Intelligent manufacturing of composite in situ of regular structure

The necessary conditions for implementation of intelligent processing to the composite in situ of regular structure production are presented. The basic element of IPM concept is the description of the material dynamics. It represents the mathematical models of the process, which help predict the microstructural evolution of the material towards the goal state during processing. In the case of the investigated process, the mathematical models are bound up with the transport phenomena encountered during the process. The heat transfer model formulated and solved in the microscopic scale is presented. The results achieved for the general case and for the cases connected with the real vertical Bridgman process are discussed. The problem of optimal control is bound up with the formulation of the quality control index. This index is described in the paper. Implementation of intelligent processing to the vertical Bridgman process requires the innovation of the Bridgman system by the control module and the suitable equipment for the non-invasive investigation of the growing structure quality.