System and method for material manufacturing based on predicted properties of unconsolidated composite material

US11731317B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Tiffany A. Stewart · Los Angeles, US
• David W. Shahan · Los Angeles, US
• Christopher P. Henry · Thousand Oaks, US
• Jacob M. Hundley · Newbury Park, US
• Geoffrey P. McKnight · Los Angeles, US
• Andrew L. Bauer · Kirkland, US
• Gwen Marie Lanphere Gross · Redmond, US
• Mark E. Rogalski · Sammamish, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 8, 2022
• Grant date: Aug 22, 2023
• Expiry date: Jul 8, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/32194
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system, apparatus, computer program product, and a method for manufacturing an unconsolidated composite material. Sensor data is received from a sensor system for a composite material manufacturing system. The sensor data is received during manufacturing an unconsolidated composite material by the composite material manufacturing system. A set of predicted properties is determined for a number of portions of the unconsolidated composite material using the sensor data. The set of predicted properties is for the number of portions of the unconsolidated composite material as a completed product. A corrective action is performed based on a quality level for the number of portions of the unconsolidated composite material.