monitoring fibre reinforced plastics
innovation leap:
- innovative textile sensors can monitore fibre reinforced lightweight structures when directly integrated as part of the structure
- strains, movements or vibrations will be detected and measured
- each sensor is made of the same material as the component itself (material conformity) and does prevent from weakening the structure
- sensor area can be freely designed, which allows a load-capable detectionis of frictions (direction)
location of the sensor:
- sensor layer is directly integrated into the core of the fiber-reinforced lightweight components
- this integrative approach is referred to as Direct Material Control, short: DMC
sensoric detection:
strain, stress, natural frequency (resistive)
alternative detection:
fluid levels, proximity sensors (capacitive) and temperature (resistive)
manufactoring process:
- conventional reinforcement fabrics (for example, woven or nonwoven fabrics made of glass, aramid or carbon) will be embroidered with cunductors (sensor layout)
- in the next step the sensor layer will be directly embedded in (multilayer) fiber reinforced plastics (FRP)
textile technology:
- modified TFP-machines (for tailored fibre placement) and portal systems for contacting and cutting are used
- technology is now referred to as TSP technology (tailored sensor placement)
scalability:
- RTM component for development and testing (individual pieces)
- RTM components (small series composite)
- advanced composites (high volume thermoplastic)
We are happy to provide for further details in personal conversation.