Vanderbilt University

Janette Jaques Meyer

Douglas Edward Adams

Raymond Martin Bond

David J Koester

Garrett W Thorne

A method for determining a linear density of a carbon fiber tow. The method includes providing a pulse of air directed toward the carbon fiber tow, determining, via a first sensor, an air pressure of the pulse of air, and measuring, via a second sensor, a displacement of the carbon fiber tow in response to the pulse of air directed toward the carbon fiber tow. The method further includes calculating, via a controller, a linear density of the carbon fiber tow based on the air pressure and the displacement, and outputting, via the controller, the linear density.

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Nashville, TN, United States of America

Janette Jaques Meyer