PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DIRECT FABRICATION OF A PART ON A STRUCTURE
First Claim
1. A process for direct fabrication of at least one part at a predetermined position on a structure, said process comprising the following successive steps:
- a) scanning, via a three-dimensional scanner, of the structure in the region of the predetermined position;
b) comparing, by a central unit, a virtual surface mesh of the predetermined position with a real surface mesh of said predetermined position, said virtual surface mesh being calculated by the central unit on the basis of modeling data recorded in a first database, and said real surface mesh being calculated by the central unit on the basis of data obtained subsequent to the scanning carried out in step a);
c) determining, by the central unit, the gaps between said two meshes, said gaps being representative of joint clearances which are present in the structure;
d) calculating, by the central unit, the data for modeling a part, called an inserted part, the dimensions of which fill up said gaps calculated in step c), in order to obtain a model of an inserted part;
e) merging, by the central unit, of a virtual model of a part, linked with said predetermined position recorded in a second database, with the model of the inserted part calculated in step d), in order to obtain a model of a part, called an adjusted model, adjusted to the geometry of the structure in the region of the predetermined position;
f) fabricating, by deposition of material by a deposition system, an adjusted part at the predetermined position on the basis of the adjusted model calculated in step e).
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Abstract
A process for direct fabrication of a part at a predetermined structural position. The process comprises: a) scanning, via a three-dimensional scanner, the structure in the region of the predetermined position; b) comparing a virtual surface mesh of the predetermined position with a real surface mesh of the predetermined position, the real surface mesh calculated based on data obtained from the scanning; c) determining the gaps between the two meshes; d) calculating the data for modeling an inserted part, the dimensions of which fill up the determined gaps, to obtain an inserted part model; e) merging of a virtual model of a part, linked with the predetermined position, with the inserted part model, to obtain a model adjusted to the geometry of the structure in the region of the predetermined position; f) fabricating, by material deposition, an adjusted part at the predetermined position based on the adjusted model.
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10 Claims
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1. A process for direct fabrication of at least one part at a predetermined position on a structure, said process comprising the following successive steps:
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a) scanning, via a three-dimensional scanner, of the structure in the region of the predetermined position; b) comparing, by a central unit, a virtual surface mesh of the predetermined position with a real surface mesh of said predetermined position, said virtual surface mesh being calculated by the central unit on the basis of modeling data recorded in a first database, and said real surface mesh being calculated by the central unit on the basis of data obtained subsequent to the scanning carried out in step a); c) determining, by the central unit, the gaps between said two meshes, said gaps being representative of joint clearances which are present in the structure; d) calculating, by the central unit, the data for modeling a part, called an inserted part, the dimensions of which fill up said gaps calculated in step c), in order to obtain a model of an inserted part; e) merging, by the central unit, of a virtual model of a part, linked with said predetermined position recorded in a second database, with the model of the inserted part calculated in step d), in order to obtain a model of a part, called an adjusted model, adjusted to the geometry of the structure in the region of the predetermined position; f) fabricating, by deposition of material by a deposition system, an adjusted part at the predetermined position on the basis of the adjusted model calculated in step e). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for implementation of a process for direct fabrication of at least one part at a predetermined position on a structure, comprising:
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a central unit, a material deposition system, a measuring system comprising at least one three-dimensional scanner as well as a first and a second database, the first database comprising data for modeling a virtual structure, and the second database comprising a virtual model of a part to be fabricated at said predetermined position, said at least one scanner providing to the central unit, in use, data relating to the geometry of the predetermined position, the central unit being configured to calculate a model of an adjusted part on the basis of the virtual model and on the basis of the data provided by the at least one scanner, and to control the material deposition system for the fabrication of a part by deposition of material at the predetermined position according to the model of the adjusted part. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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