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7th International Symposium on Automated Composite Manufacturing





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Day 4: Thursday 16 April 2026

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09:00   Doors open & coffee
09:20   Keynote Christos Kasapoglou (TU Delft/Lockheed Martin)
10:00   BREAK
10:40   Session 8: Ultrasonic welding
10:40
20 mins
Capacitive measurement system for ultrasonic welding – A proof of concept
David Lohuis, Markus Bellmann, Stefan Carosella, Michael May, Peter Middendorf
11:00
20 mins
Sensor based path-accuracy compensation for robotic continuous ultrasonic welding of thermoplastic composites
Sungi Han, Johan van Stuyvesant Meijen, Bram Jongbloed
11:20   Session 9: Modelling and Characterisation of AFP
11:20
20 mins
Generative Geometric Approach for Structured Meshing of AFP‑Fabricated Composite Parts: Geometry‑Driven Modeling and Validation
Willian dos Santos Pinto, Alain Rassineux, Cédric Huchette, Christian Fagiano, Juan Manuel Garcia
11:40
20 mins
Effects of Toolpath Direction on Temperature Gradients in Automated Fiber Placement
Rowen Burney, Ben Francis, Matthew Godbold, Ramy Harik
12:00
20 mins
Thermoplastic Gap Filling in AFP Layups for Mitigating Microcracking under Cryogenic Conditions
Jonas Appels, Daniel Stefaniak, Clemens Dransfeld
12:20
20 mins
Enhancing Pressure Uniformity and Dwell Time Control on Complex Moulds Using Adjustable-Stiffness Compaction Rollers
Amir Hafez Yas, Mehdi Hojjati
12:20   LUNCH
13:30   Session 10: Defect Prediction and Mitigation in AFP
13:30
20 mins
Real-time Feature Management in Multi-ply AFP Deposition
Ege Arabul, Vincent Maes, Robert Hughes, James Kratz
13:50
20 mins
Real-Time Adaptive Trajectory Control for Automated Fibre Placement Using ROS-Based Defect Mitigation
Stig McArthur, Catherine Yokan, Jorn Mehnen
14:10
20 mins
A gravitational analogy for defect distribution in thin laminates
Brian Tatting
14:30
20 mins
Automated fiber placement based manufacturing of a satellite launcher interface frame
Thomas Zenker, Andreas Uhl, Nicola Riva, Celalettin Yumus, Luca Marinangeli
14:50
20 mins
Improving AFP process design using Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations of laid tows
Siddharth Pantoji, Seán McCarthy, Martijn van der Voort, Clifton-John Walle, Giovanni Zattoni, Manuel Cruz, Christos Kassapoglou, Daniël Peeters
15:10   BREAK
15:40   Session 11: Repair strategies
15:40
20 mins
Towards an Automated Circular Repair Workflow for Aerospace Composite Structures through Reverse Engineering and Digital Manufacturing
Arjun Chandra Shekar, Redouane Zitoune, Benjamin Trarieux, Lucas A. Hof
16:00
20 mins
Polymer Cold Spray on Composite Substrates
Patrick Bailey, Wout De Backer
16:20
20 mins
Automated Scarf Repair for Composite Structures
Patrick Bailey, Michael Cargill, Stephen Hilton, Yug Desai, Wout De Backer
16:40
20 mins
Contact-Based Locating of Non-Native Workpieces for Automated Patch Repair.
Wout De Backer, Jacob Walker, Patrick Bailey, Michael Cargill
17:00   Conference closure
17:15   Campus tour (optional)