Composite design software

The CDS suite builds upon previous software tools (CAST: Composite Analysis Software Tools) with new additions which include:

• CDS-MAT: a powerful materials database management application
• CMAP: Composite Materials Analysis of Plates.
• CCDS: Composites Cylinder Design Software, formally WIND5.
• PIRSA4: Process Induced Residual Stress & Analysis
• LAM3D: A 3D Laminated Media Analysis Program.
• LAM3DNL: Non-linear 3D Laminated Media Analysis Program.
• DART: Data Analysis and Reduction Toolkit.
• CST: Composite Structures Toolkit.
• COMPROSOFT: Composites Processing Software Program.
• MDS: Moisture Diffusion Software

Over the years UD-CCM has developed powerful software tools for advanced design and analysis of composite structures. These tools have recently been upgraded and packaged as a new Composite Design Software (CDS) suite which is currently being made available for government sponsors and members of our industrial consortium. These codes have already proven extremely practical in numerous applications involving the design, analysis, and manufacture of composite structures. For example, CCDS (formally WIND5) was used as the primary design tool for designing the first successful composite overwrapped gun tube. COMPROSOFT was used successfully to design a continuous lamination technique called the R.A.I.L. process (Rapid Automated Induction Lamination), which is used today as an integral step of manufacturing the M829A3 sabot at ATK. CMAP is currently being used at ARL to determine effective properties of composite armor tiles for subsequent FEA analysis. DART is being used by ARL researchers to greatly reduce raw data reduction for three and four point bend tests and CDS-MAT is being used to store and track material properties datasets for design and analysis within the CDS suite. Material properties datasets generated within each CDS application can be imported or exported across the entire suite or to third party FEA packages such as ANSYS or ABAQUS for further design and analysis.

The CDS Suite is available to industrial consortium members through consortium agreements tailored to program requirements and duration of contracts. CCM researchers will work in parallel with consortium members with the design and analysis phase so that members learn to successfully use this software independently on current or future projects. Demonstration versions of CDS applications will be made available to potential members with training workshops within CCM or at consortium company sites for new and existing members. An online comprehensive guide and software support will also be made available to allow consortium members to use CDS both independently and to encourage future partnerships on new projects.

In summary, being a consortium member allows a company to leverage existing CDS software applications with future project and software development which can be tailored to members needs. To learn more about specific CDS applications, visit the poster section of this book.