Patent ID: 11865745
Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A system for manufacturing an article, comprising:
an augmented reality apparatus comprising a display, a scanner, a projector, a user input interface for entering information including a user-customized blueprint of a mold corresponding to the article, a memory module comprising a stored blueprint of a mold corresponding to an article, and a processing apparatus,
wherein the processing apparatus is programmed to:
receive the user-customized blueprint of the mold;
receive the stored blueprint of the mold from the memory module;
receive scanned information regarding an area available for manufacturing the article;
receive user-input on amounts and types of mold-forming material and mold-filling material available, wherein the mold-filling material is a substance that can be one of sprayed, poured, and painted;
generate a blueprint utilizing the scanned information regarding the area available for manufacturing the article, the user-input on the amounts and types of mold-forming material and mold-filling material available, and one of the user-customized blueprint or the stored blueprint from the memory module,
project the generated blueprint onto the area available for manufacturing the article;
scan a physical mold formed based on the projected blueprint;
compare the physical mold with the projected blueprint and identify differences; and
display information corresponding to the differences between the physical mold and the mold blueprint.