Virtual Manufacturing of Composite Structures for Ground Platforms, A DARPA Instant Foundry Adaptive Through Bits (iFAB) Program

Abstract

This effort focused specifically on the Liquid Composite Molding (LCM) class of processes as they are the ideal processes for medium to large scale components for ground platforms. UD-CCM has long history of fabricating composite structures for ground vehicles using these processes and the Figure below shows some examples of components fabricated over the years. The goal in this effort is to link composites design with process modeling, enabling the designer to evaluate manufacturability of the components in question. Historically, this has been a sequential process with component design and analysis followed by manufacturability assessment, usually through model fabrication runs or trial and error. The goal is to move to a concurrent approach, to significantly reduce the time from component design to functional prototype stage.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA566598

Entities

People

  • Shridhar Yarlagadda

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Assembly
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Structures
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Injection Molding
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Resin Transfer Molding
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design