SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU INSPECTION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MATERIALS AND BUILDS

An inspection system for in situ evaluation of an additive manufacturing (AM) build part is provided. The inspection system comprises a build plane induction coil sensor configured and positionable so that during construction of the build part, the sensor's magnetization and sensor coils surrou...

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Main Authors WADE, Kyle, RALLS, John, HEBERT, Daniel, SOGHOMONIAN, Zareh
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 30.08.2023
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Summary:An inspection system for in situ evaluation of an additive manufacturing (AM) build part is provided. The inspection system comprises a build plane induction coil sensor configured and positionable so that during construction of the build part, the sensor's magnetization and sensor coils surround at least the last-produced layer of the AM build part in the build plane. The inspection system further comprises an energization circuit and a central processing system. The central processing system comprises a communication processor configured for sending command signals to the energization circuit and receiving impedance data from the build plane induction coil sensor, and energization controller configured for determining energization commands for transmission to the energization circuit, and an induction data analyzer configured for processing build part impedance data using complex impedance plane analysis and for identifying anomalies in the AM build part.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20230176678