Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
COMPOSITE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING TOOLING AND METHODS USING ARTICULATING MANDRELS
Composite tooling systems and methods of manufacturing composite stringers of aircraft are provided herein. A composite tooling system includes a layup tool and an articulating stringer mandrel. The layup tool has a contoured surface with portions having different surface complexities. The articulating stringer mandrel includes two rigid mandrel elements and a cable. The first rigid mandrel element defines a first aperture, a first stringer surface, and a first bottom surface. The second rigid mandrel element is adjacent to the first rigid mandrel element and defines a second aperture, a second stringer surface, and a second bottom surface. A first length of the first rigid mandrel element cooperates with the surface complexity and a second length of the second rigid mandrel element cooperates with the surface complexity at the second rigid mandrel element so that a gap between the rigid mandrel elements does not exceed a predetermined gap threshold.
» Number: US2017165907A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 15/06/2017
» Applicant: GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP?[US]
» Inventor: GRIECO JAMES R?[US]
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
