Braided Composites for Aircraft Fuselage Frames

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Today's aircrafts are built using strong and lightweight composite materials. Current manufacturing techniques**are mostly limited to labor intensive layer-by-layer deposition of polymer pre-impregnated plies followed by**polymer cure in an expensive autoclave cure. Aerospace industry is looking to reduce the costs for fabricating**composite structural components. Manufacturing of load-bearing structure in the aerospace industry is a**challenge that Polytechnique Montreal, Centre technologique en aérospatiale (CTA) and Center for Textile**Technologies (GCTTG) decided to address using novel technologies in partnership with Bombardier**Aerostructure and Engineering Services (BAES). This project aims at developing a process to manufacture**composite aircraft fuselage frames using tailored automated braiding technologies and structural infusion**molding process. This project will define the design envelope for aircraft fuselage frames, model braided**textile architectures, develop the braiding technology, develop the out-of-autoclave infusion technology,**produce braided C-frame demonstrators and evaluate the costs. The project proposal on braided C-frame**manufacturing will train highly qualified personnel at both the university and college level. It will also create**great knowledge transfer opportunities between academia and industry. The outcomes will be highly beneficial**to BAES and Canada by helping to produce cheaper, safer, lighter and greener aircrafts.