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Path Planning Based on Ply Orientation Information for Automatic Fiber Placement on Mesh Surface

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This article introduces an investigation of path planning with ply orientation information for automatic fiber placement (AFP) on open-contoured mesh surface. The new method makes use of the ply orientation information generated by loading characteristics on surface, divides the surface into several zones according to the ply orientation information and then designs different fiber paths in different zones. This article also gives new idea of up-layer design in order to make up for defects between parts and improve product’s strength.

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The work reported in this article was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant Nos. 51075206 and 51575266.

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    Jiazhi Pei, Xiaoping Wang, Jingyu Pei & Yang Yang

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Pei, J., Wang, X., Pei, J. et al. Path Planning Based on Ply Orientation Information for Automatic Fiber Placement on Mesh Surface. Appl Compos Mater 25, 1477–1490 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-018-9678-0

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