Innovative Life Cycle Management Systems for Composites. Phase 1.

摘要

The production of advanced composite structures proceeds through a sequence of stages (design, processing, quality control, etc.), each linked to preceding and following functions by material and data flows in the form of inputs, outputs and constraining factors. The integrity of a composite structure depends on a variety of reactive materials with limited shelf lives, complex production and test equipment, and exacting processes and procedures. In this environment, accurate, systematic and complete documentation of material identifies is mandatory. Significant technical challenges arise in the design and implementation of an intelligent, interactive quality management system for advanced composites which is cost-effective, user-friendly, and well-adapted to both R and D-intensive and large-scale, production-oriented composites fabrication environments. Rapid prototyping was used to test the feasibility of developing an integrated, user-friendly, knowledge-based life cycle management system (LCMS) to provide comprehensive material traceability and quality management support in R and D and production environments.