REAL-TIME RESONANT INSPECTION FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

摘要

A method of additive manufacturing comprises determining a first resonant frequency of an unflawed reference workpiece at a first partial stage of completion, fabricating a production workpiece to the first partial stage of completion via additive manufacture, sensing a second resonant frequency of the production workpiece in-situ at the first partial stage of completion, during the fabrication, analyzing the workpiece for flaws based on comparison of the first and second resonant frequencies, and providing an output indicative of production workpiece condition, based on the analysis. An additive manufacturing system comprises an additive manufacturing tool, a sensor, and a controller. The additive manufacturing tool is disposed to construct a workpiece via iterative layer deposition. The sensor is disposed to determine a resonant frequency of the workpiece in-situ at the additive manufacturing tool, during fabrication. The controller is configured to terminate manufacture of the workpiece if the resonant frequency differs substantially from a reference frequency.

主权项

1. A method of additive manufacturing comprises:
determining a first resonant frequency of an unflawed reference workpiece at a first partial stage of completion; fabricating a production workpiece to the first partial stage of completion via additive manufacture; sensing a second resonant frequency of the production workpiece in-situ at the first partial stage of completion, during the fabricating; analyzing the workpiece for flaws based on comparison of the first and second resonant frequencies; and providing an output indicative of production workpiece condition, based on the analysis.