Method and system for quantifying the impact of features on composite components
AssigneeBombardier Inc.
InventorsJean-Philippe Marouze, Vishal Kassie, Jonathan Laliberte, Kaven Croft
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Abstract
There is described herein a process for assigning location-specific correction factors to composite components using data obtained from the simulation of an automated manufacturing process, and correlating the location-specific correction factors to safety margins across the surface of the composite component, in order to quantify the impact of features introduced by the manufacturing process.
Claims21
A computer-implemented method for quantifying an impact of features on a composite component to be manufactured using an automated manufacturing process, the features resulting from the manufacturing process, the method comprising:
- simulating an automated fiber placement manufacturing process to obtain a set of simulation data;
- receiving the set of simulation data related to a virtual simulation of the manufacturing process for the composite component using a set of design parameters;
- extracting a location and nature of the features from the set of simulation data;
- assigning location-specific correction factors to the composite component as a function of an impact of the features at corresponding locations, wherein assigning location-specific correction factors comprises retrieving the location-specific correction factors from a lookup table comprising predetermined correction factors for corresponding feature values, the predetermined correction factors having been validated or being representative of test results;
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- correlating the location-specific correction factors to allowable safety margins at each one of the corresponding locations.
A system for quantifying an impact of features on a composite component to be manufactured using an automated manufacturing process, the features resulting from the manufacturing process, the system comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor;
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- at least one application stored in the memory and executable by the processor for to perform the steps of:
- simulating an automated fiber placement manufacturing process to obtain a set of simulation data;
- receiving the set of simulation data related to a virtual simulation of the manufacturing process for the composite component using a set of design parameters;
- extracting a location and nature of the features from the set of simulation data;
- assigning location-specific correction factors to the composite component as a function of an impact of the features at corresponding locations, wherein assigning location-specific correction factors comprises retrieving the location-specific correction factors from a lookup table comprising predetermined correction factors for corresponding feature values, the predetermined correction factors having been validated or being representative of test results;
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- correlating the location-specific correction factors to allowable safety margins at each one of the corresponding locations.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program code executable by a processor for quantifying an impact of features on a composite component to be manufactured using an automated manufacturing process, the features resulting from the manufacturing process, the program code executable for to perform a method comprising:
- simulating an automated fiber placement manufacturing process to obtain a set of simulation data;
- receiving the set of simulation data related to a virtual simulation of the manufacturing process for the composite component using a set of design parameters;
- extracting a location and nature of the features from the set of simulation data;
- assigning location-specific correction factors to the composite component as a function of an impact of the features at corresponding locations, wherein assigning location-specific correction factors comprises retrieving the location-specific correction factors from a lookup table comprising predetermined correction factors for corresponding feature values, the predetermined correction factors having been validated or being representative of test results;
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- correlating the location-specific correction factors to allowable safety margins at each one of the corresponding locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.