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Local strain measurements of yarns inside of 3D warp interlock fabric during forming process

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The final geometry of 3D warp interlock fabric needs to be check during the 3D forming step to ensure the right locations of warp and weft yarns inside the final structure. Thus, a new monitoring approach has been proposed based on sensor yarns located in the fabric thickness. To ensure the accuracy of measurements, the observation of the surface deformation of the 3D warp interlock fabric has been joined to the sensor yarns measurements. At the end, it has been revealed a good correlation between strain measurement done globally by camera and locally performed by sensor yarns. Additionally, sensor yarns located in the two directions of the 3D warp interlock fabric have revealed a different forming behaviour depending on the architecture and the different slope values of the punch.

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This study has been funded by the European Commission through the large-scale integrating collaborative project FP7 - MAPPIC 3D - number 263159-1 - and entitled: One-shot Manufacturing on large scale of 3D up graded panels and stiffeners for lightweight thermoplastic textile composite structures [51].

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Dufour, C., Boussu, F., Wang, P. et al. Local strain measurements of yarns inside of 3D warp interlock fabric during forming process. Int J Mater Form 11, 775–788 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12289-017-1385-0

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