School of Mechatronic Engineering (Theses): Recent submissions
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Feature extraction and classification algorithms for assessing muscle condition using multi sensors
Hamstring muscle strain injury is the most common injuries in sport environment especially in football. Beside sport, dancing is another physical activity that has high risk for hamstring muscle strain injuries. Muscle ... -
Fabrication and characterization of tissue engineering scaffold based of nanohydroxyapatite - local rice starches
Bone tissue scaffold had been ventured for over the decades as a solution for bone failure and trauma. Starch is the most common natural polymer that has been used as a biomaterials and a good candidate for scaffold ... -
Characterization of quartz crystal microbalance sensor for detection of bacteria inactivation after plasma treatment
This thesis presents a study of frequency response for detection of inactive bacteria using Quartz Crystal Microbalance sensor. The characteristics of frequency response towards detection of bacteria were discussed. The ... -
Simulation of breast cancer imaging using magnetic induction tomography
In order to reduce the physical trauma caused by breast compressions, exposure to radiations and the high price of diagnostic tests, a new cost effective magnetic induction tomography (MIT) system is proposed to identify ... -
Multi sensor system for classifying Harumanis mango based on external and internal quality
This thesis presents a multi sensor system for classifying Harumanis mango based on its external and internal quality. Both external and internal quality of Harumanis mango affects the consumer buying preferences. Current ... -
Design of arm movement for upper limb after stroke rehabilitation using enhanced VR-based
Every year, 15 million people worldwide suffer from stroke attack. Nearly six million dead and another five million are left permanently disabled. According to National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM), stroke is the ... -
Design and development of a motor imagery based interfaces of wheelchair in a simulated virtual environment
Patients suffering from diseases like motor neuron diseases (MND), or trauma such as spinal cord injury (SCI), and amputation are not able to move. Presented is a work on combining the power wheelchair designed to aid the ... -
Improving image luminosity and contrast variation using hybrid statistical strategy
Luminosity and contrast variation problems are among the most challenging tasks in the image processing field especially to improve the image quality. Enhancement is implemented by performing an adjustment of the dark or ... -
An investigation of fatigue crack growth behavior of UIC 54 profile in high speed railway applications
The safety of wheels and rails is a greater concern for the Malaysian railways Keretapi Tanah Melayu and manufacturers of the railway network. The rolling contact fatigue (RCF) is a growing problem due to increase of the ... -
Water absorption behaviour and its effect on the mechanical properties of hybrid interwoven cellulosic fibre composites
With aim to fulfill the public need that eager for ‘green product’, natural based fibres started to receive attention to substitute synthetic fibres as reinforcement in composites. Natural fibres is relatively cheap, easy ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ...