Advice/Resources/Literature needed for composite filament winder design

I am currently working on my undergraduate thesis - it's focused on the design and upgrade of a filament winding machine (both hardware and software) that was designed and built in-house at my university. One of the tasks that I need to do is to update the controller code to allow the machine to be able to wind in helical patterns and dome shapes. However, I'm having a really hard time finding relevant literature surrounding the mathematics of these topics. I have discussed this issue with my supervisor and he suggested that I try to find some open-source filament winding control software and reverse engineer it if possible. However, I've had no luck with finding any such software. My question then is, where should I be looking to find the resources/literature on the topic of helical winding and winding over dome shapes? Relevant books? Articles? Reports? I would also like to ask for any advice from industry experts with regards to this topic. Thanks for your time and help.

[quote][COLOR=#333333]built in-house at my university[/COLOR][/quote][COLOR=#333333] Documentation, engineering drawings should be available "in-house". The software should be on a backup drive or other..

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[QUOTE=Kelly Bramble;13873][COLOR=#333333][FONT=Verdana] Documentation, engineering drawings should be available "in-house". The software should be on a backup drive or other..

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[/FONT]Well, the software and the source code is there. But there's zero documentation, no engineering drawings, no operating manual, nothing - a problem I was hoping to fix as part of my project. But what I really need is somewhere I can study the relevant mathematics behind the process. Without an understanding of those, I wouldn't be able to work on the software side of things and won't have anything to write in my report.

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[/FONT]Well, the software and the source code is there. But there's zero documentation, no engineering drawings, no operating manual, nothing - a problem I was hoping to fix as part of my project. But what I really need is somewhere I can study the relevant mathematics behind the process. Without an understanding of those, I wouldn't be able to work on the software side of things and won't have anything to write in my report.[/QUOTE]

[quote]But what I really need is somewhere I can study the relevant mathematics behind the process.[/quote] Really?

Everything you need you have. Reverse engineer the machine, 3D model, measure and study.

"undergraduate thesis" never heard of this before where are you going to school?

[QUOTE=Cragyon;13876]"undergraduate thesis" never heard of this before where are you going to school?[/QUOTE]
I'm studying in Australia. The thesis is essentially an optional final year subject for B.E. at my university - it may not be as extensive as a graduate thesis, but they still push for us to build upon everything we had learnt to this point (from technical knowledge to ethics etc.).