The increase in the number of structural applications of composite materials, especially in
the aerospace and automotive industries, has led to a demand for robust models to simulate …

The use of curvilinear fibre paths to develop variable stiffness laminates is now recognised
as a promising technique offering great potential for performance improvements over …

In recent years, new revolutionary paradigms generally indicated using the term Industry 4.0,
have been conceived and are progressively applied in several manufacturing systems to …

Highly consistent quality and cost-effective manufacture of advanced composites can be
achieved through automation. It may therefore open up new markets and applications for …

Fibre path defects are detrimental to the structural integrity of composite components and
need to be minimised through process optimization. This requires understanding of the …

Automated fiber placement (AFP) is an advanced manufacturing method for composites,
which is especially suitable for large-scale composite components. However, some …

Automated Fiber Placement (AFP), a major composite manufacturing process, can result in
many defects during the layup process that often require manual corrective action to …

In automated fibre placement (AFP) process, gaps and overlaps parallel to the fibre direction
can be introduced between the adjoining tapes. These gaps and overlaps can cause a …

The functional advantages of tailored stiffness, often seen in nature, are also utilized in
composite structures. Advancements in the multiaxis tow placement and automated fiber …

This paper investigates the local buckling of slit tape in the Automated Fibre Placement
process for a circular fibre path using an analytical approach that accounts for prepreg tack …