The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.

Siemens Industry Software Gmbh

Robert S Flory

Edward Bernardon

Donald C Fyler

Stephen L Bellio

Mitchell L Hansberry

James F Mueller

Tommy W Lee

Mark J Condon

Steven Christopher Luby

Nabori Santiago

A system may support augmented reality (AR)-based layup of plies to form a composite laminate. The system may include an AR headset configured to drive an AR view that digitally visualizes ply placement data on a composite part layup tool physically visible through the AR headset. The system may also include an AR ply layup engine AR ply layup engine configured to analyze a view of the AR headset to identify the composite part layup tool, obtain ply placement data, and provide ply placement data to the AR headset to digitally overlay on the composite part layup tool physically visible through the AR headset.

Augmented reality-based ply layups on a composite part layup tool

Method and apparatus for nondestructively removing a cut segment of predetermined shape from a limp material sheet workpiece and transporting the cut workpiece segment to a staging area for further processing. The cut segment is picked up by a picker which may comprise an array of carding strips, each strip having a plurality of needle-like elements, arranged such that each strip can be displaced relative to its adjacent strips and the needle-like elements of each strip are angularly offset with respect to the needle-like elements of the adjacent strips. Such removal and transporting having is accomplished without distorting the shape of the cut segment.

Method and apparatus for automated handling of cut material

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Robert S Flory