Integrated Form-finding and Patterning of Fabric Structures
| Researcher: | Mr Stuart Gale |
| Project duration: | 3 years |
| Supervisor: | Professor Wada Lewis |
| Funding body: | University of Warwick |
Project Description
Recent research has shown that paterning of fabric structures can produce up to 150% stress deviation from the intended design pre-strss, depending on the accuracy of the modelling. This involves minimisation od errors associted with flattening of non-developable surafaces; a process dependent on the type of surface discretisation, choice of seam lines in the pattern (direction of cut and width of panels), and material properties.