首页|Patent Application Titled "Computer-Aided Process Planning (Capp) For Automated Fiber Placement (Afp) Manufacturing" Published Online (USPTO 20240051242)
Patent Application Titled "Computer-Aided Process Planning (Capp) For Automated Fiber Placement (Afp) Manufacturing" Published Online (USPTO 20240051242)
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Robotics & Machine Learning Daily News Daily News-According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a patent application by the inventors BRASINGTON, Alex (Columbia, SC, US); HALBRITTER, Joshua (Columbia, SC, US); HARIK, Ramy (Columbia, SC, US), filed on August 7, 2023, was made available online on February 15, 2024. No assignee for this patent application has been made. Reporters obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: " "The disclosure deals with systems and/or methodology related to Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) manufacturing. AFP manufacturing with carbon fiber composites is increasingly popular in manufacturing sectors, leading to the possibility of increasingly complex and/or large structures. Computer-Aided Process Planning (CAPP) software supports process planning for AFP manufacturing to assist process planners in identifying optimal starting point location and layup strategy for each ply of the laminate. The ply optimization functions on the measurement and scoring of geometry-based defects such as gaps, overlaps, angle deviation, and steering. CAPP in one facet focuses on mitigating defect stacking through the thickness of the laminate, by generating laminate scenarios from the best ply scenarios and comparing the defects of each ply through the thickness to identify regions where defects are stacking on top of each other. The frequency and severity of stacked defects are then described using a novel scoring system. Defects can be minimized in the process planning phase by optimizing the selection of input parameters such as starting points, layup strategies, and tows per course, using surrogate-based methods. Examples are explained in conjunction with doubly curved tool surface and struts regarding aerospace industry utilization.
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