The French IRT Jules Verne Project DFP:

Dry Fiber Placement

 


Project type:

Funded by the IRT Jules Verne

Funding:

1,915,000 Euros

 

 

Schedule:

May 1st, 2013 - Apr. 30, 2016

Partners:

IRT Jules Verne, AEROLIA, AIRBUS, AIRBUS Group Innovation, Compose Tools, GeM, ICAM, IRCCyN


Objectives of the DFP project

Robotized machining of large size and complex shape workpieces made of dry fiber composites.

 

Innovations

  • Better understanding of thermo-mechanical phenomena and laster/fiber interactions
  • Innovative tools for the deposit of the first fiber layup
  • Vision-based servoing of a robot for the deposit of the fibers.