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FlappyBot – automated fibreplacement without limiting kinematics



Mobile autonomous robots moving on the mold, laying fibres and building up the laminate. Low grade prepregs and thermoplastics are possible without being harmed due to local pressure underneath the rollers. Number of robots and configuration of each unit scalable to application.

Application area:

Construction industry, sailmaking, tansportation. Followed by automotive and aviation, especially when blended-wing-body-structures will become relevant.

Strength:

Huge panels or multiple smaller flat laminates.

Characteristic:

This technology allows fibre placement applications to get rid of guide rails and heavy foundations of gantry systems and a limited reachability of articulated robots. The approach is unconventional but works for many applications.

Benefits:

No more need for heavy foundations will cut the overall invest. A totally adaptive production managemant enables production on demand- concerning design, size and sequence of production. AFP Crawlers enable unmatched flexibility for fibre placement applications.


Contact
Philipp Sämann
German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive System
, Composite Process Technology
Stade

Tel.: +49 531 295-3743

Fax: +49 531 295-3702

Dominik Delisle
German Aerospace Center

Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems
, Composite Process Technology
Stade

Tel.: +49 531 295-3738

Fax: +49 531 295-3702

Downloads
Flyer_Flappybot (1.28 MB)
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