Method and apparatus for real time, in situ sensing and characterization of roughness, geometrical shapes, geometrical structures, composition, defects, and temperature in three-dimensional manufacturing systems
Methods and apparatuses for manufacturing are disclosed, including (a) providing an apparatus having: a laser; scanner; powder injection system; powder spreading system; dichroic filter; imager-and-processor; and computer; (b) programming the computer with specifications of a sample; (c) using the computer to set initial parameters based on the sample specifications; (d) adjusting a stage to position the sample; (e) focusing and scanning electromagnetic radiation onto the sample while powder is concurrently injected onto the sample in order to deposit a layer; (f) capturing two-dimensional images of the sample and probing the sample to determine whether the deposited layer was manufactured per the specifications; (g) use the computer to adjust the three-dimensional manufacturing parameters based on the determination made in step (f) prior to additively manufacturing a subsequent layer or making repairs; and (h) repeating steps (d), (e), (f), and (g) until the manufacture is complete. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
- Research Organization:
- PolarOnyx, Inc., Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0018826; 140D6318C0078
- Assignee:
- PolarOnyx, Inc. (Chapel Hill, NC)
- Patent Number(s):
- 11,465,240
- Application Number:
- 16/378,485
- OSTI ID:
- 1986676
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 04/08/2019
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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