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Summary: It is seen that during accidents of two wheeler with heavy duty vehicle, the
two wheeler riders head may get trapped in the tires of heavy duty vehicles posing an
extremely dangerous situation. This project focusses on the design of helmet that can
improve the safety of two wheeler rider particularly during accident with light/heavy duty
vehicles.
Summary: This project focusses on the design of a system where the communication
takes place between the system and the driver to identify the parking places as well as
the obstruction during traffic jams for better judgment of vehicle maneuvering
efficient communication system between patient and the clinic which can give timely
information to avoid long waiting periods.
Project number : IA05/2016
Supervisor : Dr. IRFAN ANJUM
Research area : Mechanical Engineering
Title : Design communication system to avoid traffic problem
Summary: It is seen that people get stuck in traffic due to unknowing of traffic condition
at any particular route. This project aims to design an efficient communication system
that can give real time update about traffic condition on a given route and communicate
with drivers when requested.
11.Dr. Mahendra Varman (2)
Project number : MV01/2015
Supervisor : Mahendra Varman
Research area : Mechanical Engineering
Title : Wear behaviour of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coating in additive
containing lubricants
Synopsis: Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings offer excellent mechanical and
tribological properties. They provide ultra-low friction and superior wear resistance. In
recent years, the research of DLC coating focuses on the application of these coating in
mechanical components which work under boundary lubricated conditions. Since
conventional lubricants and lubricant additives were formulated for metal surfaces, the
effects of these lubricants on DLC contact and interaction between lubricant additives
and DLC surfaces are still unclear and need to be investigated.
Project number : MV02/2015
Supervisor : Mahendra Varman
Research area : Mechanical Engineering
Title : Investigation of Engine Emission with Clean Diesel and Biofuel
Blend
Synopsis: Biofuel as an alternative fuel prepared from vegetable oils or animal fats has
attracted more and more attention because of its renewable and environmental-friendly
nature. However, biofuel undergoes oxidation and degrade more quickly than mineral
diesel. Furthermore, several studies report NOx emissions increases for biofuel
compared with conventional diesel fuel. Therefore, this study intends to investigate
engine emission when operated with biofuel blended with clean diesel.
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will be designed and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations will be used to
improve the performance and efficiency of a freeze dryer. At least one component of the
generator will be fabricated and tested. Data collected will be used to verify CFD results.
Project number : ABB04/2015
Supervisor : Dr. Ahmad Badarudin Mohamad Badry
Research area : Mechanical Engineering
Title : Design, Build and Test a Landsailer
Synopsis: CAD, CFD and FEA are the tools that can be utilised to design an efficient
landsailer. Fabrication will be carried out in-house. Collected data from the vehicle will
be used to verify computation results.
Project number : ABB05/2015
Supervisor : Dr. Ahmad Badarudin Mohamad Badry
Research area : Mechanical Engineering
Title : Design of a Transmission System for a Two Stroke Petrol Engine
Driving a Propeller
A microlight is to be driven by a propeller, powered by a twostroke petrol engine. A
transmission system is required so that the propeller rotate at its optimum speed, which,
in general, is different from the rotation speed of the engine. The focus of this study is to
design a transmission system to transmit power from the engine to the propeller. Off-
the-shelf transmission system will be looked at and analysis will be performed to
determine its suitability for this application.
4. Dr. Ahmad Saifizul Abdullah
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17. Dr. Nik Nazri Nik Ghazali
18. Mr. Poh Sin Chew
19. Dr. Mohd Zamri Zainon
20.Dr. Alex Ong Zhi Chao (5)
Project number : OZC01/2015
Supervisor : Ong Zhi Chao
Research area : Vibration
Title : Enhancement of Impact-Synchronous Modal Analysis (ISMA)
technique with the design and development of an Automated
Impact Device (AID)
Synopsis: With the implementation of ISMA, modal analysis can be performed during
operation on both rotor dynamic system and structural dynamic system where else the
conventional analysis method requires the machines to be totally shut down. This study
focuses on design and development of a portable and automated impact device which
is synchronized and controlled by virtual instrument, DASYLab application programme
in the effort to eliminate non-synchronous components with minimal possible impacts
applied by feeding the phase angle information of responses from the cyclic load back
to the device. The device will then be tested on laboratory rigs to verify the effectiveness
and practicality of ISMA in order to replace the manually operated impact hammer.
Project number : OZC02/2015
Supervisor : Ong Zhi Chao
Research area : Vibration
Title : Identification of material properties of orthotropic composite plate
using hybrid non-destructive evaluation approach
Synopsis: Identification of material properties is one of the key issues in composite
materials research. The mechanical properties of composite materials depend on
diverse factors such as configuration of the laminates, constituent materials used and
production method adopted.Conventional testing approach tends to be time-consuming,
expensive and destructive. This research focuses on a rapid, inexpensive, hybrid and
non-destructive evaluation approach which utilises experimental modal analysis and
numerical methods in determining the material properties of an orthotropic composite
plate.
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Project number : OZC03/2015
Supervisor : Ong Zhi Chao
Research area : Vibration
Title : Design and development of semi-active vibration control system
for exhaust air energy recovery wind turbine generator
Synopsis: The increasing demand of wind energy technology has made it necessary to
develop new techniques to improve the efficiency of this system. There are number of
areas to deal for the next generation wind turbine technology. Large amount of vibration
involved in the system reduces the efficiency of this system alarmingly. So it has
become important to implement mechanical techniques to reduce vibration to increase
the efficiency of the wind turbine system. This study deals with design, simulation,
experimental measurement and validation of semi-active vibration controller for wind
turbine system.
Project number : OZC04/2015
Supervisor : Ong Zhi Chao
Research area : Vibration
Title : Design and development of vibration energy harvester for wind
turbine generator
Synopsis:
A vibration energy harvesting technique is proposed to further improve the reliability of
the wind turbine technology. This system is integrated with a energy harvester which
can produce energy from the wind turbine system due to vibration. The harvested
vibration energy could convert to useful electrical energy to power the vibration
controller, batteries or electrical components. This study deals with design and
modelling of vibration energy harvester in computational software and propose a new
optimum design configuration of vibration energy harvester based on experimental
vibration analysis and validation.
Project number : OZC05/2015
Supervisor : Ong Zhi Chao
Research area : Vibration
Title : Design and development of HODS (Human Operating Deflection
Shape) System for quantitative assessment of body joints.
Synopsis: In recent years, the study of human body dynamics and that of relative
movement/displacement of different segments of human body relative to itself or a fixed
reference point have been attracting a significant amount of attention. Currently body
joint assessment is done in very subjective ways, and relies heavily on the surgeons
experience. This study integrates a well-tested methodology used for assessing the
dynamic incompatibility between in-service machinery, known as Operating Deflection
Shape (ODS) analysis, in developing a portable, low cost and accurate real time
human motion dynamic analysis system called human ODS which is capable of
detecting, measuring and analysing both steady and unsteady motion of human joint
before, during and after the operation, giving scientists human dynamics information
needed to improve both the surgical designs and procedures in a more objective way.
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Synopsis: . The next promising and competitive biofuel is biobutanol which has superior
properties to be used in SI engine without engine modification. However, the production
of bioethanol and biobutanol from food feedstock i.e. corn and wheat has to compete
with the food industries hence rising in demand and food prices. Thus, this research
aims to study the feasibility of using bioethanol and biobutanol from agricultural waste in
gasoline fuel blends on spark ignition engine performance and exhaust emissions. From
this study, it will determine the fuel properties of bioethanol and biobutanol from
agricultural waste as gasoline substitutes. Secondly, we will study the engine
performance characteristics such as the torque, break power, brake specific fuel
consumption (bsfc) and exhaust gas temperature. Thirdly, we will investigate the effect
of the bioethanol and biobutanol addition in gasoline fuel blends on the exhaust
emission characteristics of HC, CO, Nox and Co2
Project number : NZ05/2015
Supervisor : Dr. Nurin Wahidah Mohd Zulkifli
Research area : Mechanical Engineering
Title : TRIBOLOGICAL STUDIES ON EFFECT OF GRAPHENE CAPPING AS
LUBRICANT ADDITIVE
Synopsis: . Friction in moving mechanical system spent a significant portion of energy in
order to facilitate sliding motion. Consequently, it contributes to climate change as the
fuel used to generate energy turns into CO2. Thus, lubricant is widely used as engine oil
not only in engine vehicle, also in industrial equipment such as food-processing
equipment to reduce friction and wear in engine moving parts. Normally lubricant
contain of 90% base oil commonly from petroleum fraction called mineral oils and less
than 10% additives. The usage of nanoparticle as additive in lubricant is due to its
unique properties such as the effects of quantum-size, effect of small size and effects of
surface. However, addition of nanoparticles into basefluid (lubricant) will affect the
stability of nanofluid (lubricant containing additive). It is believed that by capping the
nanoparticle (graphene) can achieve better stability of the fluid. Thus, this project will
study the effect of capping on tribological properties and stability of lubricant added with
nanoparticle.
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