Patent ID: 11931976
Assignee: TPI COMPOSITES, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 12:
13. A method of manufacturing a composite structure comprising:
providing a mold, the mold having a contoured surface;
providing a layup projection generator, the layup projection generator:
defining a plurality of mold sections;
identifying the dimensions for a plurality of layup segments;
specifies the sequence of layup segments within a first section of the mold, the sequence of layup segments within the first section of the mold configured as a series of sub-tasks,
each sub-task having a start and end, with an endpoint of the first sub-task occurring prior to start of the next sequential sub-task;

specifies the sequence of layup segments within a second section of the mold, the sequence of layup segments within the second section of the mold synchronized with the layup segments within a first section of the mold;
identifying a predetermined time interval scheme associated with the plurality of layup segments and the series of sub-tasks;

projecting the boundaries of each of the plurality of layup segments and indication codes onto the first section of the mold and the second section of the mold for the predetermined time interval scheme;
identifying a spindle having a material for the layup section associated with the indication code; and
delivering a layup segment from the identified spindle to at least one section of the mold associated with the indication code.