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Studies Of Damage Tolerance In Automated Fiber Placement Based Heterogeneous Meso-Architectured Carbon/ Epoxy Composite Laminates., Karan Kodagali
Studies Of Damage Tolerance In Automated Fiber Placement Based Heterogeneous Meso-Architectured Carbon/ Epoxy Composite Laminates., Karan Kodagali
Theses and Dissertations
Traditional unidirectional (UD) carbon fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites manufactured via automated fiber placement (AFP) are widely used in aerospace structures. While heterogeneous at the micro-scale, these materials are homogeneous at the meso-scale (ply-scale). The major limitation is its limited toughness, poor damage tolerance/impact resistance capability and the inability to sufficiently redistribute stresses, resulting in strength-toughness tradeoffs, making them susceptible to impact damage. From previous studies, there is an understanding that fiber architecture has a first order effect on the damage tolerance. Introducing new discontinuous/heterogeneous meso-scale architectures, through an optimal merger of material and structure, can result in unprecedented property improvements …
A Globalized Optimization Schema For Automated Fiber Placement Processing Parameters, Matthew John Godbold
A Globalized Optimization Schema For Automated Fiber Placement Processing Parameters, Matthew John Godbold
Theses and Dissertations
Automated Fiber Placement is an advanced manufacturing technique for industrial-scale composite structures. Advanced robotics coupled with composite manufacturing results in faster and more consistent results than previously obtained through hand layup. The complexity and interconnectedness of the automated fiber placement process provides a difficult challenge for traditional modeling techniques. Modeling within automated fiber placement currently utilizes physics-based modeling to inform the translation of a design to a manufacturing plan. The intricacy of the automated fiber placement process dictates that attempts at modeling or optimizing these processes are often limited in their scope. Physics-based modeling for manufacturing typically involves numerous interacting …
Ut Football Automated Practice Target, Mary Elizabeth Iannuzzi, Lee Fullam, Lindsay Little, Julia Meyer
Ut Football Automated Practice Target, Mary Elizabeth Iannuzzi, Lee Fullam, Lindsay Little, Julia Meyer
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
No abstract provided.
Cal Poly Caramel Counter Top Candy Wrapping Machine, Alexander Miller, Roman Stambaugh, Trevor Steele
Cal Poly Caramel Counter Top Candy Wrapping Machine, Alexander Miller, Roman Stambaugh, Trevor Steele
Mechanical Engineering
The purpose of this project was to automate the caramel wrapping process for a small batch confectionist. Using a purely mechanical system that is hand-powered, the machine cuts and wraps caramel candies in a double twist fashion.
Automated Pintail Machine, Stephen Etheredge, Andrew Evans, Michael Fernicola
Automated Pintail Machine, Stephen Etheredge, Andrew Evans, Michael Fernicola
Mechanical Engineering
No abstract provided.
Automated Bearing Press, David Baker, David Brock, Engelbert Diec
Automated Bearing Press, David Baker, David Brock, Engelbert Diec
Mechanical Engineering
Our group was presented with a challenge to design an automated machine to replace Micro-Vu’s current manual pressing operation. We moved, planned, and scheduled our tasks for the three quarters we will be working on this project by using a Gantt chart. In designing the machine, we generated concepts and used analysis and prototyping to select the most promising ones. Our final design uses a pneumatic press to press the parts, and it includes magazines to hold the parts before pressing, pneumatic actuators to move the parts to and from the pressing location, and a lever to separate the defective …
Paper Core Feeder System, Sergio Flores Velez
Paper Core Feeder System, Sergio Flores Velez
All Undergraduate Projects
Paragon Films has always strived to increase productivity and decrease waist within their company. The plant located in Union Gap, Washington currently has two production lines operating 24/7 managed by 2 to 3 people. The heavy line produces 5000 to 10000 revolutions per roll. This production line has a three part system that automatically feeds the paper cores to the spool shafts to roll the films. Therefore, the employees during that shift do not have to worry about filling up the bin very often. On the other hand, the second production line, which produces the hand films, does not have …
An Automated Solution For Analyzing Supply Chain Performance, Paul Ringelstein
An Automated Solution For Analyzing Supply Chain Performance, Paul Ringelstein
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
The world is becoming increasingly connected as technology progresses and globalization reaches more countries. This interconnection creates new challenges and new relationships for both people and businesses. Now, more than ever, businesses have to work together to satisfy the high demands of customers.In a world full of complex organizations that do business together, the supply chain has become the heartbeat of corporations. The interconnectedness of the organizations in the supply chain is critical to the success of all components of the supply chain. In order to gain an advantage in markets today, data needs to be used to determine where …
Senior Design: Kong Toy Instruction-Manual Insertion, Marianna R. Smith, Rachael L. Innocenzi, Ashley N. Cuthbert
Senior Design: Kong Toy Instruction-Manual Insertion, Marianna R. Smith, Rachael L. Innocenzi, Ashley N. Cuthbert
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The team’s goal is to design and test a prototype and procedure that will automate the insertion of the
Kong toy instructions into the cardboard packaging. This automation will increase the speed at which
the product is packaged and will serve as an aid to workers with limited dexterity who find the task
cumbersome.
Senior Design: Kong Toy Instruction-Manual Insertion, Rachael L. Innocenzi, Ashley N. Cuthbert, Marianna R. Smith
Senior Design: Kong Toy Instruction-Manual Insertion, Rachael L. Innocenzi, Ashley N. Cuthbert, Marianna R. Smith
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The team’s goal is to design and test a prototype and procedure that will automate the insertion of the Kong toy instructions into the cardboard packaging. This automation will increase the speed at which the product is packaged and will serve as an aid to workers with limited dexterity who find the task cumbersome.
Senior Design:Kong Toy Instruction-Manual Insertion, Ashley N. Cuthbert, Rachael L. Innocenzi, Marianna R. Smith
Senior Design:Kong Toy Instruction-Manual Insertion, Ashley N. Cuthbert, Rachael L. Innocenzi, Marianna R. Smith
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
The team’s goal is to design and test a prototype and procedure that will automate the insertion of the Kong toy instructions into the cardboard packaging. This automation will increase the speed at which the product is packaged and will serve as an aid to workers with limited dexterity who find the task cumbersome.
Automated Precision Passing System, Bryan Herrera, David Savitz, Mikiah Raffaeli
Automated Precision Passing System, Bryan Herrera, David Savitz, Mikiah Raffaeli
Mechanical Engineering Senior Theses
Athletes are always seeking ways to improve their performance. Down time and a lack of capable throwers prevent athletic receivers from practicing their skills. We hope to aid athletes in receiving drills within their respective sports and increase practice efficiency. In order to achieve this, the machine has one major axis of rotation driven by a motor. This enables it to adjust where the ball is being thrown. Using an Arduino Uno coupled with a Roboteq AX1500 motor driver, the Automated Precision Passing System is able to throw a ball to a specified point in space by adjusting both the …
Peripheral Artery Catheter Tracking System, Chris Blecher, Michael Lashore, Nhan Le
Peripheral Artery Catheter Tracking System, Chris Blecher, Michael Lashore, Nhan Le
Mechanical Engineering
No abstract provided.
Design Of An Automated Employee Scheduling System, Matthew Cameron, Yuriy Goldman
Design Of An Automated Employee Scheduling System, Matthew Cameron, Yuriy Goldman
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Many retail stores, as well as other organizations that employ a multitude of part-time employees, rely on developing schedules frequently, since the availabilities of the employees as well as the needs of the business change often. This process is often performed on a weekly basis, and is complex and time-consuming. The schedule must typically satisfy numerous requirements, including business needs, legal restrictions, and employee availability constraints. As a result, errors are common, and employee time that could have been spent on improving sales or operations is instead consumed by the scheduling task.
This project explores two solution methods for this …