Laser displacement sensor to monitor the layup process of composite laminate production

Nick Miesen; Roger M. Groves; Jos Sinke; Rinze Benedictus

doi:10.1117/12.2009177

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19 April 2013 Laser displacement sensor to monitor the layup process of composite laminate production

Nick Miesen, Roger M. Groves, Jos Sinke, Rinze Benedictus

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Proceedings Volume 8692, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2013; 86922T (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009177
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Several types of flaw can occur during the layup process of prepreg composite laminates. Quality control after the production process checks the end product by testing the specimens for flaws which are included during the layup process or curing process, however by then these flaws are already irreversibly embedded in the laminate. This paper demonstrates the use of a laser displacement sensor technique applied during the layup process of prepreg laminates for in-situ flaw detection, for typical flaws that can occur during the composite production process. An incorrect number of layers and fibre wrinkling are dominant flaws during the process of layup. These and other dominant flaws have been modeled to determine the requirements for an in-situ monitoring during the layup process of prepreg laminates.

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Nick Miesen, Roger M. Groves, Jos Sinke, and Rinze Benedictus "Laser displacement sensor to monitor the layup process of composite laminate production", Proc. SPIE 8692, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2013, 86922T (19 April 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2009177

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