Environmentally-Preferred and Improved (Rapid) Laser Coating Removal Process for the Safe Removal of Coatings from Composite Substrates

Abstract

Technical objectives of this project: 1. Validate and qualify 1 kW nano-pulsed fiber (NPF) laser for thin advanced composites coated with traditional and non-traditional military paint colors such as gloss white. 2. The outcome of the qualification will be to implement the NPF laser system in a full production robotic laser coating removal system for the RQ-4 and C-130 weapon systems at Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (ALC).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 24, 2020
Accession Number
AD1135633

Entities

People

  • Andy Strat
  • Bryan Pavlich
  • Connor Eviston
  • Dwight Maness
  • Jesse Holdaway
  • Marylee Dunphy
  • Mike Rigney
  • Randall Straw

Organizations

  • Air Force Life Cycle Management Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesion
  • Air Force
  • Classification
  • Composite Materials
  • Continuous Waves
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Fibers
  • Governments
  • Heart Rate
  • Instructions
  • Lasers
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • National Governments
  • Optical Fiber Lasers
  • Organizational Structure
  • Resins
  • Roughness
  • Security
  • Surface Roughness
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Directed Energy