Materials (Feb 2021)

A Non-Geodesic Trajectory Design Method and Its Post-Processing for Robotic Filament Winding of Composite Tee Pipes

  • Cheng Chang,
  • Zhenyu Han,
  • Xinyu Li,
  • Shouzheng Sun,
  • Jihao Qin,
  • Hongya Fu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040847
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 4
p. 847

Abstract

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With the advantages of high specific strength and well corrosion resistance, polymer-matrix composite tee pipes are widely used in aerospace and civilian fields. The robotic filament winding technology is suitable for forming complex shape parts. This paper aims to provide a novel non-geodesic trajectory design method to get a continuous trajectory for tee pipe winding. Furthermore, post-processing methods are proposed for realizing the full coverage of tee pipes by robotic filament winding. The CAD/CAM software is then designed to simulate the winding process and realize the cover of the whole tee pipe. Finally, experiments of winding a tee pipe with a desktop winding machine and a six-axis winding robot are carried out. The results show that the tee pipe is fully covered, verifying the accuracy of the design method and post-processing methods.

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