• International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing
  • Vol. 1, Issue 3, 35002 (2019)
Eric Eschner1、2、*, Tobias Staudt1、2, and Michael Schmidt1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Photonic Technologies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nürnberg, Konrad-Zuse- Str. 3/5, D-91052, Erlangen, Germany
  • 2Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nürnberg, Paul-Gordan-Str. 6, D-91052, Erlangen, Germany
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    DOI: 10.1088/2631-7990/ab3de9 Cite this Article
    Eric Eschner, Tobias Staudt, Michael Schmidt. 3D particle tracking velocimetry for the determination of temporally resolved particle trajectories within laser powder bed fusion of metals[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2019, 1(3): 35002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Within this work, we present a system for the measurement of the three-dimensional (3D) trajectories of spatters and entrained particles during laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) of metals. It is comprised of two ultrahigh-speed cameras and a reconstruction task specific processing reconstruction algorithm. The system enables an automated determination of 3D measures from the trajectories of a large number of tracked particles. Ambiguity evolving from an underdetermined geometrical situation induced by a two-camera setup is resolved within the tracking using a priori knowledge of L-PBF of metals. All processing steps were optimized to run on a graphics processing unit to allow the processing of large amounts of data within an appropriate time frame. The overall approach was validated by a comparison of the measurement results to synthetic images with a known 3D ground truth.
    Eric Eschner, Tobias Staudt, Michael Schmidt. 3D particle tracking velocimetry for the determination of temporally resolved particle trajectories within laser powder bed fusion of metals[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2019, 1(3): 35002
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