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About
Somen Dutta is a researcher specializing in non-destructive testing (NDT), automated thermography, and advanced composite manufacturing, with a particular focus on carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) components for aerospace applications. His work sits at the intersection of quality assurance, robotics, and manufacturing engineering, addressing critical challenges in detecting and localizing defects in high-performance structural materials. Dutta's most significant contributions include the development of automated thermography systems integrated with industrial robots and laser-based positioning technologies, enabling precise 3D defect localization across large aircraft components such as fuselage sections. His 2019 work on high-precision 3D Thermo-Tomography models, combining NDT data with engineering and manufacturing datasets, represents a notable advancement in inspection methodology, earning 11 citations. He has also contributed meaningfully to CFRP preforming automation, proposing resin-based fixation techniques that reduce manual labor, lower scrap rates, and improve process reproducibility. Spanning over a decade of research from 2012 to 2019, Dutta's body of work reflects a sustained effort to bring production-integrated, automated NDT solutions into practical industrial use, making aerospace manufacturing both safer and more economically efficient. His cumulative citation record underscores growing recognition of his contributions within the NDT and composites manufacturing communities.
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- 2Production integrated NDT by means of automated Thermography6 citations · 2012
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- 6New concept for higher Robot position accuracy during thermography measurement to be implemented with the existing prototype automated thermography end-effector utilising an industrial robot and laser system2 citations · 2014
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