A high resolution method for characterisation of fibre misalignment angles in composites

In this paper a novel method to characterise fibre waviness in composites is presented and assessed. The proposed method referred to as the “high resolution misalignment analysis” (HRMA) method and is suitable for measurements with high spatial resolution. The HRMA method measures misalignment angles tracing individual fibres in detailed micrographs. Here, the method is evaluated using software-generated images with known statistics to mimic...