Jaco Verster, Pieter Roux, Fleckson Magweregwede, Willis de Ronde, Gerrie Crafford, Musa Mashaba, Safiya Turundu, Mvikeli Mpofu, Jacobus Prinsloo, Pieta Ferreira and Hartmut Brodner

Published online: 15 December 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202338811002

MATEC Web of Conferences

Volume 388 (2023)

2023 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference Advanced Manufacturing Beyond Borders - The 24th Annual International RAPDASA Conference joined by RobMech, PRASA and AMI, hosted by CSIR and CUT

About the conference

Statement of Peer review

Design and Additive Manufacturing of Titanium and Platinum Group Metal Parts seminar

Comparative analysis of the subsidence of solid polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and 3D printed lattice titanium interbody fusion cages 01001

Structural and elastic properties of binary FCC Pt-Rh alloys – a first-principles study 01002

Computational & Data-driven Modelling seminar

Electronic stability study of tin dioxide as a catalyst for lithium-air batteries 02001

Phase stability and magnetic properties of B2 and L10 PtMn1-XFeX alloys: a cluster expansion and ab initio approach 02002

Numerical methods in predicting residual stresses in laser powder bed fusion developed parts – a scoping review 02003

Effect of alloying on β2-ordered FeAl with Pd and Ir for high-temperature application and ductility enhancement 02004

Effect of precious metals (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Co) on structural, stability and ductility of Fe5Ni4S8 (P4_2/nmc) pentlandite: cluster expansion method 02005

First-principles study of binary austenitic Ni-Cu alloys 02006

First principle studies on stability of reactive products of Li-O and Li-S batteries 02007

Material Development

Recycling PA12 powder from laser powder bed fusion through producing filament for fused deposition modelling 03001

An investigation on SWAAT and electrochemical corrosion behaviour of roll-bonded and brazed aluminium alloy - AA4045/AA3003 03002

Regression analysis and optimization of direct energy deposition parameters for functionally graded 316L stainless steel-tungsten carbide coatings 03003

Plasma spheroidisation and characterisation of commercial titanium grade 5 powder for use in metal additive manufacturing 03004

Nano mechanical study on a single layer TiC/TI6Al4V-ELI composite manufactured with laser metal deposition 03005

The role of hydrogen in the corrosion-induced reduction of KR critical fracture toughness and intergranular secondary cracking in a high-strength aluminium alloy 03006

Nanomechanical characteristics of laser and arc melted AlCuFeNiSi high entropy alloy: a comparative study 03007

The effect of increasing hafnium on the microstructure, phase transformation temperatures and hardness of TiPtHf potential shape memory alloys 03008

Effects of Sn on the densification and microstructure of a Ti-48Al-2Nb-0.7Mn-0.3Si-1Sn alloy fabricated from cold-pressed powders through vacuum melting 03009

Evolution of microstructures in high and low Ti/Al ratio ferritic stainless steels after hot rolling 03010

Spark plasma sintered Ti-35Nb-7Zr-5Ta-1Cu alloy 03011

Investigating the mechanical properties of A356 (Sr doped) using mechanical stirring 03012

Investigation of microstructural and micro-hardness properties of Ti-15.05Mo alloy for biomedical applications 03013

Effects of powder particle charging during RF plasma spheroidisation process 03014

Investigation of TiB distribution characteristics on the microstructure of in situ TiB/Ti6Al4V-ELI manufactured by laser metal deposition 03015

Robotics and Mechatronics

Streamlining factory simulations with an intuitive factory layout tool 04001

ARGUS: a pole climbing surveillance robot 04002

Using a multi-robot system for improved path planning 04003

Bench satellite development and testing 04004

Design of HERMES: a mobile autonomous surveillance robot for security patrol 04005

Reliability of visual inertial odometry on an unmanned aerial vehicle 04006

The implementation of an optical computer mouse as a low-cost displacement sensor 04007

Heterogeneous computing for low-cost robotic platforms 04008

A comparison of visual place recognition methods using a mobile robot in an indoor environment 04009

Methods of workspace generation for parallel kinematic manipulators 04010

Autonomous navigation for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban environments 04011

Simulating object handover between collaborative robots 04012

3D mapping and photogrammetry sensor payload for unmanned aerial vehicles 04013

Prototype design of an aerial robotic platform for indoor applications 04014

Evaluation of performance results for low-cost 3D printed myoelectric prosthetic devices during Cybathlon 2020 ARM discipline 04015

Voyager, a ground mobile robotic platform for research development 04016

Modular robotic arm for automation of SMME industrial press 04017

Optimization-based path planning and collision avoidance for autonomous racing 04018

Model-Free trajectory planning for a rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle with an uncertain suspended payload 04019

4-RRS PKM for stabilisation on a mobile sensor platform 04020

Optimised path planning of a UAV for inventory management applications 04021

Gait generation for real-time quadruped locomotion 04022

Motion planning for a hexapod robot over uneven terrain 04023

Product Design and Development

Using 3D printing to fabricate microfluidic chips for biosensing applications 05001

Applying design for additive manufacturing to existing aerospace parts 05002

The challenges associated with fused deposition modelling of high-density polyethylene for facial augmentation implants: a review 05003

Additive manufacturing in the development of patterns and low-cost tooling for in-class manufacture 05004

Design optimisation of TPU modular footwear for sustainable fashion: a South African Fashion Week case study, 2023 05005

Synthesis of photocatalytic TiO2 nanotubes on additively manufactured Ti-alloy substrates 05006

The effects of laser wire directed energy deposition processing parameters on the properties of 309L stainless steel 05007

Effect of normal load on the wear and rolling contact fatigue behaviour of AAR class B wheel against R350HT rail in a twin disc simulator 05008

Towards the effective development of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM) curricula: an exploration of strategies and solutions in education 05009

Process Development

In-situ alloying of Ti-4.7Mo-4.5Fe alloy using laser powder bed fusion 06001

Development of a compression moulding process for the manufacturing of artificial polymer heart valves 06002

An evaluation of the suitability of a new polypropylene powder for powder bed fusion additive manufacturing 06003

Understanding the inhibitory mechanism and protection performance of avocado seed nanoparticle extract in API X65 steel corrosion in a 1M HCl acid environment 06004

Dynamic tap density as a powder characterisation technique for metal powders 06005

Effect of cooling rate on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high Ti-V microalloyed steel 06006

Hot corrosion effect of the vacuum arc melted (a2/γ)Ti-48Al-2Nb-0.7Cr-0.3Si alloy under an environment of NaCl-Na2SO4 salt 06007

A review of the types and tessellation of lattice structures, their effectiveness and limitations in mimicking natural cellular structures 06008

Improving mechanical properties of Ni electrode through alloying and heat treatment 06009

Effect of heat-treatment on corrosion performance of Ni and Ni-Cr-based alloys 06010

Computational & Data-driven Modelling

The behaviour of Monazite-(La) at high pressure: a first principles study 07001

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 from raman spectroscopy data using machine learning models 07002

2023 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference Advanced Manufacturing Beyond Borders - The 24^th Annual International RAPDASA Conference joined by RobMech, PRASA and AMI, hosted by CSIR and CUT

Phase stability and magnetic properties of B2 and L1₀ PtMn_1-XFe_X alloys: a cluster expansion and ab initio approach 02002

Effect of precious metals (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, Co) on structural, stability and ductility of Fe₅Ni₄S₈ (P4_2/nmc) pentlandite: cluster expansion method 02005

The role of hydrogen in the corrosion-induced reduction of K_R critical fracture toughness and intergranular secondary cracking in a high-strength aluminium alloy 03006

Synthesis of photocatalytic TiO₂ nanotubes on additively manufactured Ti-alloy substrates 05006

Hot corrosion effect of the vacuum arc melted (a₂/γ)Ti-48Al-2Nb-0.7Cr-0.3Si alloy under an environment of NaCl-Na₂SO₄ salt 06007

Engineering of Ti_N (N = 1 – 15) nanoclusters by doping osmium impurity 07003

The influence of Holmium substitution on the magnetic and mechanical properties of Nd₂Fe₁₄B: a first principle study 07004

The effect of Ni-doping on the stability of Li₂MnO₃ cathode material: a DFT study 07005

Study of shape memory properties of Ti₍₅₀₎Ni_(50-x) M_x (M= Nb, Mo and Fe) alloys for biomedical applications using first principle approach 07008

Simulated synthesis and atomic-level structural characterization of LiNi₂O₄ 07010

Structural and dynamical properties of sperrylite (PtAs₂): a molecular dynamics study 07012

Computational studies on magnesium spinel’s [MgY₂S₄ and MgY₂Se₄] 07014

The size and temperature effect on titanium Ti₇ cluster in β-TiCl₃ medium 07015

Thermodynamic study and transition metal (nickel) doping on Li_1.2Mn_0.8O₂ as a cathode material 07016

First-principles study on the effect of Ni addition on the stability of B2 Ti₅₀Ru₅₀ – a supercell approach 07017

Stability of NaO₂ and LiO₂ discharge products in metal-air batteries: density functional theory study 07019