About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2024 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2024)
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Symposium
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2024 Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium (SFF Symp 2024)
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Presentation Title |
Development of an In-situ Laser Calibration Method for Multi-laser Powder Bed fusion Additive Manufacturing System |
Author(s) |
Ho Yeung, David Deisenroth, Sergey Mekhontsev |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Ho Yeung |
Abstract Scope |
A new in-situ laser calibration method for multi-laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) systems has been developed to address the prevalent challenges of part quality at the stitched regions due to misalignments of different lasers. In the proposed method, cameras coaxially aligned with the processing lasers are utilized, capturing images of a dimensional reference artifact during scanning and reconstructing the scan path from these images in the artifact’s coordinates. This enables an automated and precise calibration of each laser to a unified global coordinate system without the necessity of external measurements. Preliminary tests show that the patterns scanned by two different laser systems are highly superimposed, with errors less than 20 micrometers. This method is expected to enhance the efficiency and quality of multi-laser LPBF systems by ensuring precise alignment and synchronization of laser beams. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Post-meeting proceedings |