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Calibration for additive manufacturing by compensating for geometric misalignments and distortions between components of a 3D printer

US10994490B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2020
Grant dateMay 4, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 31, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/25
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for additive fabrication includes determining numerical calibration transforms for calibrating an imaging sensor and a printhead assembly to a common coordinate system, where at least some of the numerical calibration transforms include nonlinear transforms.

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