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Flexible decoupled camera and projector fringe projection system using inertial sensors (2017)
Journal Article
Stavroulakis, P., Sims-Waterhouse, D., Piano, S., & Leach, R. K. (in press). Flexible decoupled camera and projector fringe projection system using inertial sensors. Optical Engineering, 56(10), https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.56.10.104106

Measurement of objects with complex geometry and many self occlusions is increasingly important in many fields, including additive manufacturing. In a fringe projection system, the camera and the projector cannot move independently with respect to ea... Read More about Flexible decoupled camera and projector fringe projection system using inertial sensors.

True-color 3D surface metrology for additive manufacturing using interference microscopy (2017)
Conference Proceeding
DiSciacca, J., Gomez, C., Thompson, A., Lawes, S., Leach, R., Colonna de Lega, X., & de Groot, P. (2017). True-color 3D surface metrology for additive manufacturing using interference microscopy.

Coherence scanning interferometry (CSI) is widely used for surface topography characterisation. With the ability to measure both rough surfaces with the high slopes and optical finishes, CSI has made contibutions in fields from industrial machining t... Read More about True-color 3D surface metrology for additive manufacturing using interference microscopy.

Optimisation of surface topography characterisation for metal additive manufacturing using coherence scanning interferometry (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Gómez, C. A., Su, R., Thompson, A., DiSciacca, J., Lawes, S., & Leach, R. K. (2017). Optimisation of surface topography characterisation for metal additive manufacturing using coherence scanning interferometry.

The surface topography of metal additive manufactured (AM) parts can be challenging to measure due to the presence of complex features, such as high slopes, step like recesses and protuberances, and local variations in reflectance. Recent innovations... Read More about Optimisation of surface topography characterisation for metal additive manufacturing using coherence scanning interferometry.

Feature-based characterisation of laser powder bed fusion surfaces (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Senin, N., Thompson, A., & Leach, R. K. (2017). Feature-based characterisation of laser powder bed fusion surfaces.

A novel algorithmic pipeline for the automated identification and dimensional/geometric characterisation of topographic formations of interest (surface features) is proposed, specifically aimed at the investigation of signature features left by laser... Read More about Feature-based characterisation of laser powder bed fusion surfaces.

Defect evolution in laser powder bed fusion additive manufactured components during thermo-mechanical testing (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Xu, Z., Hyde, C. J., Thompson, A., Leach, R. K., Maskery, I., Tuck, C., & Clare, A. T. (2017). Defect evolution in laser powder bed fusion additive manufactured components during thermo-mechanical testing.

The mechanical performance of additively manufactured (AM) components remains an issue, limiting the implementation of AM technologies. In this work, a new method is presented, to examine the evolution of defects in an Inconel 718 two-bar test specim... Read More about Defect evolution in laser powder bed fusion additive manufactured components during thermo-mechanical testing.

Design and analysis of strut-based lattice structures for vibration isolation (2017)
Journal Article
Syam, W. P., Jianwei, W., Zhao, B., Maskery, I., Elmadih, W., & Leach, R. (2018). Design and analysis of strut-based lattice structures for vibration isolation. Precision Engineering, 51, 494-506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2017.09.010

This paper presents the design, analysis and experimental verification of strut-based lattice structures to enhance the mechanical vibration isolation properties of a machine frame, whilst also conserving its structural integrity. In addition, design... Read More about Design and analysis of strut-based lattice structures for vibration isolation.

Characterisation of the topography of metal additive surface features with different measurement technologies (2017)
Journal Article
Senin, N., Thompson, A., & Leach, R. K. (2017). Characterisation of the topography of metal additive surface features with different measurement technologies. Measurement Science and Technology, 28(9), Article 095003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/aa7ce2

© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. The challenges of measuring the surface topography of metallic surfaces produced by additive manufacturing are investigated. The differences between measurements made using various optical and non-optical technologies, incl... Read More about Characterisation of the topography of metal additive surface features with different measurement technologies.

The application of composite through-thickness assessment to additively manufactured structures (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Bitar, I., Aboulkhair, N., & Leach, R. (2017). The application of composite through-thickness assessment to additively manufactured structures. In Solid Freeform Fabrication 2017: Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium – An Additive Manufacturing Conference (616-632)

This study looks into the applicability of through-thickness assessment to additive manufacturing (AM) carbon-fibre reinforced polymers (CFRPs). The study utilised a material extrusion printer that uses fused filament fabrication and composite filame... Read More about The application of composite through-thickness assessment to additively manufactured structures.

Staged thermomechanical testing of nickel superalloys produced by selective laser melting (2017)
Journal Article
Xu, Z., Hyde, C. J., Thompson, A., Leach, R. K., Maskery, I., Tuck, C., & Clare, A. T. (2017). Staged thermomechanical testing of nickel superalloys produced by selective laser melting. Materials and Design, 133, 520-527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2017.08.009

The creep performance of additively manufactured components remains an issue before additive manufacturing can be put fully implemented. In this study, Inconel 718 two-bar specimens are produced by selective laser melting and subjected to a ‘staged’... Read More about Staged thermomechanical testing of nickel superalloys produced by selective laser melting.

High-precision lateral distortion measurement and correction in coherence scanning interferometry using an arbitrary surface (2017)
Journal Article
Ekberg, P., Su, R., & Leach, R. K. (2017). High-precision lateral distortion measurement and correction in coherence scanning interferometry using an arbitrary surface. Optics Express, 25(16), https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.018703

Lateral optical distortion is present in most optical imaging systems. In coherence scanning interferometry, distortion may cause field-dependent systematic errors in the measurement of surface topography. These errors become critical when high-preci... Read More about High-precision lateral distortion measurement and correction in coherence scanning interferometry using an arbitrary surface.

Optimization of surface measurement for metal additive manufacturing using coherence scanning interferometry (2017)
Journal Article
Gomez, C., Su, R., Thompson, A., DiSciacca, J., Lawes, S., & Leach, R. K. (2017). Optimization of surface measurement for metal additive manufacturing using coherence scanning interferometry. Optical Engineering, 56(11), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.56.11.111714

Surface topography measurement for metal additive manufacturing (AM) is a challenging task for contact and non-contact methods. In this paper, we present an experimental investigation of the use of coherence scanning interferometry (CSI) for measurem... Read More about Optimization of surface measurement for metal additive manufacturing using coherence scanning interferometry.

Industrial survey of ISO surface texture parameters (2017)
Journal Article
Todhunter, L. D., Leach, R., Lawes, S., & Blateyron, F. (2017). Industrial survey of ISO surface texture parameters. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirpj.2017.06.001

Results of an international survey are presented, detailing the use of surface texture parameters in industry. The survey received 179 responses from a total of 34 countries, revealing the use of a variety of parameters from ISO 4287, ISO 12085, ISO... Read More about Industrial survey of ISO surface texture parameters.

Results of an industrial survey on the use of surface texture parameters (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Todhunter, L. D., Leach, R., & Lawes, S. (2017). Results of an industrial survey on the use of surface texture parameters.

In 1999, CIRP conducted an industrial survey of the use of surface texture parameters [1]. In the seventeen years since, much has changed, with the most important advancement being the introduction of areal surface texture parameters as described in... Read More about Results of an industrial survey on the use of surface texture parameters.

Design of mechanically-optimised lattice structures for vibration isolation (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Syam, W. P., Jianwei, W., Zhao, B., Maskery, I., & Leach, R. K. (2017). Design of mechanically-optimised lattice structures for vibration isolation.

In this study, we investigate the use of additively manufactured strut-based lattice structures to enhance the mechanical vibration isolation properties of a structure. Three lattice designs, inspired by the common strut-based lattice structures, are... Read More about Design of mechanically-optimised lattice structures for vibration isolation.

Detecting the signature of motion stage non-linearity for focus variation microscopy using measurement noise and surface topography repeatability (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Alburayt, A., Syam, W. P., & Leach, R. (2017). Detecting the signature of motion stage non-linearity for focus variation microscopy using measurement noise and surface topography repeatability.

Measurement noise is one of the ISO-proposed metrological characteristics of areal surface texture instruments [1, 2, 3, 4]. Measurement noise includes all of the unwanted contributions to the output signals when the instrument is used in its normal... Read More about Detecting the signature of motion stage non-linearity for focus variation microscopy using measurement noise and surface topography repeatability.

Measurement noise of a point autofocus surface topography instrument (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Feng, X., Quagliotti, D., Maculotti, G., Syam, W. P., Tosello, G., Hansen, H. N., …Leach, R. (2017). Measurement noise of a point autofocus surface topography instrument.

Optical instruments for areal topography measurement can be especially sensitive to noise when scanning is required. Such noise has different sources, including those internally generated and external sources from the environment [1].For some instrum... Read More about Measurement noise of a point autofocus surface topography instrument.

Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Gomez, C., Thompson, A., DiSciacca, J., Lawes, S., & Leach, R. (2017). Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture.

Additive manufacture (AM) of metal components is a rapidly maturing technology; but given the large number of interrelated process parameters, it remains difficult to control to high precision. It has been observed that processing conditions may be a... Read More about Coherence scanning interferometry for additive manufacture.

Focus variation measurement of electron beam melted surfaces (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Newton, L., Senin, N., & Leach, R. (2017). Focus variation measurement of electron beam melted surfaces.

Electron beam melting (EBM) is a promising additive manufacturing process which is seeing increasing use in high value manufacturing sectors such as aerospace [1]. With its layer-by-layer approach, EBM can allow the creation of parts of complex shape... Read More about Focus variation measurement of electron beam melted surfaces.