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

Claim 10:
11. A method for performing real-time monitoring of build plate separation during additive manufacturing process, comprising:
detecting, by one or more thermocouples, temperature fluctuations indicative of heat flowing from a part placed on top of a build plate during the additive manufacturing process;
monitoring and recording, by one or more thermocouple readers, 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, identifying, by a computing device, the build plate separation from the abnormal temperature fluctuation, and automatically halting 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.