Open Manufacturing: Simulation for Composites Certification and Manufacturing
Abstract
See the cdmhub.org site for the full range of accomplishments. To date there are over 1400 users with key accomplishments listed below: Launched cdmHUB.org (2013-14). Deployed 13 Simulation Tools and 61 other composites resources. Conducted Simulation Tool Needs Analysis for aerospace and automotive industries. Developed Simulation Tool Taxonomy and adopted Tool Maturity Level for evaluating and developing “Best Practices” for composites simulation tools. Developed and launched Micromechanics Simulation Challenge. Developed Windows-based simulation tools hosting capability. Hosted 2014 Composites Design, Analysis and Manufacturing Workshop (August 2014). Won JEC Academic Innovation Award (October 2014). Led Virtual Allowables Workshop at Boeing Headquarters in Chicago (November 2014). The taxonomy was based in the following: Scientific law, Scale and Homogenization, Mechanism, Solution form approximation, Computational efficiency, Links and compatibility to input and output tool codes, and Tool Maturity Level (TML). The Composites Design and Manufacturing HUB (cdmHUB) has reached an early stage of development wherein the first simulation tools have been launched including commercial and developmental codes. The next step is to continue this process until a large array of simulation tools can be made available to the DOD composites community in the HUB format. Since the benefits of simulation tools cannot be achieved without the data needed for the simulations, the development of a data base for the simulation tools residing on the cdmHUB is essential. This can be accomplished both by accessing existing data bases and by developing data for the cdmHUB that is unique to the specific simulation tools hosted. To make this system most effective, protocols must be developed to host these data and to access available data bases and the establishment of the cdmHUB data base protocols is required. Finally, demonstration of the benefits of linking simulation tools to provide simulation of a complex performance or manufacturing phenomena. Here at least three tools will be linked to demonstrate the benefits of multi-phenomena simulation for composite materials and structures.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 10, 2016
- Source ID
- HR00111510007
Entities
People
- R. Bryon Pipes
Organizations
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- University of Virginia