METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING DENSIFIED COMPONENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220355385A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17313832

    申请日:2021-05-06

    摘要: A method of additive manufacturing may include disposing a layer of a powder material on a surface of a build platform of an additive manufacturing apparatus. The method may also include placing a compaction platform comprising one or more transducers in contact with an upper surface of the layer of the powder material. The method may additionally include activating at least one transducer of one or more transducers of the compaction platform of the compactor to densify a portion of the layer of the powder material below the at least one transducer while at least the weight of the compaction platform applies a normal force to the layer of the powder material. Related systems for densifying additively manufactured components are also described.

    SENSING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220320900A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-06

    申请号:US17658024

    申请日:2022-04-05

    IPC分类号: H02J50/00 H02J7/35 H02J7/00

    摘要: A self-powered sensing system. The sensing system may include a power generator at least partially disposed in a diamond composite heat sink configured to harvest energy from a hazardous environment. The sensing system may further include an energy storage device operatively coupled to the power generator. The sensing system may also include at least one sensor operatively coupled to the energy storage device and a sensor antenna operatively coupled to the at least one sensor. The sensor antenna may be configured to transmit information collected from the at least one sensor to an operation system. The at least one sensor may include a resonance tube having a three-dimensional lattice structure.

    ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE MATCHING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20230007954A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-12

    申请号:US17369096

    申请日:2021-07-07

    IPC分类号: G10K11/02 H04R3/02

    摘要: Acoustic impedance matching devices and related methods are disclosed. An acoustic impedance matching device includes a first face for facing an acoustic transducer, a second face opposite the first face, and a lattice structure between the first face and the second face. The second is face curved to at least substantially conformally engage an inner surface of a tubing. An effective acoustic impedance of the lattice structure substantially matches a transducer acoustic impedance of the acoustic transducer to a tubing acoustic impedance of the tubing. A material acoustic impedance of a material of the lattice structure is greater than the effective acoustic impedance. A method of manufacturing an acoustic impedance matching device includes providing, to an additive manufacturing apparatus, a digital design defining the lattice structure, providing an additive manufacturing material to a material intake of the additive manufacturing apparatus, and manufacturing the lattice structure using the additive manufacturing material.

    METHODS OF FORMING PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS, PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED TOOLING AND SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20230129396A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US17507279

    申请日:2021-10-21

    IPC分类号: H01L41/187 H01L41/318

    摘要: A method of forming a piezoelectric device may include depositing a sol-gel film over a substrate and curing the sol-gel film by impinging light onto an exposed surface of the sol-gel film to form a piezoelectric ceramic element. The method may produce a piezoelectric composite material including at least two piezoelectric ceramic pillars over the substrate. The at least two piezoelectric pillars may include at least one layer. The at least one layer having a gradient density, such that a first portion of the at least one layer proximate the substrate has a density lower than a second portion that is located a greater distance from the substrate than the first portion. The piezoelectric composite material may further include a resin separating the at least two piezoelectric ceramic pillars.

    PARTITIONING OF OBJECTS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE

    公开(公告)号:US20230058387A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17406435

    申请日:2021-08-19

    IPC分类号: G05B19/4099

    摘要: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to partitioning of objects for additive manufacture. A method may include defining one or more partition lines in an object of a build file. The build file may comprise instructions for additively manufacturing the object. The method may also include generating part build files based on the build file and the one or more partition lines. The part build files may comprise instructions for additively manufacturing parts of the object. The method may also include generating a physical instance of each part of the object according to the part build files. The method may also include assembling the physical instances of the parts into a physical instance of the object. The method may also include applying heat to the physical instance of the object. Related devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.