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Development of an automated smart room controller using ATMEL AT89S52
(Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2008-12)When electrical appliances are used without any surveillance, the cost of electricity increases. The cost may increase further when there are air-conditioners involved. It has been foreseen that in the year 2020, all ... -
Development model of luggage follower robot for wheelchair application
(Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2008-12)Nowadays there is lots of technology based on robotic which has been invented by human intelligence. Therefore, it is not possible for robot to be controlled by sensor technology. This dissertation project objective is ... -
High temperature corrosion behaviour of austenitic stainless steel with CaCO₃ and MgCO₃ deposit
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Materials Engineering, 2009)The high temperature corrosion behaviour of austenitic stainless steel was studied at 850°C, 900°C, 950°C and 1000°C for 24 to 120 hr exposure time with CaCO₃ and MgCO₃ deposit. Two commercial available austenitic stainless ... -
Design and fabrication of quantum dot single electron transistors using scanning electron microscopy-based electron-beam nanolithogrphy
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Microelectronic Engineering, 2009)Quantum dot single-electron transistor (QD SET) is a nanoscale device operated at very low temperature. To fabricate QD SET operated at room temperature, QD must be fabricated in diameter of 10 nm. QD SET promises very ... -
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 ... -
Development of Multiband fractal planar inverted F antenna (F-PIFA) for mobile applications
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Computer & Communication Engineering, 2009)In the past few years, demand in unification of wireless hardware has propelled new development of antenna. With the advances on antenna technology, it becomes attractive to enhance the capabilities of antenna in many ... -
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 ... -
Properties of water hyacinth fibers (Eichhornia crassipes) filled low density polyethylene/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)The water hyacinths are largely available in local rivers. In this research, the water hyacinth fibers have been used as reinforcing components for low density polyethylene (LDPE) and acrylonittile butadiene styrene (ABS). ... -
Fabrication and characterization of silicon based vertical electrode nanogap biosensor for protein detection
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Microelectronic Engineering, 2009)The nanogap biosensor is a new class of device that has attracted attention and great interest among the researchers due to their potential applications in nanotechnology. This nanogap device which are fabricated using ... -
Application of chitosan biopolymer as a sensing material
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)The chitosan solution has been succesfully deposited on the silicon wafer using sol-gel method to fabricate the chitosan thin film sensors. The effect of different annealing temperature and annealing time to their electrical ... -
Characterization and mechanical properties of coconut shell filled acrylonitrile butadiene styrene / ethylene propylene diene monomer composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Coconut shell filled ABS/EPDM composites were prepared using a Z-blade mixer at processing temperature 2000C and rotor speed 50rpm.Effect of chemical treatment,different composition of blend ratio , different filler loading ... -
Design, fabrication and characterization of CMOS ISFET for pH measurements
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Microelectronic Engineering, 2009)The Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistor (ISFET) is a potentiometric pH sensor that is easily adapted to a wide range of chemical, biochemical and biomedical applications. The operation of an ISFET is based on the ... -
Characterization and properties of calcium carbonate filled polypropylene (PP) / ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Composites of thermoplastic elastomer blend of polypropylene (PP) and ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) reinforced calcium carbonate (CaCO3) was investigated. All the composites were prepared by using Z-blade ... -
Properties of eggshell powder filled low density polyethylene/ acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites
(Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)Eggshell powder is one of the most abundant materials on our planet and has been quite early used in ground form to produce polymer composites. Chemical unmodified and modified eggshells powder filled low density polyethylene ... -
Design & development of an Embedded Network Security System (ENSS)
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Computer and Communication Engineering, 2009)Embedded system is becoming an interesting solution to various applications due to high stability, minimal power consumption, and portability. This thesis describes the design and development of an embedded system for ... -
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 ... -
Design and measurement of losses in AC induction motor with different rotor bar material
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Electrical System Engineering, 2009)In this thesis, the three phase AC induction motor have been thoroughly investigated and analyzed in terms of the induction motor parameter, efficiency, power factor and loss segregation. Through out this project, a ... -
Network Traffic Monitoring System based on embedded Linux and single board computer
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2009)Internet and Intranet network traffic increase due to the use of World Wide Web and other applications. Hence determining which host and application generates/using lots of network traffic is very significant in managing ...