Professor Charles Norman MacLeod

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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Charles MacLeod is a Professor in the Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering. 

He is the Babcock International Group / Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Sensor-Driven Automated Welding.

He is director of the Sensor Enabled Automation & Robotics Control Hub (SEARCH), a £24M research innovation and technology transfer laboratory. Aligned to this, he is Course Director of the Autonomous Robotic Intelligent Systems (ARIS) MSc.

His research is primarily associated with the inspection and manufacturing enhancement of high-value assets and components, where he leads a number of high-profile inter-disciplinary in-process welding and metal additive research projects.

He has driven and co-developed core robotic and ultrasonic technology from fundamental EPSRC research, which is now being licensed by a leading industrial organisation and co-developed an innovative inspection robot for a critical life-extension inspection at Sellafield Reprocessing Facility.

He is the PI and designer of the Engaging Robotic Interactive Cell (ERIC) STEM Outreach cell. 

His research interests include:

Non-Destructive Evaluation

In-Process Inspection of Fusion Welding & Metal Additive Components

Sensors including Ultrasonic, Electromagnetic, Tactile and Visual

Automation & Robotics 

Automated Manufacturing & Welding

Teaching Activities.

Course Director: Autonomous Robotic Intelligent Systems (ARIS) MSc.

Module Registrar: EE987 Sensors & Instrumentation

Lecturer: EE312 Instrumentation and Microcontrollers 

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Publications

Adaptive compensation for in-process ultrasonic cladding inspection
Leach Thomas, Nicolson Ewan, Watson Robert, Loukas Charalampos, Lines David, Pierce S Gareth, Macleod Charles N
NDT and E International Vol 158 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2025.103571
Towards fully automated quality-assured metal additive manufacturing
Zimermann Rastislav, MacLeod Charles Norman, Pierce Gareth, Loukas Charalampos, Mohseni Ehsan, Pieris Don, Thompson Christopher, Lines David, Williams Stewart, Pimentel Espirindio E Silva Misael
ASTM International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing 2025 (2025)
Single transmission phase- and frequency-modulated coded excitation for enhanced inspection of thick complex industrial components using a scalable, flexible, lead-free, ultrasonic array
Germano Elmergue, Mohseni Ehsan, Lines David, Tabatabaeipour Morteza, MacLeod Charles N, Lam Kwok-Ho, Hughes David, Trodden Heather, Gachagan Anthony
NDT and E International Vol 158 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2025.103564
Human-machine collaborative automation strategies for ultrasonic phased array data analysis of carbon fibre reinforced plastics
Tunukovic Vedran, McKnight Shaun, Hifi Amine, Mohseni Ehsan, Pierce S Gareth, Vithanage Randika KW, Dobie Gordon, MacLeod Charles N, Cochran Sandy, O’Hare Tom
NDT and E International Vol 154 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ndteint.2025.103392
Ultrasonic guided wave sensor network data inversion for resin front prediction in carbon fibre composite plastics infusion processes
Calistru Cristian-Adrian, Mohseni Ehsan, Tunukovic Vedran, Pierce Gareth, MacLeod Charles Norman, Lines David, Bomphray Iain, Weis Tobias, Munro Gavin, O'Hare Tom
Proceedings of IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IEEE IUS) 2025 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IEEE IUS) 2025 (2025)
Predictive models for estimating front position in resin infusion processes using ultrasonic guided wave sensors
Calistru Cristian-Adrian, Mohseni Ehsan, Tunukovic Vedran, Pierce Gareth, MacLeod Charles Norman, Lines David, Bomphray Iain, Weis Tobias, Munro Gavin, O'Hare Tom
62nd BiNDT Annual Conference (2025)

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Professional Activities

Ultrasonic Guided Wave Sensor Network Data Inversion for Resin Front Prediction in Carbon Fibre Composite Plastics Infusion Processes
Contributor
15/9/2025
Predictive Models for Estimating Front Position in Resin Infusion Processes Using Ultrasonic Guided Wave Sensors
Contributor
10/9/2025
Statistical and Machine Learning Models for Flow Position Estimation in Resin Infusion Processes Using Ultrasonic Guided Wave Monitoring
Contributor
23/7/2025
The 78th Annual Assembly of International Institute of Welding (IIW) and International Conference on Welding and Joining
Chair
22/6/2025
EPSRC Scoping Worskhop (Critical mass)
Participant
30/1/2025
3D Ultrasonic Self-Supervised Segmentation for Composite Components
Contributor
26/9/2024

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Projects

Robotic laser ultrasonic inspection system (Photonics & Quantum Accelerator (PQA) )
Stratoudaki, Theodosia (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 28-Jan-2026
BIG IA TB2
MacLeod, Charles Norman (Principal Investigator)
Linked to RKES 221449
22-Jan-2025 - 21-Jan-2028
Comparative Analysis of Residual Stresses in Aluminum Components Produced by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and AdditiveFriction Stir Deposition (AFSD)
Javadi, Yashar (Principal Investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) BUFFA, GIANLUCA (Co-investigator) Tamimi, Saeed (Co-investigator) Rahimi, Salaheddin (Co-investigator) Paradowska, Anna (Co-investigator) Alipooramirabad, Houman (Co-investigator)
This collaborative study between ANSTO, University of Palermo, University of Strathclyde, and AFRC investigates residual stresses in aluminum components produced via WAAM and AFSD (including MELD). Using neutron diffraction and ultrasonic techniques, the project aims to characterize and compare stress profiles across processes. The findings will inform process optimization and contribute to a doctoral thesis on in-situ stress measurement in metal additive manufacturing.
10-Jan-2025 - 09-Jan-2026
RR Prod Cell
MacLeod, Charles Norman (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
Fusing A Future From Glasgow's Proud Heritage - The Next Wave (Innovation project commission Glasgow City Region - Extension)
MacLeod, Charles Norman (Principal Investigator) Dobie, Gordon (Co-investigator) Gachagan, Anthony (Co-investigator) Javadi, Yashar (Co-investigator) Mohseni, Ehsan (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator) Stratoudaki, Theodosia (Co-investigator) Ward, Michael (Co-investigator) Wathavana Vithanage, Randika Kosala (Co-investigator) Lines, David (Research Co-investigator) Loukas, Charalampos (Research Co-investigator) Munro, William (Research Co-investigator) Nicolson, Ewan (Research Co-investigator) Watson, Robert (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
ReMake Value Retention Centre
Fitzpatrick, Stephen (Principal Investigator) MacBryde, Jillian (Co-investigator) MacLeod, Charles Norman (Co-investigator) Pierce, Gareth (Co-investigator) Revie, Matthew (Co-investigator) Walls, Lesley (Co-investigator) Wynne, Bradley (Co-investigator) Hernandez, Jose Luis (Research Co-investigator) Liu, Zhe (Research Co-investigator) Reimer, Andreas (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2028

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Professor Charles Norman MacLeod
Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Email: charles.macleod@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted