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Following an EPSRC Fellowship in Manufacturing entitled 'NDT for High Value Manufacturing of Composites', now combining the role of Director of the UK Research Centre for Non-destructive Evaluation with a research portfolio in the NDt of Composites. This involves researching new non-destructive testing methods for 3D characterisation of composites and evolving a strategy for ensuring they benefit the structural integrity of aerostructures and engines, wind turbines, etc. The ultimate aim is to enable the optimum use of composite materials by providing detailed information about the actual as-manufactured inner quality, thus moving from conservative designs to lightweight high-performance optimally designed components. An additional benefit would be facilitating the use of lower-cost manufacturing methods.
External positions
Director, Research Centre for Non-Destructive Evaluation
24 Jul 2018 → 20 Mar 2020
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NDT for High Value Manufacturing of Composites
Tayong Boumda, R. & Smith, R. A.
24/04/13 → 23/07/18
Project: Research
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Advances in the UK towards NDE 4.0
Brierley, N., Smith, R. A., Turner, N., Culver, R., Maw, T., Holloway, A., Jones, O. & Wilcox, P. D., 23 Oct 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Research in Nondestructive Evaluation. 31, 5-6, p. 306-324 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)97 Downloads (Pure) -
A parametric study of segmentation thresholds for X-ray CT porosity characterisation in composite materials
Tretiak, I. & Smith, R. A., 1 Aug 2019, In: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 123, p. 10-24 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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Fibre direction and stacking sequence measurement in carbon fibre composites using Radon transforms of ultrasonic data
Nelson, L. J. & Smith, R. A., Mar 2019, In: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 118, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
Open AccessFile39 Citations (Scopus)227 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Suppression of Front and Back Surface Reflections in Ultrasonic Analytic-Signal Responses from Composites
Smith, R. A. (Creator), Zilidou, M. (Creator) & Wilcox, P. D. (Data Manager), University of Bristol, 29 Jul 2022
DOI: 10.5523/bris.3q9hrj0486xah2mfnqjutdj87y, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/3q9hrj0486xah2mfnqjutdj87y
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Row-column Addressed Arrays for Non-destructive Evaluation Applications
Wilcox, P. D. (Creator), Smith, R. A. (Creator) & Kirkpatrick, J. (Creator), University of Bristol, 21 Dec 2018
DOI: 10.5523/bris.375rfm9pip3rj2wnd22fncnxvk, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/375rfm9pip3rj2wnd22fncnxvk
Dataset
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Fibre direction and stacking sequence measurement
Boumda, R. T. (Creator), Smith, R. A. (Creator), Nelson, L. (Creator), Hughes, R. R. (Creator), Mhlanga, S. (Creator), Fraij, C. (Creator) & Xie, N. (Creator), University of Bristol, 22 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.5523/bris.228hf6zaj8sha2v0y6w4i4s5f7, http://data.bris.ac.uk/data/dataset/228hf6zaj8sha2v0y6w4i4s5f7
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Activities
- 1 Fellowship awarded competitively
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EPSRC Fellowship - NDT for high-value manufacturing of composites.
Robert A Smith (Recipient)
24 Apr 2013 → 24 Jul 2018Activity: Other activity types › Fellowship awarded competitively