Formability optimisation of fabric preforms by controlling material draw-in through in-plane constraints
A genetic algorithm is coupled with a finite element model to optimise the arrangement of constraints for a composite press-forming study. A series of springs are used to locally apply in-plane tension through clamps to the fibre preform to control material draw-in. The optimisation procedure seeks...
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Elsevier
2015
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44627/ |