Composite Factories of the Future

Subproject 2:

Project Focus:  Composite Factories of the Future  

Distributed Wireless Non-Destructive Sensing for Real-Time Monitoring in Aerospace Composites Manufacturing

Faculty Strengths

EEMCS: distributed signal processing, big data AE: complex systems modelling in operations
AE: sensors and NDT for manufacturing of advanced (composite) materials

Challenges in Composite Factories

  • New composite manufacturing techniques
  • Different joining, repair and rework methods for composites
  • compared with metal structures
  • Accidental damage in the factory (transportation, assembly)