Challenges in geometry assurance for composites manufacturing
Journal article, 2023

Composite materials are well known for their high strength-to-weight ratio, but their unique manufacturing process presents some challenges and is a source of geometric variations. To minimize the effects of such variations in the final product is the main goal of geometry assurance. To achieve that, variation simulation tools are used to predict variations and optimize manufacturing parameters, to ensure a robust design. In this paper, the most common variation sources linked to the manufacturing process are discussed. Then, variation simulation tools and features for parts and assemblies are presented. Applicability for composites of existing tools and other studies for metallic parts is compared. Finally, future challenges in variation simulation for composites are discussed.

geometric variation

composites

variation simulation

geometry assurance

GD&T/Tolerance modeling

Author

Diogo Jundi Toyoda

Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Product Development

Kristina Wärmefjord

Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Product Development

Rikard Söderberg

Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Product Development

Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

1530-9827 (ISSN)

Vol. 23 5 051007

Resilient manufacturing of composites (RECO)

VINNOVA (2021-03678), 2021-11-15 -- 2024-11-15.

Subject Categories

Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Manufacturing, Surface and Joining Technology

Composite Science and Engineering

Areas of Advance

Production

Driving Forces

Innovation and entrepreneurship

DOI

10.1115/1.4057021

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Challenges in geometry assurance for composites manufacturing [dataset]

DOI: 10.1115/1.4057021

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