A design algorithm to model fibre paths for manufacturing of structurally optimised composite laminates
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This work develops a design for manufacturing (DFM) tool for the introduction in design of the manufacturing requirements and limitations derived from the fibre placement technology, which enables the automatic generation of continuous fibre paths for manufacturing.About:
This article is published in Composite Structures.The article was published on 2018-11-15 and is currently open access. It has received 14 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Design for manufacturability & Composite laminates.read more
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3D printing of optimized composites with variable fiber volume fraction and stiffness using continuous fiber
Kentaro Sugiyama,Ryosuke Matsuzaki,Andrei V. Malakhov,Alexander N. Polilov,Masahito Ueda,Akira Todoroki,Yoshiyasu Hirano +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors optimized the curved fiber trajectories to realize variable fiber volume fraction and stiffness composites (VVfSC) using a continuous fiber composite 3D printer.
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Manufacturing-Induced Imperfections in Composite Parts Manufactured via Automated Fiber Placement
Falk Heinecke,Christian Willberg +1 more
TL;DR: The state of the art in modelling gaps and overlaps and assessing their influence on mechanical properties is presented and the research gaps and remaining issues are identified.
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An efficient semi-analytical framework to tailor snap-through loads in bistable variable stiffness laminates
TL;DR: In this paper, a semi-analytical model was proposed to compute the snap-through forces of bistable variable stiffness (VS) laminates with curvilinear fiber paths.
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Manufacturable insight into modelling and design considerations in fibre-steered composite laminates: state of the art and perspective
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarize and discuss underlying fiber placement technologies including tailored fiber placement (TFP), continuous tow shearing (CTS), and automated fibre placement (AFP), followed by a detailed discussion on the manufacturing limitations and constraints of the AFP process.
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Optimization of variable stiffness laminates with gap-overlap and curvature constraints
TL;DR: In this paper, the gap-overlap and curvature constraints on fiber tows are considered in the design optimization of variable stiffness laminates, and the problem of compliance minimization with manufacturability constraints is solved with the MMA optimization algorithm.
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Stacking sequence optimisation of variable stiffness laminates with manufacturing constraints
TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-level approach is used to reduce the number of required FE analyses, where the exact solution is first approximated in laminate stiffness space, and second level approximation is a Gauss-Newton quadratic approximation in fibre angle space.
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Application of the tailored fibre placement (TFP) process for a local reinforcement on an “open-hole” tension plate from carbon/epoxy laminates
TL;DR: In this article, the authors applied the Tailored Fibre Placement (TFP) process for manufacturing a stress-field aligned local reinforcement on an open-hole tensile plate.
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Composite laminates with spatially varying fiber orientations - 'Variable stiffness panel concept'
Zafer Guerdal,Reynaldo Olmedo +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a solution has been obtained to the plane elasticity problem for a symmetrically laminated composite panel with spatially varying fiber orientations using an iterative collocation technique.