17963672. METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FIBER PLACEMENT START LOCATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING A LAMINATED COMPOSITE COMPONENT simplified abstract (The Boeing Company)
METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FIBER PLACEMENT START LOCATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING A LAMINATED COMPOSITE COMPONENT
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Adriana W. Blom-schieber of Snohomish WA (US)
Christopher Loesche of Bothell WA (US)
METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FIBER PLACEMENT START LOCATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING A LAMINATED COMPOSITE COMPONENT - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17963672 titled 'METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING FIBER PLACEMENT START LOCATIONS FOR MANUFACTURING A LAMINATED COMPOSITE COMPONENT
Simplified Explanation
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for determining fiber placement start locations for manufacturing a laminated composite component. The method involves accessing a computer geometric model of the component, breaking plies into groups, determining stagger requirements for each group, executing an algorithm to resolve stagger requirements, and calculating fiber placement start locations based on the algorithm output, a reference curve, and a geodesic curve.
- Explanation of the patent/innovation:
- Accessing a computer geometric model of a laminated composite component - Breaking plies into different groups - Determining stagger requirements for each group - Executing an algorithm to resolve stagger requirements - Calculating fiber placement start locations based on algorithm output, a reference curve, and a geodesic curve
- Potential applications of this technology:
- Aerospace industry for manufacturing lightweight and strong components - Automotive industry for producing high-performance parts
- Problems solved by this technology:
- Optimizing fiber placement for improved strength and performance - Streamlining the manufacturing process for composite components
- Benefits of this technology:
- Enhanced structural integrity of laminated composite components - Increased efficiency in manufacturing processes
- Potential commercial applications of this technology:
- Composite material manufacturers - Aerospace and automotive industries
- Possible prior art:
- Previous methods for determining fiber placement in composite components - Traditional manufacturing processes for laminated composite materials
Questions:
1. How does the algorithm determine the stagger requirements for each group of plies? 2. What specific characteristics of the laminated composite component are considered in calculating the fiber placement start locations?
Original Abstract Submitted
The present disclosure is directed to methods and system for determining fiber placement start locations for manufacturing a laminated composite component. The method includes one or more processors accessing a computer geometric model of the laminated composite component, which includes various characteristics of the component that will be generated. Then, the processors break individual plies of the model into different groups. For each of the groups of plies, stagger requirements are determined and an algorithm (e.g., an integer optimization algorithm or other method described herein) for resolving the stagger requirements is executed. A three dimensional fiber placement start location for each ply in the group is then calculated based on the output from the executed algorithm, a reference curve determined on a definition surface, and a geodesic curve on the surface that is normal to the definition surface.
