PARAMETRIC AND AUTOMATED TOOL FOR THE DESIGN OF STEEL SUBSTRUCTURE OF COMPOSITE MOLDS

1 . A method for manufacturing a metal frame support of a wind turbine blade mold, the method comprising:

receiving a wind turbine blade mold surface comprising a three-dimensional geometry file;

receiving at least one input parameter;

receiving a design scheme;

outputting a first plurality of files comprising at least one line model wherein the line model represents a generated framework;

outputting a second plurality of files comprising at least one element of geometry data in text form;

performing finite element analysis of the line model and at least one element of geometry data;

outputting a full frame model; and

outputting at least one technical drawing of the full frame model.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one input parameter comprises one of mold shell thickness, distance from the mold surface to a ground level, and structural tubing.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the design scheme is scaled automatically to the at least one input parameter and the mold surface.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the design scheme comprises a cross section of a metal frame.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the design scheme comprises an adjacent side connection and a bottom connection.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the design scheme is selected from a plurality of design schemes.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second plurality of files comprises at least one element of data representing lines, start points, end points, and orientation of a portion of the metal frame.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

performing quality control with the at least one input parameter.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

converting the mold surface to a point cloud.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the point cloud comprises 100 points per 100 millimeters.

11 . A system for manufacturing a metal frame support of a wind turbine blade mold, the system comprising:

a first module for receiving input data comprising at least a wind turbine blade mold surface comprising a three-dimensional geometry file, at least one input parameter, and a design scheme;

a second module for generating a first plurality of files comprising at least one line model wherein the line model represents a generated framework and a second plurality of files comprising at least one element of geometry data in text form; and

a third module for performing finite element analysis of the line model and at least one element of geometry data, outputting a full frame model, and outputting at least one technical drawing of the full frame model.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one input parameter comprises one of mold shell thickness, distance from the mold surface to a ground level, and structural tubing.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the design scheme is scaled automatically to the at least one input parameter and the mold surface.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the design scheme comprises a cross section of a metal frame.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the design scheme comprises an adjacent side connection and a bottom connection.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the design scheme is selected from a plurality of design schemes.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second plurality of files comprises at least one element of data representing lines, start points, end points, and orientation of a portion of the metal frame.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein quality control is performed with the at least one input parameter.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the mold surface to a point cloud.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the point cloud comprises 100 points per 100 millimeters.