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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 417, 2025
2025 RAPDASA-RobMech-PRASA-AMI Conference: Bridging the Gap between Industry & Academia - The 26th Annual International RAPDASA Conference, joined by RobMech, PRASA and AMI, co-hosted by CSIR and Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria
Article Number 06003
Number of page(s) 8
Section Computational & Data-driven Modelling
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202541706003
Published online 25 November 2025
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