Additive manufacturing based on multiple calibrated projectors and its mask image planning

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2010, Pages 439-449

  Zhou, Chi ^a   Chen, Yong ^a   Epstein, Daniel J ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Additive manufacturing; Mask image projection; Multiple projectors; Optimization; Pixel blending

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS; COMPUTING METHODS; DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING; DIGITAL MICRO-MIRROR DEVICE; IMAGE PROJECTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MATHEMATIC MODEL; MULTIPLE PROJECTORS; NON-LINEAR; PLANNING NEEDS; PROJECTION IMAGE; TEST CASE;

BLENDING; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIGITAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; OPTIMIZATION; PIXELS; PROFILOMETRY;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 80055009030     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2010-28922     Document Type: Conference Paper

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