Simulation of the tape laying process with steering of tapes: Bonding defects prevention using simulation

Barakat, Eddy; Tannous, Mikhael

doi:10.1109/actea.2019.8851111

“…The search for more efficient and automated manufacturing processes for composite materials has found that the automated tape-laying (ATL) process with in situ consolidation for thermoplastic laminates is a good alternative for reducing material scrap and increasing the manufacturability of complex geometries by out-of-autoclave processes [1][2][3][4].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Other studies using similar heat sources study the temperature distribution by measuring the temperature just before the nip point using thermal cameras [16] and analysing the results for three different power values of the heat source. The authors of [4] propose a model that uses lasers to heat a set of thinner composite tapes in order to study the influence of the width of the tapes on the overall heating process when the machine has to follow a non straight path.…”

Section: Introduction and Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling the Heating Process in the Transient and Steady State of an In Situ Tape-Laying Machine Head

Rodrigues

¹

,

Gonçalves

²

,

Pina

³

et al. 2022

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As the use of composite materials increases, the search for suitable automated processes gains relevance for guaranteeing production quality by ensuring the uniformity of the process, minimizing the amount of scrap generated, and reducing the time and energy consumption. Limitations on production by traditional means such as hand lay-up, vacuum bagging, and in-autoclave methods tend not to be as efficient when the size and shape complexity of the part being produced increases, motivating the search for alternative processes such as automated tape laying (ATL). This work aims to describe the process of modelling and simulating a composite ATL with in situ consolidation by characterizing the machine elements and using the finite differences method in conjunction with energy balances in order to create a digital twin of the process for further control design. The modelling approach implemented is able to follow the process dynamics when changes are made to the heating element and to predict the composite material temperature response, making it suitable for use as a digital twin of a production process using an ATL machine.

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“…The search for more efficient and automated manufacturing processes for composite 16 materials has found that the automated tape laying (ATL) process with in-situ consoli-17 dation for thermoplastic laminates is a good alternative to reduce material scrap, and 18 increase manufacturability of complex geometries by out of autoclave processes [1][2][3][4]. The goal of the machine head is to create a laminate by heating up a continuous 79 material tape to a temperature above its melting point, ensuring that when the material 80 gets to the nip point, Figure 1, it will weld to a previous laid material layer, or the case 81 for the first layer against the mold, it will follow the mold shape.…”

Section: Introduction 15mentioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling the Heating Process at Transient and Steady State of an In Situ Tape Laying Machine Head

Rodrigues¹,

Gonçalves²,

Pina³

et al. 2021

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As use of composite materials increases, the search for suitable automated processes gains relevance to guarantee production quality by ensuring uniformity of the process, minimizing the amount of generated scrap and reducing time and energy consumption. Limitations on production by traditional means such as hand lay-up, vacuum bagging and in-autoclave methods, tend not to be as efficient when the size and shape complexity of the part being produced increases, motivating the search for alternative processes such as the Automated Tape Laying (ATL). This work aims to describe the process of modelling and simulating a composite ATL with in situ consolidation by characterizing the machine elements, using the finite differences method in conjunction with energy balances, in order to create a digital twin of the process for further control design. The modelling approach implemented is able to follow the process dynamics when changes to the heating element are imposed as well as to predict the composite material temperature response, making it suitable to work as a digital twin of a production process using an ATL machine.

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“…The search for more efficient and automated manufacturing processes for composite materials has found that the automated tape laying (ATL) process with in-situ consolidation for thermoplastic laminates is a good alternative to reduce material scrap, and increase manufacturability of complex geometries by out of autoclave processes [1][2][3][4].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other studies using similar heat sources, study the temperature distribution by measuring the temperature just before the nip point using thermal cameras [16] and analysing the results for three different power values of the heat source. [4] proposes a model using lasers to heat a set of thinner composite tapes, in order to study the influence of the tapes width on the overall heating process when the machine has to follow a non straight path.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modelling the Heating Process at Transient and Steady State of an In Situ Tape Laying Machine Head

Rodrigues¹,

Gonçalves²,

Pina³

et al. 2021

Preprint

0

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As use of composite materials increases, the search for suitable automated processes gains relevance to guarantee production quality by ensuring uniformity of the process, minimizing the amount of generated scrap and reducing time and energy consumption. Limitations on production by traditional means such as hand lay-up, vacuum bagging and in-autoclave methods, tend not to be as efficient when the size and shape complexity of the part being produced increases, motivating the search for alternative processes such as the Automated Tape Laying (ATL). This work aims to describe the process of modelling and simulating a composite ATL with in situ consolidation by characterizing the machine elements, using the finite differences method in conjunction with energy balances, in order to create a digital twin of the process for further control design. The modelling approach implemented is able to follow the process dynamics when changes to the heating element are imposed as well as to predict the composite material temperature response, making it suitable to work as a digital twin of a production process using an ATL machine.

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Simulation of the tape laying process with steering of tapes: Bonding defects prevention using simulation

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