Biomimetic, highly branched 3D textile reinforcement structures based on self-supporting technology approach (B01)

• Subject Area: Lightweight Construction, Textile Technology
• Term: since 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 417002380

The second funding period focuses on biomimetic branched 3D-topologies to enhance material efficiency in construction. New manufacturing methods involving cooperative robotic systems and fast-curing material combinations, such as carbon fibers with photopolymers, are being developed. The goal is to create self-supporting free-form textile structures, reducing the need for numerous supporting points in autonomous robot-assisted 3D yarn deposition. Therefore, a novel design and trajectory planning methodology, utilizing meta-heuristic algorithms in combination with reinforcement learning techniques and camera-based process control for adaptive path planning, will be implemented.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 280: Design Strategies for Material-Minimised Carbon Reinforced Concrete Structures—Principles of a New Approach to Construction
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Dresden
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Chokri Cherif; Dr.-Ing. Johannes Mersch, since 7/2024