Automated Composite Fabric Layup for Wind Turbine Blades

作者：Zhu Siqi; Magnussen Corey J; Judd Emily L; Frank Matthew C; Peters Frank E

来源：Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 2017, 139(6): 061001.

DOI：10.1115/1.4035004

<jats:p>This work presents an automated fabric layup solution based on a new method to deform fiberglass fabric, referred to as shifting, for the layup of noncrimp fabric (NCF) plies. The shifting method is intended for fabric with tows only in 0 deg (warp) and 90 deg (weft) directions, where the fabric is sequentially constrained and then rotated through a deformation angle to approximate curvature. Shifting is conducted in a two-dimensional (2D) plane, making the process easy to control and automate, but can be applied for fabric placement in three-dimensional (3D) models, either directly or after a ply kitting process and then manually placed. Preliminary tests have been conducted to evaluate the physical plausibility of the shifting method. Layup tests show that shifting can deposit fabric accurately and repeatedly while avoiding out-of-plane deformation.</jats:p>

• 出版日期2017-6
• 单位iowa state university; Iowa state university; University of Michigan,Ann Arbor; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; University of Michigan-Ann Arbor; University of Michigan Ann Arbor