Outputs (14)

Corrigendum to “Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles” [Prog. Aero. Sci. 135 (2022) 100861] (2023)
Journal Article
Corrado, G., Ntourmas, G., Sferza, M., Tan, W., Traiforos, N., Arteiro, A., Brown, L., Chronopoulos, D., Daoud, F., Glock, F., Ninic, J., Ozcan, E., Reinoso, J., Schuhmacher, G., & Turner, T. (2023). Corrigendum to “Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles” [Prog. Aero. Sci. 135 (2022) 100861]. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 139, Article 100903. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2023.100903

The authors consider that the manuscript could benefit from additional information regarding the seamless integration of software tools in Section 3.5. Hence, as the primary researcher working on this part of the study, Weijie Tan was invited to revi... Read More about Corrigendum to “Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles” [Prog. Aero. Sci. 135 (2022) 100861].

Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles (2022)
Journal Article
Corrado, G., Ntourmas, G., Sferza, M., Traiforos, N., Arteiro, A., Brown, L., Chronopoulos, D., Daoud, F., Glock, F., Ninic, J., Ozcan, E., Reinoso, J., Schuhmacher, G., & Turner, T. (2022). Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 135, Article 100861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2022.100861

Designing an airframe is a complex process as it requires knowledge from multiple disciplines such as aerodynamics, structural mechanics, manufacturing, flight dynamics, which individually lead to very different optimal designs. Furthermore, the grow... Read More about Recent progress, challenges and outlook for multidisciplinary structural optimization of aircraft and aerial vehicles.

TexGen (2022)
Book Chapter
Brown, L. P. (2022). TexGen. In Y. Kyosev, & F. Boussu (Eds.), Advanced Weaving Technology (253-291). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91515-5_6

This chapter gives an overview and introduction to the use of TexGen, open source software developed at the University of Nottingham as a pre-processor for 3D geometric modelling of textile structures. An overview is given of the modelling theory use... Read More about TexGen.

Weft Yarn Interlacement Modelling for 3D Profiled Structures (2021)
Journal Article
Spackman, G., Brown, L., & Turner, T. (2022). Weft Yarn Interlacement Modelling for 3D Profiled Structures. Applied Composite Materials, 29(1), 219-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10443-021-09978-9

Currently, generation of 3D woven T-joint models with complex weave geometries, using TexGen software, is a manual process. One of the main challenges to automatic generation of these textiles is the order in which the weft yarns interlace within the... Read More about Weft Yarn Interlacement Modelling for 3D Profiled Structures.

An Abaqus plugin for efficient damage initiation hotspot identification in large-scale composite structures with repeated features (2021)
Journal Article
Zou, X., Yan, S., Ilkhani, M. R., Brown, L., Jones, A., & Hamadi, M. (2021). An Abaqus plugin for efficient damage initiation hotspot identification in large-scale composite structures with repeated features. Advances in Engineering Software, 153, Article 102964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advengsoft.2020.102964

© 2021 Elsevier Ltd Identifying the hotspots for damage initiation in large-scale composite structure designs presents a significant challenge due to the high modelling cost. For most industrial applications, the finite element (FE) models are often... Read More about An Abaqus plugin for efficient damage initiation hotspot identification in large-scale composite structures with repeated features.

Efficient meshing technique for textile composites unit cells of arbitrary complexity (2020)
Journal Article
Matveev, M. Y., Brown, L. P., & Long, A. C. (2020). Efficient meshing technique for textile composites unit cells of arbitrary complexity. Composite Structures, 254, Article 112757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112757

Meso-scale unit cell models are often used to simulate mechanical behaviour of textile composites. Apart from reliable ways to create meso-scale geometries, such simulations require reliable meshing algorithms. While the former is made possible via d... Read More about Efficient meshing technique for textile composites unit cells of arbitrary complexity.

Meso-scale optimisation of 3D composites and novel preforming technologies (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Matveev, M., Long, A., & Brown, L. (2019, August). Meso-scale optimisation of 3D composites and novel preforming technologies. Presented at 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials, ICCM-22, Melbourne, Australia

Various 3D woven composites have been studied and used in last several decades. It was demonstrated that these composites can have better delamination and impact resistance than conventional laminates. However, most of the 3D woven reinforcements hav... Read More about Meso-scale optimisation of 3D composites and novel preforming technologies.

Characterisation and modelling of complex textile geometries using TexGen (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brown, L. P., Endruweit, A., Long, A., & Jones, I. A. (2018, September). Characterisation and modelling of complex textile geometries using TexGen. Presented at 13th International Conference on Textile Composites (TexComp-13), Milan, Italy

TexGen is open source software developed at the University of Nottingham for the geometric 3D modelling of textiles and textile composites. It has a large number of users worldwide and underpins a significant number of research publications.

Whil... Read More about Characterisation and modelling of complex textile geometries using TexGen.

Development of methods for optimisation of complex 3D weave geometries (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spackman, G. H., Brown, L. P., & Jones, I. A. (2018, September). Development of methods for optimisation of complex 3D weave geometries. Presented at 13th International Conference on Textile Composites (TEXCOMP-13), Milan, Italy

© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. The development of 3D weaves has resulted in the ability to produce near net shaped preforms, with the additional advantage over unidirectional lay-ups and 2D weaves of greater delamination resistance... Read More about Development of methods for optimisation of complex 3D weave geometries.

Multi-scale wave propagation modelling for two-dimensional periodic textile composites (2018)
Journal Article
Thierry, V., Brown, L., & Chronopoulos, D. (2018). Multi-scale wave propagation modelling for two-dimensional periodic textile composites. Composites Part B: Engineering, 150, 144-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.05.052

In this article, a method allowing vibro-acoustic and ultrasonic wave propagation analysis of highly anisotropic textile composites at a mesoscopic level is presented for the first time. The method combines the advantages of mode-based Component Mode... Read More about Multi-scale wave propagation modelling for two-dimensional periodic textile composites.