2013
Denkena, Berend; Horst, Peter; Schmidt, Carsten; Behr, Matthias; Krieglsteiner, Joscha
Efficient production of CFRP lightweight structures on the basis of manufacturing considerations at an early design stage Konferenzbeitrag
In: Machining Innovation Conference , Hannover, 2013.
Abstract | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Aerospace, Composite Structures, Fuselage, Preliminary design
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title = {Efficient production of CFRP lightweight structures on the basis of manufacturing considerations at an early design stage},
author = {Berend Denkena and Peter Horst and Carsten Schmidt and Matthias Behr and Joscha Krieglsteiner},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-09-18},
booktitle = {Machining Innovation Conference },
address = {Hannover},
abstract = {Success in development of lightweight structures is determined by the three disciplines of design, materials, and manufacturing. Focusing on design leads to expensive lightweight structures while overrating production makes it hard to reach structural performance goals. The global optimum of structural performance and cost can only be reached if all three disciplines are equally taken into account. It can be observed that this optimum gets increasingly important for major strategic decisions in lightweight construction industry, e.g. the material concept in future aircraft structures: carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) vs. aluminum.
While development of metallic structures is industrially performed and broadly researched, fiber-reinforced plastics do present new challenges. Design work with homogeneous and isotropic metallic structures is mainly done on a level of part shape and sizing. For composites, the inner heterogeneous and orthotropic structure has to be engineered as well. Therefore, structure development usually has to deal with a higher number of design parameters, raising the need for simulation tools and optimization algorithms. In addition to more sophisticated design procedures, production planning for composite structures gets more challenging as well. For metallic structures, manufacturing usually starts with semi-finished parts having material properties mostly set as in the final product. The material properties of composites are mainly determined by the manufacturing processes. Properties such as fiber volume fraction or fiber orientation and imperfections like fiber undulations or inclusions are highly dependent on manufacturing. Therefore process stability has a large impact on structural characteristics. Design mostly accounts for the resulting uncertainties with high knock-down factors for assumed material properties, i.e. decreased lightweight potential.},
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Success in development of lightweight structures is determined by the three disciplines of design, materials, and manufacturing. Focusing on design leads to expensive lightweight structures while overrating production makes it hard to reach structural performance goals. The global optimum of structural performance and cost can only be reached if all three disciplines are equally taken into account. It can be observed that this optimum gets increasingly important for major strategic decisions in lightweight construction industry, e.g. the material concept in future aircraft structures: carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) vs. aluminum.
While development of metallic structures is industrially performed and broadly researched, fiber-reinforced plastics do present new challenges. Design work with homogeneous and isotropic metallic structures is mainly done on a level of part shape and sizing. For composites, the inner heterogeneous and orthotropic structure has to be engineered as well. Therefore, structure development usually has to deal with a higher number of design parameters, raising the need for simulation tools and optimization algorithms. In addition to more sophisticated design procedures, production planning for composite structures gets more challenging as well. For metallic structures, manufacturing usually starts with semi-finished parts having material properties mostly set as in the final product. The material properties of composites are mainly determined by the manufacturing processes. Properties such as fiber volume fraction or fiber orientation and imperfections like fiber undulations or inclusions are highly dependent on manufacturing. Therefore process stability has a large impact on structural characteristics. Design mostly accounts for the resulting uncertainties with high knock-down factors for assumed material properties, i.e. decreased lightweight potential.
While development of metallic structures is industrially performed and broadly researched, fiber-reinforced plastics do present new challenges. Design work with homogeneous and isotropic metallic structures is mainly done on a level of part shape and sizing. For composites, the inner heterogeneous and orthotropic structure has to be engineered as well. Therefore, structure development usually has to deal with a higher number of design parameters, raising the need for simulation tools and optimization algorithms. In addition to more sophisticated design procedures, production planning for composite structures gets more challenging as well. For metallic structures, manufacturing usually starts with semi-finished parts having material properties mostly set as in the final product. The material properties of composites are mainly determined by the manufacturing processes. Properties such as fiber volume fraction or fiber orientation and imperfections like fiber undulations or inclusions are highly dependent on manufacturing. Therefore process stability has a large impact on structural characteristics. Design mostly accounts for the resulting uncertainties with high knock-down factors for assumed material properties, i.e. decreased lightweight potential.