System and Methods of Generating a Computer Model of a Composite Component

摘要

A computer-implemented method for generating a computer model of a composite component includes offsetting a projected ply curved surface outwardly along a base surface to define an offset ply curved surface. The method also includes defining a ply drop region of the base surface, the ply drop region includes another area of the base surface that is exterior to a ply curved surface and interior to an offset ply curved surface. A surface mesh is generated based on the ply drop region and the ply curved surface. The method includes generating a node data comprising a plurality of node points relative to the ply drop regions. Moreover, the method includes applying a curved function to the plurality of node points to facilitate forming a smoothed node data across the ply drop region. A ply mesh is generated using the smoothed node data and the surface mesh.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for generating a computer model of a composite component using a computing device including at least one processor coupled to a memory device, the composite component having a predefined base surface and a predefined ply curved surface formed by a ply of a plurality of composite plies, each ply of the plurality of composite plies having a ply thickness, said method comprising:
offsetting the projected ply curved surface outwardly from the base surface to define an offset ply curved surface; defining a ply region of the base surface, wherein the ply region includes an area of the base surface that is interior to the ply curved surface; defining a ply drop region of the base surface, wherein the ply drop region includes another area of the base surface that is exterior to the ply curved surface and interior to the offset ply curved surface; generating a surface mesh based on the ply drop region and the ply curved surface; generating node data including a plurality of node points relative to the ply drop regions; applying a curved function to the plurality of node points to facilitate forming a smoothed node data across the ply drop region; and generating a ply mesh using the smoothed node data and the surface mesh.