Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Composite Structures: Fabrication and Reliability introduces the reader to the current state of technologies involved in processing and design of polymer-reinforced fiber composites using additive manufacturing’s automated fiber placement methods, through ten seminal SAE International papers.
Currently, the material layup strategy in terms of process selection and manufacturability is usually not prioritized in the design phase. Engineers do not have a good way to see how their design choices can affect the manufacturing process beyond their initial structural-level considerations. The result is typically a large amount of experimental testing necessary to qualify the materials and structures typified in the classical building-block approach. Such an environment makes mistakes difficult to solve and, should redesign be required, obtaining reliable information is hard to piece together.
Additive Manufacturing of Aerospace Composite Structures: Fabrication and Reliability approaches the question of quality in these structures from a hands-on, solution-driven perspective.
Introduction
Chapter 1 : High Speed Tow Placement System for Complex Surfaces with Cut / Clamp / & Restart Capabilities at 85 m/min (3350 IPM) (2006-01-3138)
Chapter 2 : Production Implementation of Multiple Machine, High Speed Fiber Placement for Large Structures (2010-01-1877)
Chapter 3 : Enhanced Robotic Automated Fiber Placement with Accurate Robot Technology and Modular Fiber Placement Head (2013-01-2290)
Chapter 4 : Composites Design Optimization for Automated Fiber Placement Process (2014-01-2261)
Chapter 5 : TruPLAN Advanced Simulation for Material Kinematics Behavior during Manufacturing Layup Processes (2012-01-1856)
Chapter 6 : Automated In-Process Inspection System for AFP Machines (2015-01-2608)
Chapter 7 : Future Directions Relative to NDE of Composite Structures (2004-01-2817)
Chapter 8 : Emerging Technologies for Use in Aerospace Bonded Assemblies (2013-01-2134)
Chapter 9 : The Manufacture of Advanced Composite Parts to Rigid Industrial Specifications - Can it be Made? (2013-01-2218)
Chapter 10 : A Status of Acceptance Criteria and Process Requirements in Advanced Composites Manufacturing, and Whether They are Fit for Purpose (2013-01-2144)
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