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Advanced Composites Research Focused Group

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Moving images demonstrating: material filament extrusion, 3D printing, In-situ magnetic field assisted testing equipped with DIC measurement, Magnetic field assisted strengthening, and the depth of magnetic field penetration estimation.

How to enable structural scale magnetic tailoring: Requires material engineering, precision, control and equipment.

Research by MSc Mechanical Engineering student Andiol Mucolli.

Presentations 2022

Enabling Sensing Polymers:

Enabling Sensing Composites:

Enabling Functional Filaments:

Enabling Magnetic Tailoring:

Enabling Sustainable Polymer Electronics:

Student Posters

Presentations 2021

FDM-3D printing of carbon composite drag sail space structure- high elasticity and integrity:

Fiber Alignment of Polymers and Carbon Composites when 3D Printed within a Magnetic Field:

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FDM based Chopped CFRP 3D Printing of Space Structures:

3D Printing of Multi-material Composite Modelling in COMSOL

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Augmented Reality Equipped Composite Mechanical Performance

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Data Analytics Driven Aerospace Composite Design

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Project images

Real-time remote dielectric monitoring set up for composite processing

Real-time remote dielectric monitoring set up for composite processingReal-time remote dielectric monitoring set up for composite processingExothermic temperature rise shown on digital camera screenMonitor display and controls of real-time remote dielectric monitoring set up for composite processing

Augmented Reality Equipped Composite Repair Demonstration

(in Collaboration with Cranfield University)

Smart Nanocomposites In Situ Characterisation Testing

(in Collaboration with Cranfield University)

Composite bolted joint

Composite bolted joint

Composite bonded joint

Composite bonded joint

Dielectric nanocomposites

Dielectric nanocomposites: 3D X-ray computed tomography

Multifunctional composites

Multifunctional composites: in-situ monitoring and toughening

Study of impact damage response of composite panels

Study of impact damage response of CFRP composite panels