Robotic Winding and Structural Testing of Carbon Fibre Composite Panels

Paul Ling Leong  Loh; Wei Win Loy; Nima Talebian

doi:10.52842/conf.caadria.2025.2.233

Robotic Winding and Structural Testing of Carbon Fibre Composite Panels

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Abstract

While Carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) is a well researched area in material science and engineering, its construction applications remain limited, with only 3.6% of global applications. However, recent research has explored core-less filament winding to create novel forms and fabrication processes with robotics. This paper outlined the fabrication of lattice CFRP panels from manual operation to robotic set-up. The research is part of an ongoing investigation to create lightweight composite panels as building components. The study
investigates corresponding patterns and their structural performance in compression to provide insight into how material distribution affects the structural efficiency of the panels. The paper discusses the translational workflow from manual winding to the computational
algorithm for the robotic winding routine and how learning from the physical prototypes informs the robotic workflow. The paper's significance lies in the coupling of informatic embedded in the winding routine with physical prototypes. The research develops the experiment into a parametric model to compute the routine for variable array and
panel sizes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATICS: Proceedings of the 30th CAADRIA Conference
Editors	Dagmar Reinhardt, Anastasia Globa, Nicolas Rogeau, Christiane M Herr, Jielin Chen, Taro Narahara
Pages	233-242
Number of pages	10
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2025.2.233
Publication status	Published - 22 Mar 2025
Event	The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 30th conference - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 22 Mar 2025 → 29 Mar 2025 https://caadria.org/current-conference/

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Conference	The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 30th conference
Abbreviated title	CAADRIA2025
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Tokyo
Period	22/03/25 → 29/03/25
Other	The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) was established to promote the dissemination of information on computer-aided design among research and educational institutions in the fields of architecture, urban engineering, and information technology in Asia. Since then, 28 annual conferences have been held in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. The conferences provide an opportunity for teachers, students, researchers, and practitioners to meet each other and learn about the latest research in the field. In recent years, research has expanded beyond the initial CAD framework into the field of architectural informatics, capturing trends in diverse information fields related to architecture. Furthermore, the number of accepted papers has increased rapidly in this active conference. Japan is one of the founding countries of CAADRIA. While previous conferences have been held at Osaka University, Kumamoto University, and Kyoto Institute of Technology, it will be the first time in Tokyo. Therefore, with CAADRIA 2025, we aim to make Japanese researchers aware of international trends and provide an opportunity for overseas researchers to engage with the uniqueness and advanced nature of Japanese research. CAADRIA has traditionally set the registration fee for students at about half price. Furthermore, the conference also has an awarding system for excellent papers, such as the Young CAADRIA Award, and the registration fee is waived for young researchers who receive the award. In addition to research presentations, there will be a Post Graduate Consortium, a session for doctoral students to exchange opinions on their research policies, and educational workshops where students can learn through direct use of digital fabrication equipment, IoT equipment, XR equipment, etc. These are valuable opportunities for students from the host country to participate and be motivated to explore new fields. In addition, exchanges with leading foreign researchers strengthen international relationships and foster research collaborations. We believe that the purpose of holding this event is to contribute to the development of the architectural information field through the wide-ranging exchanges among students and researchers.
Internet address	https://caadria.org/current-conference/

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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

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Loh, PLL, Loy, WW & Talebian, N 2025, Robotic Winding and Structural Testing of Carbon Fibre Composite Panels. in D Reinhardt, A Globa, N Rogeau, CM Herr, J Chen & T Narahara (eds), ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATICS: Proceedings of the 30th CAADRIA Conference. vol. 2, pp. 233-242, The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA) 30th conference, Tokyo, Japan, 22/03/25. https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2025.2.233

Robotic Winding and Structural Testing of Carbon Fibre Composite Panels. / Loh, Paul Ling Leong ; Loy, Wei Win; Talebian, Nima.
ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATICS: Proceedings of the 30th CAADRIA Conference. ed. / Dagmar Reinhardt; Anastasia Globa; Nicolas Rogeau; Christiane M Herr; Jielin Chen; Taro Narahara. Vol. 2 2025. p. 233-242.

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Robotic Winding and Structural Testing of Carbon Fibre Composite Panels

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