Data Transfer and Storage The potential to incorporate defect information into a number of other fields of analysis and to drive further improvement in the AFP manufacturing setting led to the integration of an AFP Defect Database that all defect information could be uploaded to. This database was hosted on a server linked in to the local network and separate python scripts were created to push and pull data from the server. Those scripts were packaged, allowing any additional analysis tool to be developed on top of the server system. A Raspberry Pi 3 B+ was used as the hardware basis for the server and local database operations were accomplished with a MySQL Database instance on the server. The server tracks each part, the corresponding plies on the part, and each defect identified on the ply. In addition, there is a separate section of the database responsible for tracking additional parameters for later correlation with defect production. The addition of the AFP Defect Database expands the capability of the inspection system by allowing for a number of potential analysis applications to run on independent machines in the manufacturing environment. These additional Figure 6. Defect prediction maps showing profilometry scans and their respective defects. applications could provide information that can be incorporated into the UI and displayed for the operator. Thus, two way communication of defect data and characterization of data through other tools links the inspection system to the rest of the manufacturing environment in a manner that enables far more integration than a standalone inspection platform. Therefore, the AFP Defect Database can become a linchpin of a smart manufacturing concept. Coast-Line International Your One Stop Tech Shop *Woven Cloth & Prepreg *Film Adhesives *Sealants *Core Splice *Potting Compound *Hot Bonders *Vacuum Bag & Release Film *Breather *Tooling Materials *Connections *Vacuum Pumps *Infusion Resins *Core Material *Specialty Tapes *Clean Room Consumables *Penetrants Stocking Locations in NY, GA, MA With Same Day Shipping Ph: 631-226-0500 ~ Fax: 631-226-5190 email@coast-lineintl.com ~ www.coast-lineintl.com w w w. s a m p e . o r g M AY/J U N E 2 0 2 0 | SAMPE JOURNAL | 39https://www.tiniusolsen.com/ http://www.coast-lineintl.com http://www.sampe.org