Intelligent Manufacturing and Inspection of Advanced Composites
A special issue of Eng (ISSN 2673-4117). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 90
Special Issue Editors
Interests: out-of-autoclave manufacturing of composites; robot-assisted materials processing; multifunctional materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer composite materials are widely used in aerospace, infrastructure, transportation, energy, marine, and consumer goods applications due to their superior mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, design customizability, and processing versatility. Advances in automation technologies, digital design tools, sensing, and artificial intelligence are transforming traditional composite manufacturing and catalyzing a shift toward intelligent, data-driven processing paradigms with minimal human intervention, faster production speeds, lower costs, and reduced material waste.
This Special Issue welcomes original review articles and research articles on topics pertaining to the intelligent manufacturing and inspection of polymer composites with structural or multifunctional applications. Studies on polymer composites with particles, short fibers, or continuous fibers as reinforcing entities will be considered. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Robot-assisted manufacturing processes (e.g., automated fiber placement, hybrid manufacturing, additive manufacturing) for advanced composites.
- Predictive modelling to understand the process–structure–property relationships of composites manufactured through robot-assisted processes.
- The application of artificial intelligence, smart sensors, optimization, and digital twin frameworks (e.g., deep learning, reinforcement learning, topology optimization) for the design, manufacturing, and inspection of composite structures.
- Robot-assisted non-destructive evaluation (e.g., ultrasonic, thermographic, multi-modal inspection) of composite structures.
- Materials and processes for the development of self-sensing composites for structural health monitoring.
Dr. Arif Abdullah
Dr. Ali Ashraf
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- industry 4.0
- advanced composites
- robot-assisted manufacturing and inspection
- digital twin
- process–structure–property relationships
- multifunctional composites
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