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- Patent Title: Using pyrometry to identify porosity in additively manufactured structures
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Application No.: US16817340Application Date: 2020-03-12
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Publication No.: US11623408B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: John A. Mitchell
- Applicant: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Applicant Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Current Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Agency: Yee & Associates P.C.
- Agent Gregory M. Doudnikoff
- Main IPC: B29C64/393
- IPC: B29C64/393 ; G01N15/08 ; G01J5/08 ; B33Y50/02

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for identifying porosity in a structure made by an additive manufacturing process in which a laser is scanned across layers of material to form the structure. Pyrometry data comprising images of the layers acquired during additive manufacturing of the structure is received. The pyrometry data is used to generate temperature data comprising estimated temperatures of points in the layers in the images of the layers. The temperature data is used to identify shapes fit to high temperature areas in the images of the layers. Conditions of the shapes fit to the high temperature areas in the images of the layers are identified. Outlier shapes are identified in the shapes fit to the high temperature areas in the images of the layers using the conditions of the shapes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210187860A1 USING PYROMETRY TO IDENTIFY POROSITY IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES Public/Granted day:2021-06-24
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