Manufacturable insight into modelling and design considerations in fibre-steered composite laminates: state of the art and perspective

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dc.contributor.authorAragh, B. Sobhani
dc.contributor.authorFarahani, E. Borzabadi
dc.contributor.authorXu, B. X.
dc.contributor.authorGhasemnejad, Hessam
dc.contributor.authorMansur, W. J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-24T09:50:54Z
dc.date.available2021-03-24T09:50:54Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-18
dc.description.abstractThe advent of novel robot-assisted composite manufacturing techniques has enabled steering of fibre paths in the plane of the lamina, leading to the emergence of the socalled variable angle tow (VAT) composite laminates. These laminates, with spatially varying fiber angle orientations, provide the designer with the ability to tailor the pointwise stiffness properties of VAT composites with substantially more efficient structural performance over conventional straight fibre laminates. As the application of fibresteered composite laminates has reached an unprecedented scale in both academia and industry in recent years, a reflection upon the state-of-the-art advancements in the modelling, design, and analysis of these advanced structures becomes vital for successfully shaping the future landscape. Motivated by the gap and shortcomings in the available review works, in the present paper, firstly underlying fibre placement technologies including tailored fiber placement (TFP), continuous tow shearing (CTS), and automated fibre placement (AFP) are presented and discussed in detail. Afterwards, mathematical models of reference fibre path in fibre--steering technology will be reviewed, followed by providing a discussion on the manufacturing limitations and constraints of the AFP process. Then, design considerations in constructing a ply with multiple courses are elaborated and key techniques to fill the entire layer with several courses are reviewed. This review is then followed by an introduction to the continuity and smoothness of fiber paths. Furthermore, a description on the material and geometric uncertainties is elaborated. Last but not least, the plate and shell laminate theories, which establish the fundamental core of the modelling and design of VAT composite structures, will be discussed.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSobhani Aragh B, Borzabadi Farahani E, Xu BX, et al., (2021) Manufacturable insight into modelling and design considerations in fibre-steered composite laminates: state of the art and perspective. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Volume 379, June 2021, Article number 113752en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0045-7825
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2021.113752
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16498
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectVariable stiffnessen_UK
dc.subjectManufacturing constraintsen_UK
dc.subjectModelling and designen_UK
dc.subjectFibre placement technologiesen_UK
dc.subjectLightweight composite structuresen_UK
dc.subjectVariable angle towen_UK
dc.titleManufacturable insight into modelling and design considerations in fibre-steered composite laminates: state of the art and perspectiveen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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