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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2012
Snecma, Paris, FR;
Yann Marchal, Melun, FR;
Jean-Noel Mahieu, Paris, FR;
SNECMA, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method designing a part made of 3D woven composite material, performed by a computer, the method including: obtaining shape data representing an outside surface of the part; for each point of a set of points of the outside surface, determining a distance between the point and a projection of the point onto a target surface, the projection being along a predetermined projection direction; determining a structure of a 3D woven preform as a function of the determined distances; and obtaining projection data specifying a projection direction as a function of a position of a point on the outside surface of the part, wherein the projection direction that is used for at least some of the points of the set of points is determined during the determining a distance, as a function of the projection and as a function of the position of the point.