Composite Filament Winding Machine: P09226

Christofer Brayton

Shijo George

Alex Sandy

Tiago Santos

Daniel Weimann

Dr. Alan Nye

Dr. David Orlicki

Electrical Engineer

Project Manager

Chief Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Mechanical Engineer

Faculty Advisor

Faculty Consultant

Sponsored by RIT Mechanical Engineering Department

Project Description

• Develop a machine that produces composite tubing • Market: RIT ME Department• Future Market(s): SAE Racing teams, Aero Teams• Key high level customer needs / engineering specs:

o Robust

o Quality Control

o Ease of use

Simple but effective machine that produces limited products

Minimize raw materials (resin, fiber) Maintain fiber tension throughout process Fiber volume fraction > 50%

Operation procedure simple Easily disassembled for cleanup

System Architecture

Design Summary

Design Summary

System TestingImpregnation Quality Test

Maximum and Minimum Fiber Orientation Angles

85° 60° 55°

Up to Nm = 60 RPM

Nm = 10 RPM Slip

“Dogbone” serves as filament bandwidth

Insufficient bandwidth leads to gaps in part

Further testing required to determine relationship between dimensions and bandwidth

System TestingProfile TestingΘ=75° Nm=40 RPM

85° 60° 55°

Future Work Tensioning System

Electronic Control Multi-fiber

Advanced Controls Different Cross-

Sections Active Feedback Multiple/Complex

Fiber Orientations

Heated Resin Bath Temperature Control

Project Evaluation Success:

Under Budget: $1,002.33 (of $2,000.00) Accurate/Precise Winding Profiles Future Plans (Tension System, Documentation)

Setbacks: Wet wind test run Unable to test part (not produced yet)

Questions?