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    • Personalized face emotion classification using optimized data of three features 

      Muthukaruppan, Karthigayan; Ramachandran, Nagarajan; Mohd Rizon, Mohamed Juhari; Sazali, Yaacob (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), 2007)
      In this paper, lip and eye features are applied to classify the human emotion through a set of irregular and regular ellipse fitting equations using Genetic algorithm (GA). South East Asian face is considered in this study. ...

    • Plasma disinfection and the deterioration of surgical tools at atmospheric pressure plasma 

      Siti Khadijah, Zaaba; Akitsu, Tetsuya; Ohkawa, Hiroshi; Katayama-Hirayama, Keiko; Tsuji, Masao; Shimizu, Naohiro; Imanishi, Yuichirou (The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, 2010)
      The purpose of this paper is to present and compare disinfection effect of plasma by means of Atmospheric Pressure Glow plasma and streamer discharge. Geobacillus stearothermophilus was used as biological indicator for ...

    • PNN based driver drowsiness level classification using EEG 

      Mousa Kadhim, Wali; Murugappan, Muthusamy, Dr.; R. Badlishah, Ahmad, Prof. Dr. (JATIT & LLS. All rights reserved, 2013-06)
      In this work, we classify the driver drowsiness level (awake, drowsy, high drowsy and sleep stage1) based on different wavelets and probabilistic neural network classifier using wireless EEG signals. Deriving the amplitude ...

    • Principle component analysis for the classification of fingers movement data using dataglove "glovemap" 

      Nazrul H., Adnan; Wan Khairunizam, Wan Ahmad, Dr.; Shahriman, Abu Bakar, Dr.; Juliana Aida, Abu Bakar (International Association for Engineeering and Management Education, 2013-03)
      Nowadays, many classifier methods have been used to classify or categorizehuman body motions of human posture including the classification of fingers movement. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is one of classical method ...

    • Probability Distribution of Arm Trajectory for Motion Estimation and Gesture Recognition 

      Wan Khairunizam, Wan Ahmad; Mohd Azri, Abdul Aziz; Shahriman, Abu Bakar; Siti Khadijah, Zaaba; Zuwairie, Ibrahim; Zulkifli, Md Yusof; Ismail, Ibrahim; Jameel Abdulla, Ahmed Mukred; N. Mokhtar (American Scientific Publishers, 2012-06-30)
      In the human motion measurement, motion capture system is used to record the movement of the human body by using different types of sensors such as a magnetic position sensor, a mechanical motion detector and a vision ...

    • Quantifying scheme for detection heterogeneous phase in a pipe vessel 

      Mohd Rizal, Manan; Muhammad Naufal, Mansor; Mohd Hafiz Fazalul, Rahiman; Sazali, Yaacob, Prof. Dr.; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim (Science Academy Publisher, 2011-03)
      This paper describes the different ultrasonic tomography for multiphase flow such as liquid/gas flow which commonly found in chemical columns and industrial pipelines. The information obtained through this research has ...

    • Real time mass flow rate measurement using multiple fan beam optical tomography 

      Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim; Lai, Chen Leong; Kok, San Chan; Mohd Hafiz Fazalul, Rahiman; Jon, Fea Pang (Elsevier, 2008)
      This paper presents the implementing multiple fan beam projection technique using optical fibre sensors for a tomography system. From the dynamic experiment of solid/gas flow using plastic beads in a gravity flow rig, the ...

    • Real-time background subtraction using adaptive thresholding and dynamic updating for biometric face detection 

      Sundaraj, Kenneth (World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS), 2008)
      Face biometrics is an automated method of recognizing a person's face based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. Face recognition works by first obtaining an image of a person. This process is usually known as ...

    • Real-time control of automotive engine fuelled with Malaysian palm oil biodiesel 

      Azuwir, Mohd Nor; Mohd Zaki, Abdulmuin, Prof. Dr.; Abdul Hamid, Adom, Prof. Dr. (Praise Worthy Prize S.r.l., 2012)
      With the rapid decline in energy resources, the increasing environmental concerns, and the high demand of energy consumption, many countries have been looking for alternative energy to substitute fossil fuel. One of the ...

    • Real-time detection of face and iris 

      Chai, Tong Yuen; Mohamed Rizon, Mohamed Juhari, Prof. Dr.; Muhammad Shazri (World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS), 2009-06)
      In this study, a computational algorithm has been developed to automatically detect human face and irises from color images captured by real-time camera. Haar cascade-based algorithm has been applied for simple and fast ...

    • Reckoning of facial grimacing scheme for patient agitation in critical care 

      Muhammad Naufal, Mansor; Sazali, Yaacob, Prof. Dr.; Nagarajan, Ramachandran, Prof. Dr. (Science Academy Publisher, 2011-03)
      Reckoning patient grimacing in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a crucial demand in checking routine procedure. Despite of detecting any physical change in the body of the patient, medical staff has to go up and down to the ...

    • Rehabilitation systems for physically disabled patients: A brief review of sensor-based computerised signal-monitoring systems 

      Nizam Uddin, Ahamed; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; R. Badlishah, Ahmad, Prof. Dr.; Matiur J., Rahman; Md. Asraf, Ali; Md. Anamul, Islam; Palaniappan, Rajkumar (Scientific Publishers of India, 2013)
      This brief review addresses the existing systems and challenges and provides future recommendations on computer- and biosensor-assisted rehabilitation systems for physically disabled patients. We further list the types of ...

    • A review of process tomography application in inspection system 

      Yasmin, Abdul Wahab; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr.; Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman, Dr.; Herlina, Abdul Rahim, Dr.; Suzanna, Ridhuan Aw; Juliza, Jamaludin; Naizatul Shima, Mohd Fadzil (Penerbit UTM Press, 2014)
      The inspection system is crucial to ensure the system is always in a good condition. A technique that can be used for inspection system is process tomography. By promising non-destructive approach; various types of process ...

    • A review of the optical tomography system 

      Juliza, Jamaludin; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr. ; Herlina, Abdul Rahim, Dr.; Naizatul Shima, Mohd Fadzil; Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman, Dr.; Mohd Fahajumi, Jumaah; Siti Zarina, Mohd Muji, Dr.; Mohd. Amri, Md Yunus, Dr. (Penerbit UTM Press, 2014)
      Tomography is a method that has been used for image reconstruction in the medical and engineering fields. Optical tomography is one of the various methods APPLIED in tomography systems. This tomography method is widely ...

    • A review of tomography system 

      Juliza, Jamaludin; Mohd Zikrillah, Zawahir; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr. ; Fazlul Rahman, Mohd Yunus; Nor Muzakkir, Nor Ayob; Suzzana, Muhammad Ridzuan Aw; Naizatul Shima, Mohd Fadzil; Zulkarnay, Zakaria; Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman, Dr. (Penerbit UTM Press, 2013)
      Tomography system is a method that being used to reconstruct a cross sectional image in vessel or pipeline. This method is widely used in medical and industrial fields. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of ...

    • A review of ultrasonic application on non-destructive testing method for concrete structure 

      Nasarudin, Ahmad; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr.; Herlina, Abdul Rahim, Dr.; Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman, Dr. (Penerbit UTM Press, 2014)
      Although the technique of using ultrasound has reached maturity by given the extent of the development of sensors, but the use of the various areas still can be explore. Many types of ultrasonic sensors are still at ...

    • Review on interaction between electromagnetic field and biological tissues 

      Zulkarnay, Zakaria; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr.; Lee, Pick Yern; Muhammad Saiful Badri, Mansor; Azian Azamimi, Abdullah; Sazali, Yaacob, Prof. Dr.; Siti Zarina, Mohd Muji (International Frequency Sensor Association (IFSA), 2012)
      The objective of this paper is to have a look on the interaction of electromagnetic field (EM) on biological tissue from the view of physiological and electrical engineering. The understanding of the phenomena in the ...

    • A robust neonatal facial pain cues classification 

      Muhammad Naufal, Mansor; Mohd Nazri, Rejab (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      Late of infant pain detection on the early stage may affect newborns growth. Regarding of this matter, different techniques have been proposed such as facial expressions, speech production variation, and physiological ...

    • Route planning analysis in holes drilling process using magnetic optimization algorithm for electronic manufacturing sector 

      Mohd Muzafar, Ismail; Mohd Azlishah, Othman; Hamzah Asyrani, Sulaiman; Maizatul Alice, Meor Said; Mohd Harris, Misran; Ridza Azri, Ramlee; Mohan, Sinnappa; Zahriladha, Zakaria; Badrul Hisham, Ahmad; Mohamad Zoinol Abidin, Abd Aziz; Khairuddin, Osman; Siti Fatimah, Sulaiman; Hazriq Izzuan, Jaafar; Kamaruzaman, Jusoff; Nur Anis, Nordin; Mohd Hafiz, Othman; Muhammad Salihin, Saeala; Asrul, Adam; Hafizah, Amer; Amar Faiz, Zainal Abidin; Nurul Syahirah, Khalid; Masturah, Tunnur; Masmaria, Abdul Majid; Shadia, Suhaimi (IDOSI Publications, 2013)
      Electronic manufacturing sector uses computer numerical controlled machines for drilling holes. Most of the computer numerical controlled machines used nearest neighbour algorithm to plan the route for the drill bit to ...

    • Segmentation and location computation of bin objects 

      Hema, Chengalvarayan Radhakrishnamurthy; Paulraj, Murugesapandian; Ramachandran, Nagarajan; Sazali, Yaacob (Ars International, 2007)
      In this paper we present a stereo vision based system for segmentation and location computation of partially occluded objects in bin picking environments. Algorithms to segment partially occluded objects and to find the ...