3D Printer Vehicle Guidance for Repairing Structural Defects
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Solution Overview
Problem
In 3D printing, identifying and rectifying defects such as gaps or cracks in structures created using metals is challenging due to their complex geometry and location, making it difficult to access and correct these defects effectively.
Innovation Solution
A method involving the use of temporary magnetic coil arrays to create dynamic magnetic paths for 3D printer vehicles to travel to defect locations, allowing them to rectify issues through 3D printing, utilizing IoT feeds, cameras, sound waves, and electrical signals for analysis and navigation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional 3D printing methods are used to create structures, then manufacturing capability is achieved, but defects such as gaps or cracks are difficult to identify and rectify due to complex geometry and location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces magnetic coil arrays as an intermediary system to create magnetic paths that guide 3D printer vehicles to defect locations. This intermediary magnetic field system enables precise navigation to complex geometric areas that would be inaccessible to traditional printing methods, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing capability and defect accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical positioning systems with a magnetic field-based navigation system. By using magnetic coils to create dynamic magnetic paths, the system achieves precise vehicle guidance without complex mechanical structures, thereby improving defect rectification accuracy while managing system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If magnetic coil arrays are used to create dynamic magnetic paths for 3D printer vehicles, then accessibility to defect locations is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic coil array system is designed to be dynamic, allowing real-time creation and modification of magnetic paths based on defect location. This dynamic capability enables the system to adapt to different defect positions without requiring complex fixed infrastructure, improving ease of operation while managing complexity through flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes magnetic field parameters (strength, direction, distribution) dynamically to create appropriate magnetic paths for vehicle navigation. By adjusting these parameters rather than changing physical infrastructure, the system achieves versatile navigation capability without proportionally increasing device complexity.
3Reliability
If 3D printer vehicles are deployed to rectify defects in hard-to-reach areas, then defect correction capability is improved, but time and resources required for navigation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-positioning magnetic coil arrays and pre-calculating optimal magnetic paths to defect locations. This preliminary preparation enables 3D printer vehicles to navigate directly to defects without time-consuming exploration or adjustment during the rectification process, reducing navigation time while maintaining effective defect correction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that provide real-time information about vehicle position and defect location, allowing dynamic optimization of magnetic paths. This feedback enables the system to adjust magnetic field parameters during navigation to maintain optimal paths, reducing navigation time while ensuring reliable defect rectification.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient identification and correction of defects in complex structures by guiding 3D printer vehicles along magnetic paths, ensuring timely and effective rectification of defects, even in hard-to-reach areas, improving the reliability and efficiency of 3D printing processes.
Implementation Method 1
one or more temporary magnetic coil arrays associated with the structure are utilized to create the one or more magnetic paths
Data Source
AI summary
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for identifying and rectifying one or more defects on a structure is provided. The present invention may include identifying the one or more defects on the structure. The present invention may then include dynamically creating one or more magnetic paths for one or more 3D printer vehicles to travel to one or more locations of the identified one or more defects associated with the structure, wherein one or more temporary magnetic coil arrays associated with the structure are utilized to create the one or more magnetic paths. The present may further include rectifying the identified one or more defects on the structured by utilizing the one or more 3D printer vehicles, wherein the one or more 3D printer vehicles utilize 3D printing methods to rectify the identified one or more defects on the structure.