Research of the Liquid Level Detection System for Integral Stereolithography System

Abstract:

To improve the dimension accuracy of integral stereolithography (SL) system, the resin liquid level in SL system need controlled. Based on the measuring principle of laser triangulation, a laser liquid level detection system for SL system has been developed. The laser liquid level detection system consists of light source, Position Sensitive Detectors (PSD), PSD signal processing circuit and data acquisition system. According to the principle that electrical signal of PSD changes when resin liquid level vary, a PSD is employed to detect the liquid level height in the liquid level detection system. Confirmation experiment is conduct to test the accuracy of the detection system, and the experiment results indicated that deviation is 0.34% in the range of 6mm, and satisfy the accuracy requirement of integral SL system.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 347-350)
• Pages: 32-35
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.347-350.32
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Guang Shen Xu, Da Hai Yan, Ya Ning Wang, Kong Liang Ju
• Keywords: Integral Stereolithography, Laser Triangulation Principle, Liquid Level Detection, Rapid Prototyping (RP)

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