Gelişmiş Eğrisel Fiberli Değişken Rijitlikli Dokunmuş Kumaşlar

Abstract

A novel method for production of variable stiffness woven fabrics with curved advanced fibers is presented. A scalable concept design is introduced. Several variable stiffness fabrics are woven by the prototype loom. The weaving process and woven fabrics are examined. Two distinct regions of the fabric which are showing different behaviors are observed. Based on the two regions identified the curved fibers of the woven fabric are simplified and modeled as a three-dimensional unit mesh. Geometry variation of the curved fibers and stiffness variation of the woven fabrics are discussed for these two distinct regions by using the developed model.