TRIMMING SYSTEM FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

A composite manufacturing system (100) is provided. The composite manufacturing system comprises a robotic arm (212) and a trimming system (210) connected to the robotic arm. The trimming system (210) comprises a knife (220), a rotation device (222), a number of lasers (224), and a load cell (226) a...

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Main Authors Ahn, Jonathan Young, Reeves, Jake A, Carlson, Lisa Christina, Studley, Silas Lawton, Freed, Gregory P, Jones, Darell Darwin
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 27.09.2023
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:A composite manufacturing system (100) is provided. The composite manufacturing system comprises a robotic arm (212) and a trimming system (210) connected to the robotic arm. The trimming system (210) comprises a knife (220), a rotation device (222), a number of lasers (224), and a load cell (226) associated with the knife. The rotation device is configured to rotate a blade (232) of the knife about a center point (260). The number of lasers (224) is configured to determine a position of the blade relative to a desired position for the blade. The load cell (226) is configured to sense an amount of force applied to the blade during trimming of an uncured composite structure. A controller (228) controls the behavior of the trimming system (210) based on information received from its components.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20200170680