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High quality automated honeycomb potting with active pressure control
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2019-08
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Institut
Start Page
2815
End Page
2824
Citation
International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM 2019)
Contribution to Conference
Scopus ID
Publisher
Engineers Australia
With increasing demand and market pressure suppliers in aircraft production industry require optimized and automated processes. Especially automated honeycomb potting receives much attention in recent years. While some system integrators already offer ready to use production plants the process itself has not yet been thoroughly investigated in literature. In this paper we analyse the popular concept of velocity based dispensing and propose a new approach with closed loop control of potting pressure. In extensive experiments it has been found that the pressure is directly tied to overall process quality and its control allows for high quality, repeatability and stability in honeycomb potting.
Subjects
Automation
Composites
Honeycomb potting
Sandwich production