Patent ID: 11919193
Assignee: GE INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  E | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. An additive printing system for manufacturing a tower structure, the additive printing system comprising:
a support structure;
an optical sensor;
a printhead assembly operably coupled to the support structure; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the printhead assembly and the optical sensor, the controller comprising at least one processor configured to perform or direct a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising:
depositing a first printed layer of a wall with the printhead assembly;
optically scanning the first printed layer, via the optical sensor, during depositing of the first printed layer by the printhead assembly;
depositing a second printed layer of the wall with the printhead assembly atop the first printed layer, the first printed layer comprising a first reinforcement member, the second printed layer configured to hold a second reinforcement member thereon;
generating a three-dimensional map of the first printed layer based on the optical scan; and
determining a position for placing the second reinforcement member based on the three-dimensional map of the first printed layer.