Automated VARTM processing of large-scale composite structures

Journal of Advanced Materials

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 11-17

  Heider, Dirk ^a   Gillespie Jr , J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AUTOMATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; INJECTION MOLDING; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; SENSORS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

LARGE SCALE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; ONLINE CONTROL SYSTEMS; SEQUENTIAL MULTIPORT AUTOMATED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING; VACUUM ASSISTED RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 5644257462     PISSN: 10709789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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