Patent ID: 11926104
Assignee: THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for performing real-time monitoring of build plate separation during additive manufacturing process, comprising:
configuring one or more thermocouples to detect temperature fluctuations indicative of heat flowing from a part placed on top of a build plate during the additive manufacturing process;
configuring one or more thermocouple readers to monitor and record the temperature fluctuations from the one or more thermocouples; and
when the one or more thermocouple readers record an abnormal temperature fluctuation from the one or more thermocouples, configuring a computing device configured to identify the build plate separation from the abnormal temperature fluctuation and automatically halt the additive manufacturing process in real-time, wherein
the abnormal temperature fluctuation is a temperature drop from the heat flowing from the part placed on top of the build plate during the additive manufacturing process, the temperature drop is defined by a drop rate in temperature that exceeds an ideal temperature cool down rate for the part based on a geometry of the part.