3D Digital Mockup for Honeycomb Sandwich Panels of Satellites

The honeycomb sandwich panels are the structures which have been used widely in the spacecraft structures due to their excellent mechanical properties. In the aerospace manufacturing, as the product structure, the process planning and functional requirements are becoming more and more complex, the traditional guide way which is called 2D process is no longer suitable for work instruction. Along with the development of the 3D product design and process, the aerospace manufacturing enterprises are need of executing the manufacture in a 3D manner in order to apply the 3D digital to the 3D digital to the whole life cycle of a product. In this paper, a high efficiency 3D digital mockup for honeycomb sandwich panels is proposed.