NDE & Inspection
NDE, NDT, and inspection through ultrasound is an area of particular interest in FUSE, from examining weld joins in realtime to using robots in inspecting blades for windmills. The follow academics have research in this area:
Dr Gordon Dobie
Research Interests:
- Automated inspection
- Automated analysis
- Photogrammetry
Gordon Dobie is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His primary research interests include ultrasonics, NDE, automation, robotics, signal processing, computer vision, and embedded systems. Click here for more
Prof Tony Gachagan
Research Interests:
- Non-Destructive Evaluation
- Acoustic Emission
- Sensors for Process Control
- Health Technologies
- Process Intensification
- Ultrasonic Transduction
- Automated NDE
- Signal and Image Processing
Tony Gachagan is Director of the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering (CUE) and Professor of Ultrasonics at the University of Strathclyde. Tony's research encompasses ultrasonic transducers and arrays, non-contact ultrasonic sensor systems, array imaging processing, high power ultrasound systems, acoustic emission, and robotics and automation. Click here for more
Dr Charles MacLeod
Research Interests:
- In-Process Inspection of Welding & Metal 3D Printing
- Non-Destructive Evaluation
- Automation & Robotics
Charles MacLeod is a Chancellor's Fellow and Lecturer in the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering in the University of Strathclyde. His research is primarily associated with the inspection and manufacturing enhancement of high value assets and components. Charles leads a completely new interdisciplinary research area of in-process fusion welding and metal additive inspection. The in-process inspection team researches novel ultrasonic sensors, in-process imaging, and robotic deployment for inspection directly at the point of manufacture, producing superior, globally-efficient fabrications. Click here for more
Professor Gareth Pierce
Research Interests:
- Robotics
- Automated inspection
- Machine learning
- Ultrasonic NDT
- Signal processing
Gareth Pierce is a Professor in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His central research interest is in robotic and automated technologies for Non-Destructive Testing & Evaluation (NDT&E). The automation of NDT is increasingly utilised in manufacturing, this includes ultrasonic, visual and electromagnetic testing. Modern additive manufacturing techniques in particular bring new challenges to both the measurement sensors employed, and real time deployment and feedback into manufacturing processes. Click for more
Dr Katherine Tant
Research Interests:
- Imaging
- Modelling waves in heterogeneous media
- Ultrasonic NDT
- Simulation
Katherine Tant is interested in applied inverse problems and imaging. She studies and develops models of ultrasonic wave propagation and scattering in heterogeneous media to create new and advanced algorithms for material property mapping, defect characterisation and imaging. Her work to date has primarily been applied to ultrasonic NDT problems but can be generalised and adapted across a broad range of application areas. Click for more
Prof James Windmill
Research Interests:
- Acoustics
- Biological sensory systems
- Microsystems and sensors
- Non-destructive evaluation
- Remanufacturing and reuse
- Sustainable Engineering
- Ultrasonic systems
James Windmill is a Professor in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. His cross-disciplinary research aims to translate the findings from fundamental research in biological sensory systems into novel artificial sensor and transducer systems, primarily relating to acoustics and ultrasonics. These can be implemented across industrial sectors, for example through non-destructive evaluation with a focus on remanufacturing, or microphones for hearing aids. Click for more