Abstract
To improve accessibility of textile FRCs in high-performance applications, it is necessary to incorporate knowledge of manufacture in design tools and more critically, acquire and transfer understanding of how variation in manufacture impacts early-stage design selection. This paper establishes requirements for a knowledge framework to aide concurrent product design and costeffective production of textile FRCs for high-performance applications. Firstly, it presents a review of academic/commercial research pertaining to textile FRC design and manufacture. Secondly, considerations and requirements for component selection tools are highlighted, identifying the necessary improvements to understand how key drivers (cost, performance) are affected by manufacture of the final product design (capability). Thirdly, three braiding and 3D-weaving casestudies investigating variability in costing design, impact of tooling choices, and manufacturing process flow are shown. The results present tacit and explicit knowledge forms which are presently understood by few industry practitioners and not easily transferable to the wider designer community. Lastly, the paper outlines a routemap towards building a knowledge-based tool to aide with textile FRC product design.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 19 Oct 2021 |
Event | The Composites Advanced Material Expo - Dallas, United States Duration: 19 Oct 2021 → 21 Oct 2021 |
Conference
Conference | The Composites Advanced Material Expo |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Dallas |
Period | 19/10/21 → 21/10/21 |
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Developing design and manufacturing capability towards cost-effective textile reinforced and complex geometry composite structures
Budwal, N. (Author), Ward, C. (Supervisor), Goeing, J. (Supervisor), Kasper, K. (Supervisor) & Ward, C. (Supervisor), 21 Mar 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Engineering Doctorate (EngD)
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