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Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (10): 429313-429313.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2023.29313

• Material Engineering and Mechanical Manufacturing • Previous Articles    

Prediction and planning of automatic laying speed for fiber reinforced composite materials based on data⁃driven model

Qian YANG, Yanzhe WANG, Di YANG(), Zezhong LI, Weiwei QU   

  1. College of Mechanical Engineering,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310027,China
  • Received:2023-07-12 Revised:2023-07-27 Accepted:2023-09-20 Online:2024-05-25 Published:2023-10-08
  • Contact: Di YANG E-mail:yangdi0518@hotmail.com

Abstract:

During the Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) process of composite materials, sudden changes in laying speed can easily cause defects such as tows folding, wrinkles, and slippage, thereby reducing laying quality and efficiency. Optimizing and adjusting laying speed based on predictive results is an important approach to improve laying speed stability and ensure laying quality. Therefore, this paper proposes a data-driven method for predicting and planning the laying speed of fiber placement machines. Firstly, based on the random forest method, a laying speed prediction model with the motion axis of the laying machine as the subtree is established. A method for defining feature parameters of the random forest model is proposed, with joint nominal speed, acceleration, and joint trajectory angle as input features, and actual joint speed as output features. Furthermore, based on the analysis of speed prediction results, a segmented uniform command speed planning method is proposed. Finally, a method for estimating the manufacturing cycle based on command speed is given. The above methods are verified through laying experiments on a six-degree-of-freedom horizontal machine tool. The results show that the accuracy of predicting laying speed for layers laid at the same training angle reaches 91%, and with the increase of learning data, the prediction accuracy of laying paths at various angles is improved. The segmented planning method for command speed based on speed prediction results can significantly reduce speed fluctuations and effectively improve laying quality. In terms of computational cost, compared with neural network methods, the random forest method demonstrates efficient laying speed prediction capabilities.

Key words: composite materials, automated fiber placement, layup speed, speed prediction, data driven model

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