Shot peen-forming is a more precise method of forming aircraft panels than conventional methods.The traditional method of acquiring the process parameters relies mainly on prior theoretical knowledge and trial-and-err...Shot peen-forming is a more precise method of forming aircraft panels than conventional methods.The traditional method of acquiring the process parameters relies mainly on prior theoretical knowledge and trial-and-error.Despite the finite element method’s ability to replace some experimentation,it still cannot realize the design of shot peen forming processes parameters of an aircraft panel based on a known contour.This study uses an innovative model-based deep learning approach to predict aircraft panel deformation and active design the shot peening parameters.The prediction time is less than 1 second,resulting in a significant reduction in computational time.The shot peen forming process parameters and the geometric structure characteristics of the aircraft panel are divided into independent channels to establish a high-dimensional feature map,which are used to train the deep learning model.The forming contours of the 2024-T351 high-strength aluminum alloy panel are predicted under different shot peening processes.In addition,the process parameters are designed according to the known contour of the forming process.To verify the precision of the proposed method,the designed shot peen forming process is used to manufacture a single curvature aircraft panel with a curvature radius of 3500 mm.There is good agreement between the forming contour and the theoretical design contour.The maximum deformation error is less than 1 mm and its mean error is 7.8%.The mean curvature radius error is 5.668%.The proposed method provides a new and practical reference to the precise design of the shot peen-forming process.展开更多
Ultrasonic peen forming(UPF)is an emerging technology that exhibits great superiority in both its flexible operating modes and the deep residual stress that it produces compared with conventional plastic forming metho...Ultrasonic peen forming(UPF)is an emerging technology that exhibits great superiority in both its flexible operating modes and the deep residual stress that it produces compared with conventional plastic forming methods.Although ultrasonic transducers with longitudinal vibration have been widely studied,they have seldom been incorporated into UPF devices for machining in confined spaces.To meet the requirements of this type of machining,a sandwich-type piezoelectric transducer with coupled longitudinal-flexural vibrational modes is proposed.The basic structure of the transducer is designed to obtain large vibrational amplitudes in both modes.Experimental results obtained with a prototype device demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed transducer.The measured vibrational amplitude for the working face in the longitudinal vibrational mode is 1.0μm,and electrical matching increases this amplitude by 40%.The flexural vibration characteristics of the same prototype transducer are also tested and are found to be slightly smaller than those of longitudinal mode.The resultant working strokes of the UPF impact pins reach 1.7 mm and 1.2 mm in the longitudinal and flexural modes,respectively.The forming capability of the prototype has been evaluated via 15-min machining on standard 2024-T351 aluminum plates.After UPF,an improved surface morphology with lower surface roughness is obtained.The aluminum plate test piece has an apparent upper deformation with an arc height of 0.64 mm.The measured peak value of the compressive residual stress is around 250 MPa,appearing at a depth of 100μm.The proposed longitudinal-flexural hybrid transducer thus provides a high-performance tool for plate peen forming in confined spaces.展开更多
The elastic prestressed ultrasonic peen forming(UPF)was adopted in order to solve problems of insufficient bending deformation and large spherical deformation of plate during free UPF.The theoretical analysis of prest...The elastic prestressed ultrasonic peen forming(UPF)was adopted in order to solve problems of insufficient bending deformation and large spherical deformation of plate during free UPF.The theoretical analysis of prestressed UPF and the influence of elastic prebending moment on deformation were analyzed.Spherical deformation coefficient was defined to quantificationally describe the spherical deformation.Experiments were conducted to compare the differences between free UPF and prestressed UPF processes and the effects of processing parameters on bending curvature and spherical deformation coefficient were studied.The results show that peening trajectory in chordwise direction is beneficial to enlarging spanwise bending deformation and decreasing spherical deformation coefficient.Large prebending curvature is helpful to increase spanwise bending deformation and decrease chordwise deformation,thereby obviously decreasing spherical deformation coefficient.Large spanwise deformation can be obtained under large firing pin velocity,small plate thickness and small offset distance.Large firing pin velocity plays a positive role in decreasing spherical deformation,while plate thickness and offset distance have little effect on it.Above all,prebending curvature and peening trajectory are the most important factors during prestressed UPF process.This study provides guidance for parameters optimization of prestressed UPF for wing plate with large thickness.展开更多
Peen forming is the most important process for the manufacturing of integral wing skin panels. In order to determine peening parameters, an equivalent deformation theory was proposed in which peening parameters are tr...Peen forming is the most important process for the manufacturing of integral wing skin panels. In order to determine peening parameters, an equivalent deformation theory was proposed in which peening parameters are transformed into equivalent nodal forces. In this study, a linear elastic shell finite element method is adopted. Other related problems such as wing skin panel modeling and peening scheme analysis were also outlined. The method has been applied to manufacturing panels of a certain Chinese aircraft and was proved to be effective in reducing peening experimental tests and improving products quality.展开更多
基金supported by Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(No.KYCX21_0231)Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program(No.BE2021060)The authors thank the Key Projects of Scientific Research in Colleges and Universities of Anhui Provincial Department of Education(No.KJ2021A0367).
文摘Shot peen-forming is a more precise method of forming aircraft panels than conventional methods.The traditional method of acquiring the process parameters relies mainly on prior theoretical knowledge and trial-and-error.Despite the finite element method’s ability to replace some experimentation,it still cannot realize the design of shot peen forming processes parameters of an aircraft panel based on a known contour.This study uses an innovative model-based deep learning approach to predict aircraft panel deformation and active design the shot peening parameters.The prediction time is less than 1 second,resulting in a significant reduction in computational time.The shot peen forming process parameters and the geometric structure characteristics of the aircraft panel are divided into independent channels to establish a high-dimensional feature map,which are used to train the deep learning model.The forming contours of the 2024-T351 high-strength aluminum alloy panel are predicted under different shot peening processes.In addition,the process parameters are designed according to the known contour of the forming process.To verify the precision of the proposed method,the designed shot peen forming process is used to manufacture a single curvature aircraft panel with a curvature radius of 3500 mm.There is good agreement between the forming contour and the theoretical design contour.The maximum deformation error is less than 1 mm and its mean error is 7.8%.The mean curvature radius error is 5.668%.The proposed method provides a new and practical reference to the precise design of the shot peen-forming process.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51975278 and 52277055)the Qing Lan Project,the Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures(Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics)under Grant No.MCMS-I-0321G01+2 种基金the Biomedical Engineering Fusion Laboratory of the affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University(Grant No.JNYYZXKY202217)the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of NUAA(Grant Nos.xcxjh20220114 and xcxjh20220111)the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.KYCX23_0353).
文摘Ultrasonic peen forming(UPF)is an emerging technology that exhibits great superiority in both its flexible operating modes and the deep residual stress that it produces compared with conventional plastic forming methods.Although ultrasonic transducers with longitudinal vibration have been widely studied,they have seldom been incorporated into UPF devices for machining in confined spaces.To meet the requirements of this type of machining,a sandwich-type piezoelectric transducer with coupled longitudinal-flexural vibrational modes is proposed.The basic structure of the transducer is designed to obtain large vibrational amplitudes in both modes.Experimental results obtained with a prototype device demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed transducer.The measured vibrational amplitude for the working face in the longitudinal vibrational mode is 1.0μm,and electrical matching increases this amplitude by 40%.The flexural vibration characteristics of the same prototype transducer are also tested and are found to be slightly smaller than those of longitudinal mode.The resultant working strokes of the UPF impact pins reach 1.7 mm and 1.2 mm in the longitudinal and flexural modes,respectively.The forming capability of the prototype has been evaluated via 15-min machining on standard 2024-T351 aluminum plates.After UPF,an improved surface morphology with lower surface roughness is obtained.The aluminum plate test piece has an apparent upper deformation with an arc height of 0.64 mm.The measured peak value of the compressive residual stress is around 250 MPa,appearing at a depth of 100μm.The proposed longitudinal-flexural hybrid transducer thus provides a high-performance tool for plate peen forming in confined spaces.
基金Project(51705248) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(BK20170785) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China+2 种基金Project(BE2016179) supported by the Science and Technology Planning Project of Jiangsu Province,ChinaProject(Kfkt2017-08) supported by the Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory for High Performance Complex Manufacturing,Central South University,ChinaProject(90YAH17038) supported by the Scientific Research Staring Foundation for Talent Introduction of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics,China
文摘The elastic prestressed ultrasonic peen forming(UPF)was adopted in order to solve problems of insufficient bending deformation and large spherical deformation of plate during free UPF.The theoretical analysis of prestressed UPF and the influence of elastic prebending moment on deformation were analyzed.Spherical deformation coefficient was defined to quantificationally describe the spherical deformation.Experiments were conducted to compare the differences between free UPF and prestressed UPF processes and the effects of processing parameters on bending curvature and spherical deformation coefficient were studied.The results show that peening trajectory in chordwise direction is beneficial to enlarging spanwise bending deformation and decreasing spherical deformation coefficient.Large prebending curvature is helpful to increase spanwise bending deformation and decrease chordwise deformation,thereby obviously decreasing spherical deformation coefficient.Large spanwise deformation can be obtained under large firing pin velocity,small plate thickness and small offset distance.Large firing pin velocity plays a positive role in decreasing spherical deformation,while plate thickness and offset distance have little effect on it.Above all,prebending curvature and peening trajectory are the most important factors during prestressed UPF process.This study provides guidance for parameters optimization of prestressed UPF for wing plate with large thickness.
文摘Peen forming is the most important process for the manufacturing of integral wing skin panels. In order to determine peening parameters, an equivalent deformation theory was proposed in which peening parameters are transformed into equivalent nodal forces. In this study, a linear elastic shell finite element method is adopted. Other related problems such as wing skin panel modeling and peening scheme analysis were also outlined. The method has been applied to manufacturing panels of a certain Chinese aircraft and was proved to be effective in reducing peening experimental tests and improving products quality.
