1. A method of manufacturing a flanged composite component, the method comprising:
coupling a composite structure to a first composite material;
coupling a second composite material to the composite structure;
placing a first expansion device within the second composite material;
coupling a forming element to the second composite material against a mold;
coupling a pressure element to the forming element to define a space among a mandrel of the mold, the forming element and the pressure element; and
expanding the first expansion device to impart a force to the second composite material to move the second composite material away from the composite structure and into the space to facilitate forming, a first flange.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising inserting a positioner within the second composite material and in contact with the first expansion device.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, heating, the second composite material prior to inflating the first expansion device.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising cooling the second composite material after inflating the first expansion device.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein coupling the composite structure to the first composite material comprises interweaving at least one fiber of the composite structure to at least one fiber of the first composite material.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein coupling the second composite material to the composite structure comprises interweaving at least one fiber of the second composite material to at least one fiber of the composite structure.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first expansion device comprises a bladder and expanding the first expansion device comprises inflating the bladder.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein imparting the force to the first flange comprises forming the first flange having a bend radius that is less than about 10 inches.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein forming the first flange having a bend radius that is less than about 10 inches comprises bending the second composite material on a curvilinear end of the pressure element.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising moving the forming element and the pressure element along the mandrel and confining a second expansion device coupled to the second composite material.
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising expanding the second expansion device to impart a force to the second composite material to move the second composite material away from the composite structure to facilitate forming a second flange.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the composite structure comprises a first layer of fibers, a second layer of fibers, and a honeycomb structure between the first and second layers of fibers.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first composite material comprises a first plurality of fibers coupled to the composite structure on a first side opposite the space and the second composite material comprises a second plurality of fibers coupled to the composite structure on a second side adjacent the space.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the second plurality of fibers is larger than the first plurality of fibers.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein a thickness of the second composite material is greater than a thickness of the first composite material.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the first plurality of fibers are formed of a different material than the second plurality of fibers.
17. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second composite material comprise a matrix material and a reinforcement material.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the matrix material comprises polyester resin, acrylic resin, vinyl ester resin, epoxy resin, polyurethane resin, phenolic resin, polyamide resin, andor mixtures thereof.
19. The method of claim 17, wherein the reinforcement material comprises glass fiber, graphite fiber, carbon fiber, ceramic fiber, aromatic polyamide fiber, andor mixtures thereof.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein the composite structure extends away from the mandrel toward the space.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A voice recognition system for interactively gathering information from a plurality of users over a communications network, comprising:
a remote device for establishing a voice connection with said system over the communications network;
a processor for generating and transmitting a plurality of verbal questions interactively to a user associated with said remote device to complete a textual document; and
a storage device for storing user’s verbal responses to said plurality of questions to provide a verbal document;
wherein said processor converts said verbal document into said textual document.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said processor is operable to translate said verbal document in one language into said textual document in another language.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein said processor is operable to generate one or more supporting documents in accordance with said verbal document.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein said textual document is a credit investigation document; and wherein said processor is operable to generate supporting documents for said credit investigation document.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein said processor is operable to transmit said credit investigation document and said supporting documents to a third party for underwriting.
6. The system of claim 4, wherein said processor is operable to transmit said credit investigation document and said supporting documents to a third party for credit approval.
7. The system of claim 4, wherein said processor is operable to transmit said credit investigation document and said supporting documents to a plurality of third parties to bid on the underwriting, and notifying a third party with the best bid and said user associated with said remote device of said third party with the best bid.
8-9. (Canceled)
10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a device for transmitting said textual document to said user for confirmation or execution.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein said textual document is an application or form.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein said network being one of the following: telephone network, wireless network, satellite network, cable network, and Internet.
13. The method of interactively gathering information from a plurality of users over a communications network using a voice recognition system, comprising the steps of:
establishing a voice connection with said system over the communications network by a user;
generating and transmitting a plurality of verbal questions interactively to said user to complete a textual document;
storing user’s verbal responses to said plurality of questions to provide a verbal document; and
converting said verbal document into said textual document.
14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of translating said verbal document in one language into said textual document in another language.
15. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of generating one or more supporting documents in accordance with said verbal document.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein said textual document is an application or form.
17. The method of claim 13, wherein said network being one of the following: telephone network, wireless network, satellite network, cable network, and Internet.