Browsing School of Mechatronic Engineering (Articles) by Author "kenneth@unimap.edu.my"
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Coherence in muscle activity of the biceps brachii at middle, proximal and distal tendon region among the arm wrestling contestants
Nizam Uddin, Ahamed; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; R. Badlishah, Ahmad, Prof. Dr.; Matiur J., Rahman; Md. Anamul, Islam; Md. Ashraf, Ali (Scientific Publishers of India, 2013)The aim of this study was to analyze the electromyographic (EMG) activity of biceps brachii (BB) muscle under the same muscle contraction in three different locations. For this reason, arm wrestling contest was conducted ... -
Design and development of a PC-based automated data logging system for measuring temperature
Md. Abdullah, Al Mamun; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Nasim, Ahmed, Dr.; Matiur J., Rahman; Md. Mijanur, Rahman, Dr.; Nizam Uddin, Ahamed (Asian Research Publishing Network (ARPN), 2013-11)Currently, accurate information of the temperature over time is required in medical, scientific, and various industrial applications. The objective of this work was to design and develop a fully automated microcontroller-based ... -
Design and development of an automated, portable and handheld tablet personal computer-based data acquisition system for monitoring electromyography signals during rehabilitation
Nizam Uddin, Ahamed; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Poo, Tarn Shi (Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), 2013-03)This article describes the design of a robust, inexpensive, easy-to-use, small, and portable online electromyography acquisition system for monitoring electromyography signals during rehabilitation. This single-channel ... -
Homogeneous pin-through-hole component inspection using fringe tracking
Kenneth, Sundaraj (World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS), 2008)Automated visual inspection (AVI) systems are playing important roles in ensuring manufacturing quality in the electronic industry especially in the assemblage of printed circuit boards (PCB). Most existing AVIs that are ... -
Hypovigilance detection using energy of electrocardiogram signals
Arun, S.; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Prof. Madya Dr.; Murugappan, M. (NISCAIR PUBLICATIONS, 2012-12)Driver drowsiness and driver inattention are the major causes for road accidents leading to severe traumas such as physical injuries, deaths, and economic losses. This necessitates the need for a system that can alert the ... -
Inter-hemispheric EEG coherence analysis in Parkinson's disease: Assessing brain activity during emotion processing
Yuvaraj, Rajamanickam; Murugappan, Muthusamy, Dr.; Norlinah, Mohamed Ibrahim, Dr.; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Prof. Dr.; Mohammad Iqbal, Omar@Ye Htut, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Khairiyah, Mohamad; Palaniappan, Ramaswamy; Satiyan, Marimuthu (Springer-Verlag Wien, 2014-06)Parkinson's disease (PD) is not only characterized by its prominent motor symptoms but also associated with disturbances in cognitive and emotional functioning. The objective of the present study was to investigate the ... -
Investigation of facial artifacts on face biometrics using eigenface based single and multiple neural networks
Sundaraj, Kenneth (World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS) Press, 2009)Biometrics has been an important issue pertaining to security in the last few decades. Departments or agencies entrusted with national security are increasingly installing surveillance cameras in strategic or critical areas ... -
PCB inspection for missing or misaligned components using background subtraction
Sundaraj, Kenneth (World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS) Press, 2009)Automated visual inspection (AVI) is becoming an integral part of modern surface mount technology (SMT) assembly process. This high technology assembly, produces printed circuit boards (PCB) with tiny and delicate electronic ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Significance of the electromyographic analysis of the upper limb muscles of cricket bowlers: Recommendations from studies of overhead-throwing athletes
Nizam Uddin, Ahamed; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; R. Badlishah, Ahmad, Prof. Dr.; Matiur J., Rahman; Md. Ashraf, Ali; Md. Anamul, Islam (World Scientific Publishing Company., 2014-08)The purpose of this study was twofold: (i) to review the existing literature on electromyographic (EMG) analysis of the upper limb muscles of present overhead-throwing (OT) athletes during throwing and of cricket bowlers ... -
Surface electromyography assessment of the biceps brachii muscle between the endplate region and distal tendon insertion: Comparison in terms of gender, dominant arm and contraction
Nizam Uddin, Ahamed; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; R. Badlishah, Ahmad, Prof. Dr.; Matiur J., Rahman; Md. Anamul, Islam; Md. Ashraf, Ali (Society of Physical Therapy Science, 2013-01)[Purpose] In some earlier studies of electromyography (EMG) of the upper arm biceps brachii (BB), researchers preferred to place the electrodes on the middle of the biceps muscle to analyze its function. This study ... -
Surface electromyography for assessing triceps brachii muscle activities: A literature review
Md. Asraf, Ali; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; R. Badlishah, Ahmad, Prof. Dr.; Nizam Uddin, Ahamed; Anamul S M Shohidull, Islam (Elsevier B.V., 2013)The goal of this review was to summarise the scientific findings of research conducted on the triceps brachii muscle using surface electromyography. To achieve this goal, we searched through several articles available from ... -
A systematic review of phacoemulsification cataract surgery in virtual reality simulators
Chee, Kiang Lam; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Mohd Nazri, Sulaiman (Medicina, 2013)The aim of this study was to review the capability of virtual reality simulators in the application of phacoemulsification cataract surgery training. Our review included the scientific publications on cataract surgery ...