NSERC/Bell Helicopter Textron Industrial Research Chair in Automated Composites Manufacturing

NSERC/贝尔直升机德事隆自动化复合材料制造工业研究主席

• 批准号: 428901-2016
• 负责人: Hoa, SuongVan
• 金额: $ 8.74万
• 依托单位: Concordia University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Industrial Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=619307
• 关键词: NSERC; Bell; Helicopter; Textron; Industrial

In order to remain competitive, there is a need for the Canadian aerospace industry to reduce its manufacturingcosts, whilst adding durability and energy efficiency to its products. In this regard the industry has in recentyears placed particular emphasis on carbon fiber composites. These materials whilst satisfying all structuralconsiderations resulting in enhanced durability and reduced weight have traditionally however not competedwell in terms of manufacturing costs. Recently new automated manufacturing processes such as AutomatedFiber Placement (AFP) have shown significant promise in composite manufacturing cost reduction and muchresearch has been carried out resulting in extensive application to recent major platforms such as the Boeing787 Dreamliner. Though AFP processing of thermoset matrix materials has provided significant manufacturingcost reduction, there remain further gains to be achieved should the processing be extended to thermoplasticmatrix materials. Here it is possible to consolidate material directly on to the tool face with no requirement forautoclave post processing and this combined with other specialist thermoplastic processing such asthermo-stamping and thermo-forming promises significant further cost reductions.The overall objective of thisIndustrial Research Chair (IRC) is therefore to develop novel scientific and technical know-how relating to theACM of primary aerospace structures with a special focus on thermoplastic matrix materials. The automationis based on robotic systems conducive with the emerging cyber physical system developments in the aircraftindustry and "Factory of the Future" composite primary structure manufacture. Graduate students employed inthis program will be provided with an exceptional level of experience at the facilities of both Concordia andBell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd., so that they may enter the workforce with the skills required to exploitthe developed technologies and derived tools to strengthen the position of the Canadian aerospace industry inthe global market place.

为了保持竞争力，加拿大航空航天业需要降低制造成本，同时提高产品的耐用性和能源效率。在这方面，近年来业界特别重视碳纤维复合材料。这些材料虽然满足了所有结构考虑，从而提高了耐用性并减轻了重量，但传统上在制造成本方面却表现不佳。最近，新的自动化制造工艺（例如自动纤维铺放 (AFP)）在降低复合材料制造成本方面显示出了巨大的前景，并且已经进行了大量研究，导致广泛应用于波音 787 梦想飞机等最新主要平台。尽管热固性基体材料的 AFP 加工已显着降低了制造成本，但如果将加工扩展到热塑性基体材料，仍需取得进一步的成果。在这里，可以将材料直接固结到工具面上，无需高压釜后处理，并且与热冲压和热成型等其他专业热塑性加工相结合，有望进一步显着降低成本。该工业研究主席（IRC）的总体目标因此，开发与主要航空航天结构的 ACM 相关的新颖科学和技术知识，特别关注热塑性基体材料。自动化基于机器人系统，有利于飞机工业和“未来工厂”复合材料主结构制造中新兴的网络物理系统的发展。参与该计划的研究生将在康科迪亚和贝尔直升机德事隆加拿大有限公司的设施中获得卓越的经验，以便他们在进入劳动力市场时具备利用已开发技术和衍生工具所需的技能，以加强在加拿大航空航天业在全球市场中的地位。