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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2003
Scott T. Holmes, Oxford, PA (US);
Bruce E. McIlroy, St. Charles, MO (US);
Roger W. Engelbart, Shrewsbury, MO (US);
Stanley A. Lawton, St. Louis, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A composite material collation machine and associated method for fiber tape placement and consolidation at a relatively high rate are provided. The composite material collation machine includes a laser diode array for heating at least one fiber tape, a compaction device for pressing the fiber tape against a workpiece, an inspection system for monitoring the fiber tape, and a controller. The inspection system produces an output representative of at least one characteristic of the fiber tape, and the controller is capable of receiving the output and, based on the output, automatically altering at least one system parameter defining an operational characteristic of the composite material collation machine.