A NOVEL CLOSED-LOOP TESTING FRAMEWORK FOR DECODING CONSOLIDATION DEFORMATION MECHANISMS IN MANUFACTURING

Anatoly Koptelov, Jonathan P.H. Belnoue, Ioannis Georgilas, Stephen R. Hallett, Dmitry S. Ivanov

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceedingChapter in a published conference proceeding

Abstract

The introduction of new materials in industrial practice goes through cumbersome processes with very long lead times and huge cost of manufacturing trials. Modern materials are complicated and require tailored characterisation testing programmes. The benchmarking exercises for materials in manufacturing, the first steps towards standardisation of testing practices, often show remarkable discrepancy when identical materials are tested on similar rigs at different labs. The proposed approach reinvents the entire process of composites testing. Autonomous Testing Framework intelligent system designs test programmes independently of human intervention and enables fast screening of material properties on the go. It decides on the loading programme reacting on feedback data received from the material in real-time. The developed testing tool was previously tested for two prepreg systems. This research focuses on the characterisation testing of dry materials.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationModeling and Prediction
EditorsAnastasios P. Vassilopoulos, Veronique Michaud
Place of PublicationSwitzerland
PublisherComposite Construction Laboratory (CCLab), Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Pages926-933
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9782970161400
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2022
Event20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022 - Lausanne, Switzerland
Duration: 26 Jun 202230 Jun 2022

Publication series

NameECCM 2022 - Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability
Volume4

Conference

Conference20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meet Sustainability, ECCM 2022
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityLausanne
Period26/06/2230/06/22

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) through the Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Composites Collaboration for Innovation and Science (grant number EP/L016028/1) and SIMulation of new manufacturing PROcesses for Composite Structures (SIMPROCS) (grant number EP/P027350/1).

Keywords

  • compaction
  • consolidation characterisation
  • resin flow

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites

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