US 11,731,317 B1
System and method for material manufacturing based on predicted properties of unconsolidated composite material
Tiffany Allison Stewart, Los Angeles, CA (US); David Williamson Shahan, Los Angeles, CA (US); Christopher Henry, Thousand Oaks, CA (US); Jacob Michael Hundley, Thosand Oaks, CA (US); Geoffrey McKnight, Pacific Palisades, CA (US); Andrew L. Bauer, Kirkland, WA (US); Gwen Marie Lanphere Gross, Redmond, WA (US); and Mark E. Rogalski, Sammamish, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/811,461.
Int. Cl. G05B 23/02 (2006.01); B29B 11/16 (2006.01); G01D 5/244 (2006.01)
CPC B29B 11/16 (2013.01) [G05B 23/0297 (2013.01); G01D 5/24457 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A composite material management system comprising:
a computer system; and
a composite material manager in the computer system, wherein the composite material manager is configured to:
receive sensor data from a sensor system for a composite material manufacturing system, wherein the sensor data is received during manufacturing an unconsolidated composite material by the composite material manufacturing system;
determine a set of predicted properties for a number of portions of the unconsolidated composite material using the sensor data, wherein the set of predicted properties is for the number of portions of the unconsolidated composite material as a completed product; and
perform a corrective action based on a quality level for the number of portions of the unconsolidated composite material,
wherein the set of predicted properties for the number of portions of the unconsolidated composite material is outside of a first tolerance for a first type of use of the unconsolidated composite material and
wherein in performing the corrective action based on the quality level for the number of portions of the unconsolidated composite material, the composite material manager is configured to: adjust a set of parameters in the composite material manufacturing system such that the set of predicted properties for the number of portions of the unconsolidated composite material is within a second tolerance for a second type of use of the unconsolidated composite material.