Browsing School of Mechatronic Engineering (Theses) by Issue Date
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A surface roughness based visual and analysis system for surface quality improvement in fused deposition modeling rapid prototype machine
(Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara MalaysiaSchool of Mechatronic Engineering, 2006)In rapid prototyping (RP), part deposition orientation and surface finish are two significant concerns, but they are contradicting with each other. In model building in RP, a concession is commonly made between these two ... -
Design and development of autonomous omni-directional mobile robot with mecanum wheel
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Mechatronic Engineering, 2007-07)A variety of designs of mobile robot have been developed in recent years in order to improve their omni-directional maneuver and practical applications. Omni-directional mobile robot has vast advantages over conventional ... -
Face emotion recognition using artificial intelligence techniques
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Mechatronic Engineering, 2008)Recently, there has been tremendous growth in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Many HCI applications were documented, and among them, the Face Emotion Recognition(FER) is one of the well known areas. Seven ... -
Development of background subtraction algorithm for biometric identification
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2008)This thesis presents an improved approach for an automatic face detection system. Segmentation of novel or dynamic objects in a scene can be achieved using background subtraction or foreground segmentation. This is a ... -
Machine learning analysis of multiparameter home telecare clinical measurement data for patient health stratification
(University of New South Wales, 2008-07)A medical decision support system (DSS) is designed to assist clinician in monitoring patient’s health by the means of providing reminders, advice as well as interpretation. This system is good enough in the sense of ... -
Design of a portable continuous systolic blood pressure monitoring kit with built-in low and high blood pressure early warnings
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2009)About one in three adults in the United States have high blood pressure but high blood pressure itself usually has no symptoms. The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysians aged 30 years and above was 42.6%. The majority ... -
Biceps brachii surface EMG classification using neural networks
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2009)This thesis presents an approach of MATLAB-based system for clinical rehabilitation monitoring application. The main rationale for the development of such a system is that the pattern of the EMG signals elicited may ... -
Design of a portable continuous systolic blood pressure monitoring kit with built-in low and high blood pressure early warnings
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Mechatronic Engineering, 2009)About one in three adults in the United States have high blood pressure but high blood pressure itself usually has no symptoms. The prevalence of hypertension in Malaysians aged 30 years and above was 42.6%. The majority ... -
Modeling and control of a Pico-satellite attitude using Fuzzy Logic Controller
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Mechatronic Engineering, 2009)Fuzzy logic concept was first conceived by Lotfi Zadeh in 1965 by incorporating rule based approach to solve control problems. The advantage of Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) is that the control process can be controlled ... -
Development of voice controlled drive interface for Car Like Mobile Platform
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2009)Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) involve projects that aim to integrate modern communication and information technology into existing transportation management systems. In this project, one approach to ITS for a ... -
Feature-based face recognition system using utilized artificial neural network
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, 2009)This project aims to reduce the effect of critical conditions such as excessive illumination, facial expressions, hairstyles, beard and moustache which have affected the performance of face recognition since ages ago. The ... -
Experimental and numerical investigations of the performance of three concentric pipes heat exchanger
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Mechatronic Engineering, 2010)The three concentric pipes heat exchanger is a slightly modified version of double tube heat exchanger. Although the heat exchanger designs have shown extensive progress, they are generally limited to few of many possible ... -
Effect of heat treatment on hardness and wear properties of an aluminum alloy of motorcycle piston
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, 2010)The present study was undertaken to investigate the effect of heat treatment on the microstructure, hardness and wear of aluminum alloys piston and with the aim to improve the mechanical properties by using heat treatment ... -
Feature extraction and classification of malay speech vowels
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Mechatronic Engineering, 2010)In human language, a phoneme is the smallest structural unit that distinguishes meaning. Normally, language like English commonly combines phonemes to form a word. In many languages, the Consonant-Vowel (CV) units have ... -
Brain Machine Interface Controlled Robot Chair
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2010)Brain Machine Interface Controlled Robot Chair: Brain Machine Interface is a device that links the human brain directly to devices such as computer, wheelchairs and prosthetic arms. Such interfaces provide a digital ... -
Non-invasive pathological voice classifications using linear and non-linear classifiers
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2010)In this research work, a non-invasive method is conducted to diagnose the voice diseases through acoustic analysis of voice signal. Three feature extraction methods are proposed based on the time-domain energy variations, ... -
Communication between two humans during cooperative motion in a task of carrying an object
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Markerless human motion tracking for golf swing application
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2011)Sports video tracking is one of the emerging topics that have grabbed a lot of attention due to its high commercial potential. A variety of sports, including tennis, soccer, gymnastics, running, and golf have been utilized ... -
Development of ultrasonic tomography system for liquid/gas flow measurement in a vertical column
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2011)Liquid/gas two-phase flow widely exists in many applications including chemical and petroleum industries. Measurement of this two-phase flow is an essential parameter for these applications where accurate flow measurement ... -
Adptive neural controller for attitude stabilization of quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2011)In line with the rapid development of the world science and technology, our country has matured in the exploration of new knowledge. Our country has given the very bright opportunity in an engineering field. The researchers ...