US 12,459,207 B2
Systems and methods for managing additive manufacturing
Vivek Agarwal, Idaho Falls, ID (US); Sasa Kovacevic, Pullman, WA (US); and John Buttles, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
Assigned to Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
Filed by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,306.
Prior Publication US 2023/0211561 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); G06F 30/12 (2020.01); G06F 111/20 (2020.01); G06F 113/10 (2020.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01)
CPC B29C 64/393 (2017.08) [B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); G06F 30/12 (2020.01); G06Q 30/0283 (2013.01); G06F 2111/20 (2020.01); G06F 2113/10 (2020.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a processor coupled to a memory;
an additive manufacturing (AM) system operably coupled to the processor, the AM system configured to produce three-dimensional (3D) objects;
a datastore configured to store entries pertaining to a design for a 3D object, each entry configured to include a respective set of parameters for an AM process, the set of parameters configured to cause the AM system to produce the 3D objects to have designated mechanical properties; and
a design manager configured for operation on the processor, the design manager configured to:
determine a set of parameters that satisfy specified mechanical requirements for the 3D object, the specified mechanical requirements comprising anisotropic mechanical thresholds including primary mechanical thresholds pertaining to a primary axis and secondary mechanical thresholds pertaining to a secondary axis different from the primary axis, the primary axis including a direction along which a primary load is to be applied to the 3D object, the determined set of parameters based, at least in part, on parameters of one or more entries of the datastore;
wherein the anisotropic mechanical thresholds pertaining to the primary axis and the anisotropic mechanical thresholds pertaining to the secondary axis are different thresholds; and
cause the AM system to produce the 3D object according to the determined set of parameters.