Patent ID: 11969953
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining strain on different parts of the composite charge during the forming of the composite charge,
wherein determining the length of the fibers is based on the strain, and
wherein cutting the fibers includes
cutting a plurality of 0° plies each having 0° reinforcing fibers that are cut at an angle of approximately 15° to form 0° fiber lengths,
cutting a plurality of 45° plies each having 45° reinforcing fibers that are cut at an angle of approximately 15° to form 45° fiber lengths, and
wherein the length of the fibers that must stretch longitudinally is greater than the length of the fibers that must stretch transversely.