Abstract
News editors obtained the following quote from the background information suppli ed by the inventors:““This disclosure relates generally to manufacturing and, more particularly, to m anufacturing a fiberreinforcedcomposite body.“Various methods are known in the art for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced compo site body. Thesemethods include automated tape laying and automated fiber place ment. While these known manufacturingmethods have various advantages, there is still room in the art for improvement.”