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Design & Analysis Success Stories

Composites Optimisation: Ply-stack Optimisation

Problem:

Software for the optimisation of laminate stacking sequence, taking into account manufacturing constraints, is not commercially available. Considerable effort to reach an optimised solution is therefore required.

 

DA_SS_01_150Reverse Engineering: F111 Aircraft Panel

Problem:

Ageing metal & honeycomb panels in F-111 aircraft suffer from degradation. Metal replacements are no longer available.

 

animation-with-gimp1-140x105Design Tools: Defect Criticality

Problem:

Assessing the affect of manufacturing or in-service defects on composite structures is critical. Current methods are subjective and rely heavily on engineering judgment.