Real-time material measurement for automated fibre placement

Iryna Tretiak; Jordan L Jones; Duc H Nguyen; X C Sun; Mario Adrian Valverde; James Kratz

doi:10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0

Real-time material measurement for automated fibre placement

Iryna Tretiak^*, Jordan L Jones, Duc H Nguyen, X C Sun, Mario Adrian Valverde, James Kratz

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Abstract

Due to their mechanical characteristics, composite materials are commonly used in structural applications in industries such as aerospace and automotive. Among existing composites manufacturing methods, Automated Fibre Placement (AFP) is gaining interest thanks to its ability to provide higher production rates and tighter tolerances. However, variability in the incoming material, such as the thickness and width of the tape, can potentially affect the quality of the final AFP parts. Hence, there is a need for ‘intelligent’ AFP systems that can monitor the dimensions of the incoming material in real-time and adjust the process parameters accordingly, i.e., a closed-loop feedback system. The main purpose of this work is to investigate the possibility of laser sensor usage in real time AFP processing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability
Publisher	European Society for Composite Materials
Pages	25-31
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	9782970161400
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0
Publication status	Published - 12 Dec 2022
Event	European Conference on Composite Materials 2022: Composites meet sustainability - Lausanne, Switzerland Duration: 26 Jun 2022 → 30 Jun 2022 Conference number: 20 https://eccm20.org/

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Conference	European Conference on Composite Materials 2022
Abbreviated title	ECCM
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Lausanne
Period	26/06/22 → 30/06/22
Internet address	https://eccm20.org/

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Composite manufacturing
Automated Fibre Placement
laser sensors

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Tretiak, I., Jones, J. L., Nguyen, D. H., Sun, X. C., Valverde, M. A., & Kratz, J. (2022). Real-time material measurement for automated fibre placement. In Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability (Vol. 2, pp. 25-31). European Society for Composite Materials. https://doi.org/10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0

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Tretiak, I, Jones, JL, Nguyen, DH, Sun, XC, Valverde, MA & Kratz, J 2022, Real-time material measurement for automated fibre placement. in Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability. vol. 2, European Society for Composite Materials, pp. 25-31, European Conference on Composite Materials 2022, Lausanne, Switzerland, 26/06/22. https://doi.org/10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0

Real-time material measurement for automated fibre placement. / Tretiak, Iryna; Jones, Jordan L; Nguyen, Duc H et al.
Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials - Composites Meet Sustainability. Vol. 2 European Society for Composite Materials, 2022. p. 25-31.

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