Trajectory planning for robotic filament winding of pressure vessels with unequal polar openings based on a B-spline asymmetric envelope
摘要
To address motion shock and trajectory discontinuity during the filament winding of composite pressure vessels with unequal polar openings, this study proposes an asymmetric envelope-based trajectory planning method based on B-spline curves. In this method, an envelope generatrix with asymmetric axial distribution is constructed so that a larger axial transition space is assigned to the side with the smaller polar opening, thereby compensating for its larger radial drop. A cubic B-spline curve is employed to parameterize the dome transition section, and G² geometric continuity is achieved at the junction between the cylindrical section and the dome section, which alleviates motion shock caused by curvature mutation. In addition, a geometric mapping model between the payout-point trajectory and the guide-head trajectory is established. By projecting the suspended-fiber direction onto the envelope surface, the spatial trajectory of the guide head is obtained, and the planar trajectory transformation and attitude-angle solution are further determined.