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Intelligent Automated Cure Processing of Polyimides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

David E. Kranbuehl ,
Sean M. Hart  and
Al Loos
David E. Kranbuehl
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry The College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795
Sean M. Hart
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry The College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795
Al Loos
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
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Abstract

An intelligent, closed-loop expert system has been developed for the widely used high performance polyimide PMR-15. This expert system has been used for intelligent, automated sensor/model control of the fabrication of flat panels in both the autoclave and the thermal press. Panels have been made, ranging in thickness from less than 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch, using PMR-15 prepreg. Various prepreg samples have been used, ranging in age from fresh to one year old under freezer storage conditions. These materials exhibit significantly different processing properties as a result of the aging process. This expert system uses in-situ Frequency Dependent Electromagnetic Sensing (FDEMS), the Loos processing model for PMR-15, and the Qualitative Processing Automation Language (QPAL) software shell developed by Frances Abrams in conjunction with the Universal Technology Corporation for the United States Air Force.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 305: Symposium I – High-Performance Polymers and Polymer Matrix Composites , 1993 , 231
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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