Boucher, Christopher L. Tue . "System and method for controlling an energy beam of an additive manufacturing system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1637855.
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year = {Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
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