Devices and methods for depositing reinforcing fiber tapes and detecting laying errors
AssigneeAirbus Defence and Space GmbH
InventorsChristian EITZINGER, Franz ENGEL, Tilman ORTH, Christian WEIMER
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Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for depositing reinforcing fiber tapes and detecting laying errors. Automatic depositing of reinforcing fiber tapes on a support can occur by a laying head and at least one roller assigned to the laying head. At least one radiation source and/or at least one sensor is integrated into the at least one roller for the detection of laying errors, and this roller is transmissive at least by region for a radiation emitted by the radiation source.
Claims13
A device for automatically depositing of reinforcing fiber tapes on a support by a laying head and at least one roller assigned to the laying head, wherein for detection of laying errors at least one radiation source and/or at least one sensor is integrated into the at least one roller, the roller being transmissive for radiation emitted by the radiation source at least in regions.
A method for detecting laying errors in automatic deposition of reinforcing fiber tapes by a device for automatically depositing of reinforcing fiber tapes on a support by a laying head and at least one roller assigned to the laying head, wherein for detection of laying errors at least one radiation source and/or at least one sensor is integrated into the at least one roller, the roller being transmissive for radiation emitted by the radiation source at least in regions;
- the method comprising:
- depositing reinforcing fiber tapes by the device;
- irradiating at least one deposited reinforcing fiber tape by at least one radiation source in regions;
- detecting the reflection radiation, diffusely and/or directly reflected by the at least one deposited reinforcing fiber tape, by at least one sensor;
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- evaluating measurement data generated by the at least one sensor by an evaluation unit for the detection of laying errors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.