Automated fabric layup system and method

An apparatus for fabricating a composite item from a material placed on a layup form comprises: means for determining a first location on the layup form to place the material; means for determining a second location on the layup form to stop placing the material; means for cutting the material to ge...

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Hauptverfasser:	STEPHEN, MARK K, NELSON, ROBERT W, ROYAL, RAYMOND L, HARBAUGH, TIM C, DOWLING, MICHAEL C
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus for fabricating a composite item from a material placed on a layup form comprises: means for determining a first location on the layup form to place the material; means for determining a second location on the layup form to stop placing the material; means for cutting the material to generate a first edge that substantially conforms to the layup form at the first location in response to the first edge being different from the layup form at the first location; means for tacking the first edge to the layup form at the first location; means for applying the material along a natural path of the layup form between the first location and the second location, wherein the material is urged outward from about a longitudinal centerline of the material by movement of a curved surface relative to the material; and means for cutting the material to generate a second edge that substantially conforms to the layup form at the second location in response to approaching the second location.