Technology
OPTICOMS LEADING TECHNOLOGIES
- Innovative "working skin" design
- Integral structure manufacture
- Automated manufacturing trade-off
- Infusion of 7 m integral structure
- Large scale structural bonding
- SHM algorithm for bond line damage
- Novel assembly tooling
- Virtual testing
- Out of autoclave
Innovative "working skin" design
- Solid Laminate UD working skin
- Allows simple flat spars (HDF)
- Integral structure (skin and spars)
- Multi-spar structures
- Design for automation
Integral structure manufacture
No dry spots, no leakage, no damage from tool extraction
Large scale structural bonding
Structural Bonding:
Dividing the adhesive bonding process to well defined, critical steps allows:
- Process control
- Quantification of process parameters
- Repeatability
- Identification of root causes in case of failure
Novel assembly tooling
Virtual testing
105 test specimens were fabricated and tested
Finite element modeling of the stress field around debond
Failure criteria and failure prediction envelopes established
Significant saving on further qualification testing for the project – substantial design phase cost saving
CFP FITCOW WING BOX NOVEL MANUFACTURING TOOLING
Consist of consortium of partners:
- INCAS - National institute for Aerospace research (co-ordinator)
- Tekno compositi - Composite tooling manufacturer
- Romaero S.A. - Romania Aerospace industry
- Project starting date: 1.2.19
CfP WING BOX BONDING
Project objective - to develop, design and manufacture the required full scale innovative bonding assembly tooling, in order to obtain a high quality airworthy structural bond between a lower wing cover to the already assembled wing substructure
- O.M.P.M and Metitalia: Design and manufacturing companies of aerospace structural parts and tooling.
- Protom Group S.p.A.: an Engineering Solutions provider
- LAER: Design, Manufacturing , Assembling and Integration of Complex Aerospace Structures assemblies
- Marotta S.r.l: is specialized in the manufacturing of high precision mechanical components for aeronautics, military and space applications
