Implementation of a Quality Assurance System for Aircraft Certified Structures

Abstract

Visual inspection is current method of monitoring defects in Automated Tape Laying (ATL) and Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) followed by major composite manufac-turers. The work presented in this report focuses on designing an inspection system which can detect faults in material layup during ATL\AFP. During fiber\tape layup faults may cause due to material, process or machine defects. These defects, after curing may affect the overall structural strength of the component. After studying all the necessary parameters like speed of layup, area and color of the material, a system is designed and assembled by selecting the best suitable technology among today’s accessibility. Initial tests were conducted and results found to be satis-factory. An inspection system is designed in this work with industrial standards to in-tegrate in any standard industrial environment.