Development of an Impregnation End-Effector with Fiber Tension Monitoring for Robotic Coreless Filament Winding
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Winding Setup
2.2. Sensor-Supported Control through Feedback Loops
2.3. Robotic Winding End-Effector
2.3.1. Impregnation Unit Subsystem
2.3.2. Fiber Tension Sensor Subsystem
2.4. Material System for Large-Scale Fabrication
3. Results
3.1. Validation of the Upscaled Process
3.2. Impregnation Quality Evaluation
3.3. Analysis of Fiber Tension Sensor Data
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Used Raw Material | Processing Method | Internal Interaction | Intended Function | Environmental Interaction | Form-Defining Characteristics |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teijin Tenax-E STS40 F13 48K 3200tex | robotic coreless filament winding and thermal curing | mutual displacement due to tension and friction, becoming a composite | reinforcement of the component | insignificant | lattice fiber composite structure conforming to the BUGA [38] building system type |
Owens Corning PipeStrand S2300 2400tex LS BP11 S CF A | shaping of the fiber body by pushing carbon fiber outwards | insignificant | |||
B.A.M. PTP resin | matrix of the composite, adhesive joint to the sleeves | aging due to sun expose, etc. | |||
zinc-plated steel, 1.0718 | sleeves mounted by bolt connection | adhesive joint with C/GFRP | winding pins and force transmission sleeves | insignificant |
Sample Location | Material | FVR | Sample Size |
---|---|---|---|
corner syntax | CFRP | 51.9 ± 2.0% | 8 |
free spanning syntax | CFRP | 59.7 ± 1.5% | 8 |
free spanning syntax | GFRP | 38.4 ± 3.0% | 12 |
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Mindermann, P.; Bodea, S.; Menges, A.; Gresser, G.T. Development of an Impregnation End-Effector with Fiber Tension Monitoring for Robotic Coreless Filament Winding. Processes 2021, 9, 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9050806
Mindermann P, Bodea S, Menges A, Gresser GT. Development of an Impregnation End-Effector with Fiber Tension Monitoring for Robotic Coreless Filament Winding. Processes. 2021; 9(5):806. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9050806
Chicago/Turabian StyleMindermann, Pascal, Serban Bodea, Achim Menges, and Götz T. Gresser. 2021. "Development of an Impregnation End-Effector with Fiber Tension Monitoring for Robotic Coreless Filament Winding" Processes 9, no. 5: 806. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9050806