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1. A system for determining course trajectories for the application of tows of composite material to a curved surface using an automated fiber placement machine, the system comprising:
a non-transitory storage that stores data related to the shape and dimensions of the surface and that stores an indication of a steering limitation; and a computing system comprising one or more computing devices, the computing system in communication with the non-transitory storage and programmed to:
access, from the non-transitory storage, the data related to the shape and dimensions of the surface and the indication of the steering limitation;produce, based on the data, a plurality of course trajectories for the application of tows over the surface, the trajectories being generally parallel to each other;determine, for each course trajectory, whether any of the tows would violate the steering limitation;adjust each course trajectory having a tow that violates the steering limitation, the adjustment avoiding the violation of the steering limitation and creating a gap between adjacent course trajectories; andproduce at least one additional course trajectory located in the gap. |