Patent classifications
G05B2219/37266
INTEGRATED INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR 3D PRINTING PROCESS BASED ON THERMAL IMAGE AND LASER ULTRASOUND WAVE AND 3D PRINTING SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME
Disclosed are an integrated inspection system for a 3D printing process using a thermal image and a laser ultrasound wave and a 3D printing system having the inspection system. The inspection system includes a thermal imaging camera for creating a thermal image of a molten pool formed in a printing object when a base material supplied to the printing object is melted by a laser beam irradiated from a 3D printing laser source, a laser ultrasonic device for receiving a laser ultrasonic wave included in the laser beam reflected from the printing object, and a control unit for estimating a physical property of the printing object and detecting a defect of the printing object based on the thermal image created by the thermal imaging camera and the laser ultrasound wave received by the laser ultrasonic device. The thermal imaging camera and the laser ultrasonic device are disposed coaxially with the 3D printing laser source.
Conditionally visible bite lines for footwear
A conditionally visible bite line may be demarcated on a shoe upper using at least one of a fluorescent or an Infrared (IR)-responsive material. Such a conditionally visible bite line may be observable only under particular conditions, such as when illuminated by an ultraviolet light source or an IR light source, as appropriate. A light may be projected to intersect the conditionally visible bite line under conditions rendering the conditionally visible bite line detectable. The intersection(s) of the projected light and the conditionally visible bite line may be used to create a virtual bite line for use in generating a tool path to process the surface of a shoe upper bounded by the conditionally visible bite line.