AU2013341666B2 - System and method of detecting a missing tow in a composite layup - Google Patents

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AU2013341666B2
AU2013341666B2 AU2013341666A AU2013341666A AU2013341666B2 AU 2013341666 B2 AU2013341666 B2 AU 2013341666B2 AU 2013341666 A AU2013341666 A AU 2013341666A AU 2013341666 A AU2013341666 A AU 2013341666A AU 2013341666 B2 AU2013341666 B2 AU 2013341666B2
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    • B32—LAYERED PRODUCTS
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    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/28—Shaping operations therefor
    • B29C70/30—Shaping by lay-up, i.e. applying fibres, tape or broadsheet on a mould, former or core; Shaping by spray-up, i.e. spraying of fibres on a mould, former or core
    • B29C70/38—Automated lay-up, e.g. using robots, laying filaments according to predetermined patterns
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