Integration of a thermal imaging feedback control system in electron beam melting

23rd Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium - An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 945-961

  Rodriguez, Emmanuel ^a   Medina, Francisco ^a   Espalin, David ^a   Terrazas, Cesar ^a   Muse, Dan ^a   Henry, Chad ^b   MacDonald, Eric ^a   Wicker, Ryan B ^a  

^a University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CAMERAS; ELECTRON BEAM MELTING; MANUFACTURE;

BED TEMPERATURE; FABRICATION PROCESS; IMAGING INFORMATION; IN-PROCESS MONITORING; INFRARED CAMERAS; LAYER-BY-LAYERS; QUALITY CONTROL TOOL; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

INFRARED IMAGING;

EID: 84898462992     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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