Research on fuzzy control based flexible composite winding system

Abstract

In the process of composite resin prepreg tape winding, the presence of pores or voids among the layers of composite can result in reduced strength of winding. To alleviate this problem, it is required that the composite tape winding machines be designed such that the layers of composite are evenly wound on the previous one. The paper presents a novel design of flexible winding system for composite tape winding. Based on the analysis of errors in winding process, the novel winding system eliminates winding point error and winding angle error based on the speed controlled flexible roller. This paper also presents the kinetic analysis of the novel system and its controller design. Experiments are conducted on the novel winding system. The experimental results illustrate that the novel flexible winding system has a good performance in winding accuracy.