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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Zachary Renwick, St. Louis, MO (US);
Joseph Costanzo, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Jennifer Creamer, St. Louis, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for in-process inspection of a fused-filament fabricated part comprises an extrusion head and an associated laser profilometer for scanning and generating two-dimensional surface scans of additively deposited layers of the fused-filament fabricated part following material deposition of the layer by the extrusion head and prior to the deposition of subsequent layers. The surface scans are used to inspect the fused-filament fabricated part for defects during, or subsequent to, the fabrication of the part, either layer-by-layer or through a reconstruction of the part in three dimensions.