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Wang, Z. (author), Almeida, José Humberto S. (author), Ashok, Aravind (author), Wang, Zhonglai (author), Castro, Saullo G.P. (author)Variable-angle filament-wound (VAFW) cylinders are herein optimized for minimum mass under manufacturing constraints, and for various design loads. A design parameterization based on a second-order polynomial variation of the tow winding angle along the axial direction of the cylinders is utilized to explore the nonlinear steering-thickness...journal article 2022
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Wang, Z. (author), Almeida, José Humberto S. (author), St-Pierre, Luc (author), Wang, Zhonglai (author), Castro, Saullo G.P. (author)A reliability-based optimization framework is introduced and used to design filament-wound cylindrical shells with variable angle tow. Seven design cases are investigated to enable a comparison between constant-stiffness and variable angle tow designs, also considering effects of thickness variation created due to overlapping tow paths,...journal article 2020