Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Wireless heart rhythm abnormality monitoring kit based on Raspberry PI
According to statistics, heart diseases kill about 29,360 people every year in Malaysia and about 600,000 people in America. Heart monitoring kits are only available for bedridden patients, and the traditional heart ... -
Design and evaluation of wearable textile antennas backed by AMC for localization application
This research focuses on the development of several new compact antennas suitable for localization application in a wearable format. To ensure that these antennas are able to operate with minimal detuning caused when ... -
Feature enhancement and selection methods for isolated Malay speech recognition
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) is a technique to translate automatically incoming speech signal into their contextual information. In the pass few decade, various acoustic feature extraction and classification algorithms ... -
Development and characterization of Pennisetum Purpureum/pla biocomposite scaffold
The mechanical, thermal, morphological properties and in vitro degradation study of a 3D porous Pennisetum purpureum (PP)/polylactic acid (PLA) based scaffold were investigated. In this study, a novel scaffold containing ... -
Wavelet based image denoising using raspberry PI
There has been a huge demand for effective image restoration techniques since the increase in the production of the digital movies and images. No matter how good cameras are, an image improvement is always desirable to ... -
Closed-form solutions and stress analysis of stainless steel/aluminum hybrid joint
Hybrid joints are a combination of adhesive bonding and mechanical fastening that are able to combine the advantages of both joint types. Today, hybrid joining is attractive in automotive applications as the technique can ... -
Design and development of free space optic (FSO) communication haze and rain weather conditions
This research was conducted to study the effects of haze and rainfall on the improved performance of FSO system. An FSO system is an optical wireless system which use atmosphere as the transmission medium. Despite excellent ... -
Intelligent classifier for incipient phase fire in building
Early fire detection is one of the most promising sub-fields in indoor air quality research. Ability to give early fire indication can help the building occupants to take responsive actions in order to prevent the fire. ... -
Non-linear features and feature selection algorithms for speech based prediction of body mass index (BMI)
Obesity and overweight have been a growing concern due to their negative impacts on human‘s health. Obesity is considered as a major cause of some serious diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and metabolic ... -
A non-invasive ultra-wide band based system using artificial intelligence to determine blood glucose level
Diabetes is a serious health concern and declared as global epidemic by WHO due to its rapidly increasing incidence. It is a major cause of mortality worldwide. For a diabetic patient maintenance of blood glucose level ... -
New empirical formula for reduction factor of head garment
Pressure garment is one of non-surgical method in pressure therapy treatment, which uses pressure as healing mechanism for hypertrophic scars caused from burn injuries. Previous studies proposed a fabrication method based ... -
Performance analysis of two dimensional wavelength/time OCDMA system for optical network
The major interference factor in an Optical Code-Division Multiple-Access System (OCDMA) is the noise in the form of Multiple Access Interference (MAI), which induces the occurrence of Bit Error Rate (BER). Phase Induced ... -
Epoxidized natural rubber 50 FBG sensor for pressure applications
ENR50 Polymer coated Fiber Bragg Grating sensor is almost a perfect choice for satisfying requirement characteristic of pressure sensor. The conventional pressure transducers are not too precise in measurement, besides ... -
Estimation of potential solar energy in MTI region (Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia) based on linear, nonlinear and artificial neural network models
Solar radiation (SR) data offer information on the amount of the sun potential at a location on the earth during a specific time. These data are very important for designing sizing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Due to ... -
Electronic nose based bacteria species detection in diabetic foot infection
This thesis presents a fundamental study of early bacteria detection using electronic nose. There is a need for early detection of bacterial infection in order to give effective treatment for diabetic foot infection. To ... -
Enhanced partial transmit sequence technique with improved partitioning and phase factor methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing systems
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is an important technology that enables transmission at high data rates. However, a major problem of OFDM systems is the high peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of OFDM ... -
Thermo-mechanical properties of Napier particles filled polyester polymer
In recent years, the incorporation of natural fibers as reinforcing agent in polymer composite has gained increasing interest which enhances optimal utilization of natural resources and particularly of renewable resources. ... -
Performance analysis of IEEE802.15.4 wireless sensor network to mitigate IEEE802.11 wireless local area network interference
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) technology is rapidly deployed in applications such as robotic, healthcare, military, environmental monitoring, and other low-power large scale monitoring that requires high data accuracy ... -
Development of a rapid and accurate system to differentiate Malaysian honey samples using UV and color image
Malaysia is a country rich with natural forest resources such as spices, herbs and honey. Honey and honey-based products in Malaysia is gaining popularity as a result to the healthy lifestyle promotions by various groups ... -
Classification of vision perception using EEG signals for brain computer interface
Patients suffering from Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and semi-paralysis have trouble to maneuver a conventional wheelchair independently. As a response, this research was conducted whereby an individual’s visual perception ...