Issues and Challenges in Robotic Trimming of CFRP

Mohamed Slamani, Jean Francois Chatelain

2015

Abstract

Thanks to their adaptability, programmability, high dexterity and good maneuverability, industrial robots offer more cutting-edge and lower-cost than machine tools to bring molded Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) parts to their final shapes and sizes. However, the quality of CFRP parts obtained with robotic machining must be comparable to that obtained with a CNC machine. In addition, the robot itself has to be very stiff and accurate to provide the same consistency and accuracy as their machine tool counterparts. If the robot is not sufficiently stiff, chatter, overall vibrations and deviations in shape and position of the workpieces will occur. Furthermore, during robotic machining of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer, the anisotropic and highly abrasive nature of CFRPs combined with the higher cutting forces and the lower stiffness of the robot, lead to numerous machining problems. Therefore, robotic machining of CFRPs stills a big challenge and need further research. In this position paper, a methodology has been developed and implemented to identify, understand and quantify the machining errors that can alter parts accuracy during high speed robotic trimming of CFRPs.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Slamani M. and Chatelain J. (2015). Issues and Challenges in Robotic Trimming of CFRP . In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-123-6, pages 400-405. DOI: 10.5220/0005568504000405

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco15,
author={Mohamed Slamani and Jean Francois Chatelain},
title={Issues and Challenges in Robotic Trimming of CFRP},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,},
year={2015},
pages={400-405},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005568504000405},
isbn={978-989-758-123-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,
TI - Issues and Challenges in Robotic Trimming of CFRP
SN - 978-989-758-123-6
AU - Slamani M.
AU - Chatelain J.
PY - 2015
SP - 400
EP - 405
DO - 10.5220/0005568504000405