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About
Dominik Deden is a researcher at the forefront of automated composite manufacturing for aerospace, specializing in the production of lightweight aircraft structures. His work centers on developing highly efficient, robot-driven processes for handling carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) and fiber-metal laminates (FML) like GLARE. Deden’s major contributions include pioneering a fully automated process chain using cooperating robots for draping and laying up large dry carbon-fiber textiles, a critical step toward cost-effective, high-cadence production for single-aisle aircraft. He has also advanced thermoplastic automated fiber placement (AFP), notably using thermocouple-based process optimization for CF/LM-PAEK materials to reduce structural mass and emissions. His research on integral quality assurance methods for gap and overlap measurement in AFP further enhances production reliability. With key papers accumulating over 20 citations, Deden’s work at the Center for Lightweight Production Technology (ZLP) directly addresses the aerospace industry’s drive to lower carbon dioxide emissions through lighter, stronger airframes. His achievements in automating the layup of complex spherical GLARE components and large fuselage skins mark him as a key innovator in next-generation aircraft manufacturing.
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- 6Automated layup of spherical GLARE components using cooperating robots2 citations · 2017