New Hybrid Thermoplastic Composite Aerostructures manufactured by Out of Autoclave Continuous Automated Technologies

Deliverables

Documents, reports (5)

Communication Pack for the project legacy

This deliverable will include the dissemination materials which will be used by all partners in events performed after the end of the project.

Technical/Economical benefit assessment report

Outputs of this deliverable, responsibility of UPAT, is a fully parametric cost analysis of the manufacturing/welding processes under development, optimal set of process parameters which leads to minimum cost that satisfies the design and quality requirements, along with the allowable process windows for each process, as well as proposal for critical concept reviews on the possible modification to be applied to consolidate the process at industrial level.

First technology benefit assessment report

Outputs of this deliverable, responsibility of FNM will be a first technology benefit assessment report including a comparison between costs/savings for processing and performance of the new material.

Engineering evaluation of test results

Outputs of this deliverable, responsibility of FNM will be a final engineering evaluation report for all the chain of manufacturing processes involved in NHYTE process.

Identification of the Demonstrators

At first, a technology representative demonstrator will be selected based on previous experiences on conventional composite aero-structures. Then, it will be provided a documentation including all the potential advantages & improvements achievable in terms of weight savings and manufacturing cost flows, by using the automated chain of processes (AFP ISC, IW, CCM) herein proposed.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Initial Communication Pack

The initial communication pack will include the project logo, poster, leaflet, presentation and deliverable templates.

Public website and Social Media groups

The NHYTE public website and the project’s social media groups will provide information about the project, its objectives, challenges, and expected results. In addition, they will be regularly updated with the project’s progress and achievements keeping constantly updated the “NHYTE Community”.

Publications

Conference proceedings (7)

A nonlinear ultrasonic hybrid modulation subtraction method for structural health monitoring using sparse arrays

Author(s): Gian Piero Malfense Fierro, Michele Meo
Published in: Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation IX, Issue Volume 11380, 2020, Page(s) 56
DOI: 10.1117/12.2559063

Damage localization on composite structures: radial basis function application

Author(s): Stefano Cuomo, Gian Piero M. Fierro, Michele Meo
Published in: Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Civil Infrastructure, and Transportation IX, 2020, Page(s) 12
DOI: 10.1117/12.2559213

Non-destructive thermography-based system for damage localisation and characterisation during induction welding of thermoplastic composites

Author(s): Francesco Flora, Marco Boccaccio, Gian Piero Malfense Fierro, Michele Meo
Published in: Thermosense: Thermal Infrared Applications XLII, 2020, Page(s) 19
DOI: 10.1117/12.2564925

Hybrid semicrystalline-amorphous thermoplastic composites for aeronautical applications

Author(s): Michele Iannone
Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings volume 1981, Issue Issue 1, 2018, Page(s) 020038
DOI: 10.1063/1.5045900

Processing of PEEK/PEI blends for high performance composites in aerospace

Author(s): Michele Iannone, Alberto D’Amore
Published in: THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED MATERIALS - ICSAAM 2019, Issue Volume 2196, Issue 1, 2019, Page(s) 020019
DOI: 10.1063/1.5140292

THERMAL WAVE IMAGING FOR DEFECT DETERMINATION DURING AUTOMATED FIBRE PLACEMENT

Author(s): GIAN PIERO MALFENSE FIERRO, FRANCESCO FLORA, MICHELE MEO
Published in: STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING 2019 ENABLING INTELLIGENT LIFE-CYCLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR INDUSTRY INTERNET OF THINGS (IIOT), Issue November 2019, 2019
DOI: 10.12783/shm2019/32369

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING FOR DAMAGE LOCALIZATION AND IMAGING USING A LINEAR AND NONLINEAR ULTRASOUND SUBHARMONIC AND MODULATION METHOD

Author(s): GIAN PIERO MALFENSE FIERRO, SALVATORE BOCCARDI, MICHELE MEO
Published in: Structural Health Monitoring 2019 Enabling Intelligent Life-cycle Health Management for Industry Internet of Things (IIOT), Issue November 2019, 2019
DOI: 10.12783/shm2019/32169

Peer reviewed articles (6)

A nonlinear ultrasonic SHM method for impact damage localisation in composite panels using a sparse array of piezoelectric PZT transducers

Author(s): Christos Andreades, Gian Piero Malfense Fierro, Michele Meo
Published in: Ultrasonics, Issue Volume 108, December 2020, 106181, 2020, ISSN 0041-624X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2020.106181

Comparative Environmental and Cost Analysis of Alternative Production Scenarios Associated with a Helicopter’s Canopy

Author(s): Christos V. Katsiropoulos, Andreas Loukopoulos, Spiros G. Pantelakis
Published in: Aerospace, Issue 6/1, 2019, Page(s) 3, ISSN 2226-4310
DOI: 10.3390/aerospace6010003

Automated fabrication of hybrid thermoplastic prepreg material to be processed by In-Situ Consolidation Automated Fiber Placement process

Author(s): Vincenzo Iannone, Marco Barile, Leonardo Lecce
Published in: MATEC Web of Conferences, Issue 188, 2018, Page(s) 01024, ISSN 2261-236X
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201818801024

Life cycle assessment and cost analysis evaluation of a helicopter's canopy production using different manufacturing processes

Author(s): Andreas Loukopoulos, Christos Katsiropoulos, Spiros Pantelakis
Published in: MATEC Web of Conferences, Issue 188, 2018, Page(s) 01020, ISSN 2261-236X
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201818801020

Environmental and financial performance evaluation of a helicopter's canopy production using different materials and manufacturing processes

Author(s): Ch.V.Katsiropoulos; A.Loukopoulos; Sp.G. Pantelakis
Published in: MATEC Web Conf. 8th EASN-CEAS International Workshop on Manufacturing for Growth & Innovation, Issue Volume 233, 2018, ISSN 2261-236X
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201823300004

Simulation of laser heating distribution for a thermoplastic composite: effects of AFP head parameters

Author(s): Omar Baho, Gilles Ausias, Yves Grohens, Julien Férec
Published in: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Issue 110/7-8, 2020, Page(s) 2105-2117, ISSN 0268-3768
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-020-05876-9

Book chapters (1)

Thermoplastic Composites for Aerospace Applications

Author(s): Marco Barile, Leonardo Lecce, Michele Iannone, Silvio Pappadà, Pierluca Roberti
Published in: Revolutionizing Aircraft Materials and Processes, 2020, Page(s) 87-114
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35346-9_4