Optimal dimensional and mechanical properties of laser sintered hardware by thermal analysis and parameter optimization
First Claim
1. A method for improving production parts produced from a rapid prototyping machine, wherein the rapid prototyping machine makes use of a rapid prototyping material, a set of input data relating to said material and an information set having information pertaining to manufacturing factors involved in a previous build run of a production part, the method comprising:
- executing a build run that produces output components including at least one of production parts, and iterative improvement specimens, and a combination thereof;
comparing said output components to said set of input data to produce a resultant data set, said resultant data set including deviations between said set of input data and said output components;
incorporating said resultant data set into said information set; and
tailoring said information set to reduce said deviations between said set of input data and said output components as compared to at least one previous build run.
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Abstract
A method for improving production parts produced from a rapid prototyping machine that includes the step of generating a build run that produces output components having production parts and/or iterative improvement specimens. A comparison of the production parts and/or iterative improvement specimens is made to a set of input data that includes dimensions and material characteristics. The comparison produces a resultant data set that includes deviations between the input data and the output components. Build parameters are then tailored for the rapid prototyping machine to reduce deviations between the input data and the output components as compared to previous build runs.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for improving production parts produced from a rapid prototyping machine, wherein the rapid prototyping machine makes use of a rapid prototyping material, a set of input data relating to said material and an information set having information pertaining to manufacturing factors involved in a previous build run of a production part, the method comprising:
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executing a build run that produces output components including at least one of production parts, and iterative improvement specimens, and a combination thereof;
comparing said output components to said set of input data to produce a resultant data set, said resultant data set including deviations between said set of input data and said output components;
incorporating said resultant data set into said information set; and
tailoring said information set to reduce said deviations between said set of input data and said output components as compared to at least one previous build run. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for improving aerospace production parts produced from a selective laser sintering machine comprising the steps of:
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providing the selective laser sintering machine, wherein a first run produces the production parts and iterative improvement specimens, wherein the parts and said specimens are formed of a sinterable material. providing build information;
producing a resultant data set, wherein said resultant data set includes deviations derived from comparing a set of input data with a set of associated output results; and
modifying said build information to reduce said deviations between said input data and said associated output results as compared to a previous resultant data set of said at least one previous build run. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for improving production parts from an automated production process for a just-in-time inventory system comprising the steps of:
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producing output components having production parts and disposable parts;
comparing said output components to input values by inspection of the output components and destructive testing of the disposable parts; and
adjusting the automated production process to reduce deviations between input values and output components. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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