Patent ID: 11941568
Assignee: nan
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for quality control monitoring of additive manufacturing processes, comprising:
(a) forming at least one channel in an additive manufacturing build platform having an upper surface and a lower surface,
(i) wherein the channel is formed in the upper surface of the additive manufacturing build platform;
(ii) wherein the at least one channel is formed to a predetermined depth in the upper surface of the additive manufacturing build platform, and
(iii) wherein the at least one channel is formed in a curvilinear pattern across the upper surface of the additive manufacturing build platform;

(b) placing a sensor in the at least one channel formed in the upper surface of the additive manufacturing build platform, wherein the sensor is operative to gather information relevant to an additive manufacturing process occurring on the additive manufacturing build platform;
(c) enclosing the sensor within the at least one channel formed in the upper surface of the additive manufacturing build platform with an additive manufacturing substrate having a predetermined thickness,
(i) wherein components or parts are built directly on the additive manufacturing substrate using an additive manufacturing process, and

(d) using the enclosed sensor to gather information about the components or parts and the additive manufacturing process used to build the components or parts.