Ege Acaroglu

• Authored total of 9 patent disclosures, 3 of which were selected by parent company for patent-filing consideration

Precise positioning and vibration isolation around optical package

• Designed parts for prototype device and validated part designs through structural and thermal FE analysis
• Developed software necessary to control prototype, including servo controller for micron-scale position control and finite state machine architecture for higher level decision making
• Evaluated and iteratively improved prototype performance through optimization of on-board computer vision algorithms and controls tuning of positioning servos
• Documented created software and used documentation to train and supervise two engineers responsible for development of next-generation prototype
• Implemented processes for characterization and correction of lens distortion in high-power laser included in optical package

Multi-material direct energy deposition 3D printer

• Achieved precise position control of 3D printing process head by selecting, installing, and controlling DC servomotors
• Performed testing aimed at calibration and characterization of lasers and metrology on process head
• Aided in development of print feedback methods aimed at achieving higher print quality
• Expanded existing trajectory control software by adding g-code parsing and laser/powder control to develop general-purpose 3D printing library