Automated material removal in composite structures
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B32B-041/00
출원번호
US-0485832
(2009-06-16)
등록번호
US-8568545
(2013-10-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Lindgren, Lawrence S.
Lea, Scott W.
Georgeson, Gary E.
출원인 / 주소
The Boeing Company
대리인 / 주소
Yee & Associates, P.C.
인용정보
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초록▼
A composite structure containing an out-of-tolerance area is restored using an automated material removal method. The location of an out-of-tolerance area within the structure is determined by non-destructive inspection and a volume of the structure to be removed is selected based on the location of
A composite structure containing an out-of-tolerance area is restored using an automated material removal method. The location of an out-of-tolerance area within the structure is determined by non-destructive inspection and a volume of the structure to be removed is selected based on the location of the out-of-tolerance area. An automatic material removal tool is programmed and used to remove the selected volume of material. The volume of removed material may be is replaced by an integrated patch.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of restoring a composite structure containing an out-of-tolerance area, comprising: determining the location of a first out-of-tolerance area within the structure, said determining comprising internally scanning said structure with a non-destructive scanner to map internal areas of the s
1. A method of restoring a composite structure containing an out-of-tolerance area, comprising: determining the location of a first out-of-tolerance area within the structure, said determining comprising internally scanning said structure with a non-destructive scanner to map internal areas of the structure including moving a scanner over a surface of the structure;identifying a boundary for the first out-of-tolerance area;calculating a volume of the structure to be removed based on the boundary of the first out-of-tolerance area, said calculating comprising calculating a portion of material to be removed that includes the first out-of-tolerance areas, said calculating comprising using a scarf angle to be formed at the periphery of said volume;programming a machine tool to remove the calculated volume;removing the calculated volume using the programmed machine tool to form an exposed surface;scanning the exposed surface of the composite structure to determine a location of a second out-of-tolerance area; and,replacing the volume of the structure removed by the machine tool. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the volume to be removed includes: selecting a layer to be removed from the structure, and selecting an angle for a scarf along the edges of the layer. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein removing the calculated volume includes forming a scarf around the edges of the removed volume. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein calculating a volume of material to be removed includes selecting an angle for the scarf. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the structure is a multi-ply laminate and calculating the volume to be removed includes calculating the amount of material to be removed from each of the plies. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein replacing the volume of structure removed includes bonding a composite patch to the structure. 7. A method of removing one or more out-of-tolerance areas in a composite structure, comprising: locating the boundaries of the out-of-tolerance area within the structure, said locating comprising internally scanning said structure with a non-destructive scanner to map internal areas of the structure including moving a scanner over a surface of the structure;using the located boundaries to calculate a volume of material in the structure to be removed that includes the out-of-tolerance area, said calculating comprising using a scarf angle to be formed at the periphery of said volume;calculating a toolpath used to guide a tool for removing material from the structure;programming a controller with the calculated toolpath;removing the volume of material from the structure using the tool, including using the programmed controller to control the tool, the removing a volume forming an exposed surface; andscanning the exposed surface to identify a second out-of-tolerance area. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein scanning the structure comprises using at least one of: high and low frequency ultrasound, ultrasonic resonance, infrared thermography, laser shearography, backscatter x-ray, electromagnetic sensing, terahertz, and video. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein removing the material from the structure includes forming a scarf along the periphery of the volume of material removed from the structure. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: selecting an angle for the scarf, andwherein calculating the toolpath includes calculating a toolpath for forming a scarf having the selected scarf angle. 11. The method of claim 7 wherein: locating the boundaries of the out-of-tolerance areas and removing the volume of material are performed by moving a machine head across the structure. 12. The method of claim 7, wherein locating the boundaries, calculating the volume of material to be removed and removing the material are iteratively performed to remove multiple layers of the structure each containing an out-of-tolerance area. 13. The method of claim 7, further comprising: retrieving data from a database defining the geometry of the structure, andwherein calculating the volume of material includes overlaying the determined boundaries of the out-of-tolerance area and the data defining the geometry of the structure. 14. The method of restoring a composite structure according to claim 1 further comprising the step of prior to said replacing step and after said removing step, rescanning and verifying the area where the volume of material has been removed. 15. The method of removing one or more out-of-tolerance areas according to claim 7 further comprising the step of after said removing step, rescanning and verifying the area where the volume of material has been removed. 16. The method of claim 1, wherein the second out-of-tolerance area is positioned under the first out-of-tolerance area relative to a surface of the composite structure. 17. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: calculating a volume for the second out-of-tolerance area; andremoving the volume for the second out-of-tolerance area.
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