04.2 - Structural Analysis and Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
DESIGNING PRIMARY STRUCTURES WITH STITCHED COMPOSITES
A. Velicki, The Boeing Company, United States
As the cost of fabricating composite structures becomes better understood, more emphasis is being placed on developing new fabrication techniques that are less expensive. One such method is called the Pultruded Rod Stitched Efficient Unitized Structure (PRSEUS) concept - a highly integrated stiffened panel geometry that is stitched together in the dry fiber state and then infused/cured in an oven.