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Method for the design and construction of composite parts
Assignee: Boeing Co
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Filing: 1987-04-10
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2007-04-10
Abstract
Abstract An improved system and method are designed to take engineering composite drawings released in a computer-aided design (CAD) data set, determine the attributes of each of the plies into its composite drawing, and pass the information on to using orgnizations. In preferred embodiments, the system logically determines the geometric definitions for each ply contained in a composite part and reports any errors to the user. Analysis of the physical properties of a part is also provided. Computation of the total part weight and centroid location is performed by the system. Additionally, the present invention creates detailed engineering models of each composite ply and passes information directly to manufacturing.
Inventors
- 👤 William E. Ward
- 👤 Jack R. Gumm, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:22
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02; G05B19/18; G05B19/4097; G06; G06F; G06F30/00; G06F30/10; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/49; G05B2219/49019; G06F2113/00; G06F2113/26; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P90/00; Y02P90/02; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1062; Y10T156/1075
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A system to aid in the design and manufacture of composite parts, the composite parts fabricated from a plurality of plies of material assembled and cured in a desired orientation and arrangement to form the part, the system comprising: a central processing unit; input means communicating with the central processing unit; storage means communicating with the central processing unit; means for inputting and storing information regarding the shape, orientation and location of the plies within the composite part; means for isolating and defining individual plies within the part; and means for allowing pierce point interrogation of the composite part to determine the structural properties at selected points on the part.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
110 words
A system to aid in the design and manufacture of composite parts, the composite parts fabricated from a plurality of plies of material assembled and cured in a desired orientation and arrangement to form the part, the system comprising: a central processing unit; input means communicating with the central processing unit; storage means communicating with the central processing unit; means for inputting and storing information regarding the shape, orientation and location of the plies within the composite part; means for isolating and defining individual plies within the part; and means for allowing pierce point interrogation of the composite part to determine the structural properties at selected points on the part.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
105 words
A system to aid in the design and manufacture of composite parts, the composite parts fabricated from a plurality of plies of material assembled and cured in a desired orientation and arrangement to form the part, the system comprising: a central processing unit; input means communicating with the central processing unit; storage means communicating with the central processing unit; means for inputting and storing information regarding the shape, orientation and location of the plies within the composite part; means for isolating and defining individual plies within the part; and means for interfacing with a finite element modeler to allow structural analysis of the complete part.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
105 words
A system to aid in the design and manufacture of composite parts, the composite parts fabricated from a plurality of plies of material assembled and cured in a desired orientation and arrangement to form the part, the system comprising: a central processing unit; input means communicating with the central processing unit; storage means communicating with the central processing unit; means for inputting and storing information regarding the shape, orientation and location of the plies within the composite part; means for isolating and defining individual plies within the part; and means for interfacing with a finite element modeler to allow structural analysis of the complete part.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
100 words
A system to aid in the design and manufacture of composite parts, the composite parts fabricated from a plurality of plies of material assembled and cured in a desired orientation and arrangement to form the part, the system comprising: a central processing unit; input means communicating with the central processing unit; storage means communicating with the central processing unit; means for inputting and storing information regarding the shape, orientation and location of the plies within the composite part; means for isolating and defining individual plies within the part; and means for calculating the weight and centroid of the composite part.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
100 words
A system to aid in the design and manufacture of composite parts, the composite parts fabricated from a plurality of plies of material assembled and cured in a desired orientation and arrangement to form the part, the system comprising: a central processing unit; input means communicating with the central processing unit; storage means communicating with the central processing unit; means for inputting and storing information regarding the shape, orientation and location of the plies within the composite part; means for isolating and defining individual plies within the part; and means for calculating the weight and centroid of the composite part.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
111 words
A system to aid in the design and manufacture of composite parts, the composite parts fabricated from a plurality of plies of material assembled and cured in a desired orientation and arrangement to form the part, the system comprising: a central processing unit; input means communicating with the central processing unit; storage means communicating with the central processing unit; means for inputting and storing information regarding the shape, orientation and location of the plies within the composite part; means for isolating and defining individual plies within the part; and means for selecting a desired cross section through a part and generating ply layer and thickness plots for the selected cross section.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
111 words
A system to aid in the design and manufacture of composite parts, the composite parts fabricated from a plurality of plies of material assembled and cured in a desired orientation and arrangement to form the part, the system comprising: a central processing unit; input means communicating with the central processing unit; storage means communicating with the central processing unit; means for inputting and storing information regarding the shape, orientation and location of the plies within the composite part; means for isolating and defining individual plies within the part; and means for selecting a desired cross section through a part and generating ply layer and thickness plots for the selected cross section.
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