Patent ID: 8889222

Claim:
A method for depositing a coating material onto a complex surface of a part, the method comprising: determining a first set of process conditions for redistributing the coating material on the complex surface of the part during a first stage and a second set of process conditions for redistributing the coating material on the complex surface of the part during a second stage, wherein each of the first set of process conditions and the second set of process conditions comprises an orientation of the part with respect to a rotational axis and an orientation of the part with respect to a vibrational axis, wherein at least one of the orientation of the part with respect to the rotational axis or the orientation of the part with respect to the vibrational axis in the first set of process conditions is different than in the second set of process conditions, and wherein the first set of process conditions and the second set of process conditions are determined based on at least surface geometry of the part, and depositing an initial layer of the coating material on at least a portion of the complex surface; redistributing the coating material in the initial layer using the first set of process conditions to form a modified layer, wherein redistributing the coating material using the first set of process conditions comprises simultaneously rotating the part around the rotational axis and vibrating the part along the vibrational axis; and redistributing the coating material in the modified layer using the second set of process conditions, wherein redistributing the coating material using the second set of process conditions comprises simultaneously rotating the part around the rotational axis and vibrating the part along the vibrational axis, and wherein redistributing the coating material using the first set of process conditions creates a different combination of centrifugal and inertial forces acting on the coating material than redistributing the coating material using the second set of process conditions.