Patent ID: 11915405
Assignee: APPLIED OPTIMIZATION, INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 18:
19. A method, comprising:
reflecting, by a movable reflector, electromagnetic radiation from a field of view in a region of interest of an additive manufacturing machine to an optics assembly, wherein the build beam travels along a build beam path from a build beam source to the region of interest;
splitting, by a beam splitter of the optics assembly, the electromagnetic radiation into a plurality of beams;
directing the plurality of beams to a plurality of optical sensors such that each optical sensor of the plurality of optical sensors receives a corresponding and respective beam of the plurality of beams;
generating, by the plurality of optical sensors, a plurality of outputs, each output including information related to a corresponding and respective beam; and
controlling, by a controller, the movable reflector to move the field of view to maintain a predetermined relationship between the field of view and a moving build point within the region of interest;
wherein the build beam path intersects neither the movable reflector nor the beam splitter.