Selected Aspects of Current Challenges in Composite Product Development for Automotive and Aerospace Industry

Abstract:

This article provides an overview over some current challenges in industrial composite product development with a main focus on numerical analysis. Three main subjects are covered. Firstly, sizing of composite joining techniques is discussed with an emphasis on the joining of thin ply laminates. Secondly, multi scale analysis, determination of nesting factors and optimization of braided composite structures is discussed. Finally, a shape optimization approach for embedded SHM sensors, aiming at improving the mechanical properties of monitored laminates, is presented.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 828)
• Pages: 51-63
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.828.51
• Online since: March 2016
• Authors: Steffen Czichon*, Jessica Köhnke, Andreas Preisler, Henrik Herranen
• Keywords: Braided CFRP, CFRP, Composite Materials, Embedded Sensors, Finite Element Method, Light Weight, Multi Scale Analysis, Nesting Factor, SHM

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