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METHOD TO MONITOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR DETECTION AND IN-SITU CORRECTION OF DEFECTS

  • US 20160236414A1
  • Filed: 02/12/2015
  • Published: 08/18/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for printing a three dimensional object, said system comprising:

  • a first engine configured to generate a set of tool path instructions for three dimensional printing of the three dimensional object;

    at least one tool head to perform three dimensional printing implementing the tool path instructions;

    at least one monitoring device for real time monitoring and detecting one or more defects generated in the three dimensional object;

    a controller in operational communication with the at least one monitoring device configured to generate a set of correcting instructions for controlling at least one of the tool heads to correct the defects in the three dimensional object simultaneously while the object is printing; and

    the controller configured to communicate with the first engine and instruct the first engine to modify the set of tool path instructions in response to the identified defects and a printed object model, during and after the printing of the object respectively.

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