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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Cemal Cem Tasan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Gianluca Roscioli, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for analyzing mechanical properties in-situ and in real-time of an object being additively manufactured are provided. Such systems can include an inducer (e.g., micro- or nano-inducer) that measures one or more parameters of the object being manufactured, such as a hardness or modulus of material deposited to form the object, and one or more cameras that generate one or more images of the object being manufactured. The measured parameter(s) and generated image(s) can be used by a controller in real-time to generate one or more topographic images of the object being printed and/or one or more 3D-maps of the object being printed. Alternatively, or additionally, the controller can be used to modify parameters that impact the object being printed, such as parameters associated with the printer or a surrounding print environment. Methods of printing based on such systems are also provided.