Adjustable workpiece support system and method

An adjustable workpiece support system for a thin supported workpiece with a curved surface made from composite materials, the adjustable workpiece support system comprising:

• an adjustable support apparatus, having a group of support devices for supporting the supported workpiece, each support device being adjustable in height and angle;
• an analysis support point module, used to import a computer-aided design file of the supported workpiece, analyze the computer-aided design file set a material of the supported workpiece, and set an initial point of support points of the supported workpiece to obtain a group of support points of the supported workpiece;
• a coordinate post-processing module, configured to calculate the support coordinates of each support device corresponding to the group of support points;
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• a control module, configured to receive the support coordinates of each support device, and configured to adjust the height and angle of each support device to support the supported workpiece and minimize deformation of the supported workpiece;
• wherein the analysis support point module uses a finite element method for analysis to minimize the amount of deformation generated when the supported workpiece is supported;
• and
• wherein each support device is height adjustable in parallel and extends from a common plane to support the curved surface of the supported workpiece.