The Boeing Company
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM WITH X-RAY BACKSCATTER IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSPECTING A STRUCTURE DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF THE STRUCTURE

Abstract:

A method of inspecting a structure during additive manufacturing of the structure and additive manufacturing systems are presented. An additive manufacturing system comprises additive manufacturing equipment comprising a casing and an additive manufacturing head configured to form a plurality of layers of a structure within the casing; and an x-ray backscatter imaging system configured to send an x-ray beam into a structure formed within the additive manufacturing equipment and detect scattered x-rays for imaging and analysis of the structure during fabrication.