CPC B29C 73/10 (2013.01) [B23P 6/00 (2013.01); B29C 73/02 (2013.01); B29C 73/06 (2013.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); B29L 2007/002 (2013.01); B32B 3/12 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01); F05D 2230/80 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A method of repairing a sandwich structure, the sandwich structure comprising a first facesheet, a second facesheet, and a core between the first and second facesheets, the method comprising:
forming a repair volume in the sandwich structure by removing a damaged portion of the first facesheet and a damaged portion of the core;
forming a mold on a replacement facesheet, the mold and the replacement facesheet forming an open volume;
filling the open volume with an ultraviolet-curable photomonomer;
forming a plurality of photopolymer waveguides by partially curing the ultraviolet-curable photomonomer; and
inserting the photopolymer waveguides into the repair volume in the sandwich structure.
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