Part geometry and conduction-based laser power control for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

H Yeung, B Lane, J Fox - Additive manufacturing, 2019 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) uses a focused, high power laser to repeatedly scan
geometric patterns on thin layers of metal powder, which build up to a final, solid three …

A meltpool prediction based scan strategy for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

H Yeung, Z Yang, L Yan - Additive Manufacturing, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study a feedforward control method for laser powder bed fusion additive
manufacturing is demonstrated. It minimizes the meltpool variation by updating the laser …

Thermal history and high-speed optical imaging of overhang structures during laser powder bed fusion: A computational and experimental analysis

A Ashby, G Guss, RK Ganeriwala, AA Martin… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a powerful tool for additive manufacturing (AM) of metal
components. However, fabricating components with overhanging features using LPBF …

Laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of metals; physics, computational, and materials challenges

WE King, AT Anderson, RM Ferencz… - Applied Physics …, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The production of metal parts via laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing is growing
exponentially. However, the transition of this technology from production of prototypes to …

Model-based feedforward control of laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

Q Wang, PP Michaleris, AR Nassar, JE Irwin, Y Ren… - Additive …, 2020 - Elsevier
Control of laser power to improve part quality is critical for fabrication of complex
components via Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing (AM) processes. If …

Real-time process monitoring and closed-loop control on laser power via a customized laser powder bed fusion platform

R Wang, B Standfield, C Dou, AC Law, ZJ Kong - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) is one of the most effective ways to fabricate parts with complex
geometries using various materials. However, AM also suffers from printing quality issues …

In-situ characterization and quantification of melt pool variation under constant input energy density in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process

Q Guo, C Zhao, M Qu, L Xiong, LI Escano… - Additive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Size and shape of a melt pool play a critical role in determining the microstructure in
additively manufactured metals. However, it is very challenging to directly characterize the …

A residual heat compensation based scan strategy for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing

H Yeung, B Lane - Manufacturing letters, 2020 - Elsevier
Typical scan strategies for laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing systems
apply a constant laser power and scan speed. Localized preheating from adjacent scan …

Toward in-situ flaw detection in laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing through layerwise imagery and machine learning

Z Snow, B Diehl, EW Reutzel, A Nassar - Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Process monitoring in additive manufacturing may allow components to be certified cheaply
and rapidly and opens the possibility of healing defects, if detected. Here, neural networks …

[HTML][HTML] Processing parameters in laser powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing

JP Oliveira, AD LaLonde, J Ma - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
As metallic additive manufacturing grew in sophistication, users have requested greater
control over the systems, namely the ability to fully change the process parameters. The goal …