$E$	position of the delivery eye on its trajectory;
$E_{1f}$	tensile modulus of the fiber;
$F_{1f}$	tensile strength of the fiber;
$L_c$	length of the cylindrical part;
$M$	point of tangency of the fiber to the surface of mandrel;
$R_c$	radius of the cylindrical casing and hemispherical dome;
$R_e$	radius of the circular trajectory of the delivery eye;
$r_p$	radius of polar opening;
$t_d\left(z\right)$	thickness distribution in the dome (excluding the portion near the opening) as a function of the z-coordinate;
$t_{do}$	thickness in the dome near the opening;
${\mathrm{z}}_p$	z-coordinate of the polar opening;
$\alpha$	angle between axis $\overline{x}$ and radius vector to the point M in the plane $\overline{x}\overline{y}\overline{z}$;
$\beta$	winding angle;
${\beta }_c$	winding angle on the cylindrical part;
${\beta }_s\left(z\right)$	winding angle on the hemispherical dome as a function of the z-coordinate;
η	initial viscosity, mPa·s
$\lambda$	distance between the delivery eye and point of tangency of the fiber to the surface of mandrel;
${\rho }_f$	linear mass density of the fibers;
$\mathsf{\Phi }$	turn-around angle (an angle of mandrel rotation to lay the tow along its predetermined trajectory);
${\mathsf{\Phi }}_c$	turn-around angle for the cylindrical part;
${\mathsf{\Phi }}_s\left(z\right)$	turn-around angle for the hemispherical dome as a function of the z-coordinate;
${\mathsf{\Phi }}_1$	turn-around angle for one winding cycle;
${\mathsf{\Phi }}_p^{*}$	calculated angular pitch of winding;
${\mathsf{\Phi }}_p$	accepted angular pitch of winding;
${\mathsf{\Phi }}_f$	turn-around angle per one flange;
${\mathsf{\Phi }}_w$	turn-around angle for the width of the tow.
CNC	computer numeric control
DOF	degrees of freedom
FWM	filament winding machine
LVDT	linear variable differential transformer
NEMA	National Electrical Manufacturers Association
POM	polyoxymethylene
PC	personal computer