Papers
77
Total Citations
1,673
H-Index
25
About
Gareth Pierce is a prominent researcher whose work sits at the intersection of non-destructive testing (NDT), robotics, ultrasonic inspection, and structural health monitoring. His research has fundamentally advanced the automation of inspection processes for complex engineering structures, particularly in aerospace and advanced manufacturing contexts. Pierce's most-cited contribution — a custom MATLAB toolbox for robotic path planning in NDT (107 citations) — exemplifies his drive to make high-speed, reliable inspection of curved composite components both practical and scalable. Complementing this, his work on off-line scan path planning and phased array ultrasonic inspection using six-axis robotic manipulators has helped define modern automated inspection workflows. His 2013 paper on airborne ultrasonic ranging techniques (103 citations) demonstrates a broader expertise in precision metrology, while more recent contributions explore machine learning applications bridging NDT and structural health monitoring, vision-guided robotic inspection for remanufacturing, and in-process weld inspection using phased array roller probes. Collectively accumulating over 650 citations, Pierce's body of work represents a sustained and impactful effort to transform industrial inspection from manual, time-intensive processes into intelligent, automated systems capable of meeting the demanding standards of modern aerospace and manufacturing industries.
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Top Papers
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- 2Time-of-flight measurement techniques for airborne ultrasonic ranging103 citations · 2013
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- 4Off-line scan path planning for robotic NDT60 citations · 2018
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- 8Spatial calibration of large volume photogrammetry based metrology systems49 citations · 2015
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- 10A Noncontact Ultrasonic Platform for Structural Inspection47 citations · 2011