Digital Textiles
Via Domani has conducted fabrication research in CNC woven textile design and robotically assembled carbon fiber textile structures. These processes not only extend the ability of artists to design fiber-based products but also promise to revolutionize the abilities of complex 3-D (and 4-D) textile structures.
Computational and generative tools will allow textile structures to be built in much more precise ways. Our research into fiber-based structures will allow greater optimization of material properties, including anisotropic properties, the distribution of forces, heat distribution, weight reduction, etc. Complex mechanical properties can be woven directly into structural parts with potential applications in engineering, architecture, and aerospace.
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YSoA / Penn
Research & Development
2016


