Innovative robot platforms for the production and joining of thermoplastic aerostructures

As part of the project, new manufacturing processes are being developed for the aerospace industry using industrial robots. The aim is to reduce the complexity of fixtures and moulds, thereby reducing costs and increasing design flexibility for aerospace structural parts. Multi-robot setups are used to manufacture and weld complex curved carbon fibre reinforced plastics using automatic fibre placement and ultrasonic welding. Robot accuracy is improved through dynamic parameter identification, modelling and real-time error compensation to meet the requirements of multi-robot manufacturing.