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Gareth Pierce

University of Strathclyde

16 Richmond Street

Glasgow 1XQ, G1 1XQ

United Kingdom

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Scholarly Papers (11)

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Robotic Preload Measurement of ‎Offshore Wind Turbine Bolted Connections Using Phased Array Ultrasonic Method

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 29 Jun 2023
Yashar Javadi, Brandon Mills, Charles Macleod, David Lines, Farhad Abad, Saeid Lotfian, Ali Mehmanparast, Gareth Pierce, Feargal Brennan, Anthony Gachagan and Carmelo Mineo
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Ultrasonic Stress Measurement, Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), Offshore Wind Turbines ‎‎(OWT), Total Focusing Method (TFM), robotics, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).‎

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Automated Robotic System for Dual Ultrasonic and Eddy Current Array Integration and Data Fusion in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing Material Inspection

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Nov 2025
Vedran Tunukovic, Rylan Clayborne Viterbio Valanio Gomes, Shaun McKnight, Rastislav Zimermann, Euan Foster, Charalampos Loukas, Randika K.W. Vithanage, Ehsan Mohseni, Gareth Pierce, Charles Macleod and Stewart Williams
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Data Fusion, Dual Sensor In-Process Non-Destructive Evaluation, Automated Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing, Automated Eddy Current Array Testing, Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing, Additive manufacturing

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Unsupervised Machine Learning for Flaw Detection in Automated Ultrasonic Testing of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Composites

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Nov 2023
Vedran Tunukovic, Shaun McKnight, Richard Pyle, Zhiming Wang, Ehsan Mohseni, Gareth Pierce, Randika K.W. Vithanage, Gordon Dobie, Charles Macleod, Sandy Cochran and Tom O'Hare
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Automated Defect Detection, Machine Learning, Deep Learning in Ultrasonic Testing, Non-Destructive Evaluation, Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers, Aerospace Composites

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Multi-Agent Machine Learning Approach for Automated Data Analysis of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 19 Dec 2024
Vedran Tunukovic, Shaun McKnight, Amine Hifi, Ehsan Mohseni, Gareth Pierce, Randika K.W. Vithanage, Gordon Dobie, Charles Macleod, Sandy Cochran and Tom O'Hare
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Automated Phased Array Inspection and Data Interpretation, Machine Learning for Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing, Non-Destructive Evaluation of Aerospace Composites, Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers, Multi-Agent Machine Learning for Full Non-Destructive Evaluation Automation

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Near-Surface Defect Detection in Additively Manufactured Components Using Laser Induced Phased Arrays with Surface Acoustic Wave Crosstalk Suppression

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Jul 2023
Geo Davis, Theodosia Stratoudaki, Peter Lukacs, Matthew W. Riding, Ahmed Alfuwaires, Panagiotis Kamintzis, Don Pieris, Alan Keenan, Paul Wilcox, Gareth Pierce, Charles Macleod and Stewart Williams
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Additive Manufacturing, laser induced phased arrays, wave suppression, full matrix capture, total focusing method, ultrasonic near-surface defect imaging

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A Step Towards Ultrasonic Guided Wave Monitoring for Resin Infusion Front Position Estimation in Composites Manufacturing

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 Sep 2025
Cristian Adrian Calistru, Ehsan Mohseni, Vedran Tunukovic, Gareth Pierce, David Lines, Charles Macleod, Randika K.W. Vithanage, Iain Bomphray, Tobias Weis, Gavin Munro and Tom O'Hare
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Ultrasonic Leaky Lamb Waves, Resin Infusion Process Monitoring, Resin Front Model-Based Estimation, Piezoelectric Transducers

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Towards A Calibration Methodology for an In-Series Phased Array Ultrasonic Inspection of Weld Cladding at Elevated Temperatures

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Dec 2025
Thomas Leach, Ewan Nicolson, Robert Watson, David Lines, Charalampos Loukas, Gareth Pierce and Charles Macleod
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Ultrasonics, Weld Inspection, Weld Cladding, Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), Calibration

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”Process-to-Part” Eddy Current Array Inspection of an Aluminium Fuselage Section

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Feb 2026
Matthew Shields, Randika K.W. Vithanage, Gareth Pierce, Ehsan Mohseni, Rebecca Moos, Gordon Dobie, Charles Macleod, Michael Grosser, Tom O'Hare, Gavin Munro and Janet O’Brien-O’Reilly
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mobile manipulator, Non-Destructive Testing, Robotics, flexible manufacturing, industry 4.0, eddy current

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Assessment of Out-of-Plane Ply Waviness in Carbon-Fibre Reinforced Plastics: Comparing Different Non-Destructive Evaluation Modalities

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 22 Oct 2025
Rylan Clayborne Viterbio Valanio Gomes, Ehsan Mohseni, Vedran Tunukovic, Vincent Maes, Matteo Contino, Gareth Pierce, Kenneth Burnham, Randika K.W. Vithanage, Charles Macleod, Gavin Munro and Tom O'Hare
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Composites, Out-of-Plane Waviness, Ply wrinkles, Eddy Current Array Testing, Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing, X-ray Digital Tomosynthesis.

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Adaptive Compensation for In-Process Ultrasonic Cladding Inspection

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 02 Jul 2025
Thomas Leach, Ewan Nicolson, Robert Watson, Charalampos Loukas, David Lines, Gareth Pierce and Charles Macleod
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Ultrasonics, Weld Inspection, Weld Cladding, Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), In-Process Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE)

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A Step Towards Ultrasonic Guided Wave Monitoring for Resin Infusion Front Position Estimation in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics Manufacturing

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 29 Jul 2025
Cristian Adrian Calistru, Ehsan Mohseni, Vedran Tunukovic, Gareth Pierce, David Lines, Charles Macleod, Randika K.W. Vithanage, Iain Bomphray, Tobias Weis, Gavin Munro and Tom O'Hare
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Ultrasonic Leaky Lamb Waves, Resin Infusion Process Monitoring, Model-Based Estimation of Resin Front, Piezoelectric Transducers, Ultrasonic 2D Tomography of Resin, Aerospace High-Value Composite Manufacturing Monitoring