Goals for Research
- Better Structures by Manipulating Fiber Angles from Point to Point, Ply to Ply
- - Optimization of steered fiber laminates, TopSteer
- Tow path planner
- 3D Structures
Computational Mechanics: Steered Fiber Optimization
Current Research Focus Areas
- Stress Mesh (SM), Fine Mesh used to Evaluate the Stress Analysis
- Manufacturing Mesh (MM), Coarse Mesh Used to Discretize the Fiber Angle Distribution in Each Ply
- Tessellation Mesh (TM), Super Fine Mesh to Capture the Tow-path Accurately on a Curved Surface
- 2D and 3D Surfaces
- Automatic tow-path planning and user input