Browsing School of Mechatronic Engineering (Theses) by Title
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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 ... -
Initial assessment of facial nerve paralysis based on motion analysis using optical flow method
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2015)Patients with facial nerve paralysis suffer serious functional, cosmetic and psychological problems with impaired ability to communicate both verbally and nonverbally. Rehabilitation for facial paralysis begins with a ... -
An integrated indoor air quality monitoring system with pollutants recognition and enhanced indoor air quality index
Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) may pose threats to human’s health. The concentration level of harmful gases and contaminants in polluted indoor air is up to five times higher than in normal indoor air. In order to ensure ... -
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. ... -
An intelligent diagnostic system for malaria
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronics Engineering, 2015)Malaria is a serious health problem, causing many deaths and morbidity cases throughout the world particularly in Africa and south Asia. In 2013, there were about 198 million cases of malaria and an estimation of 584,000 ... -
An intelligent gesture recognition system
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2012)Information and knowledge are expanding in quantity and accessibility. However, people with functional limitations, such as hearing impaired, often left out of conversation where there are wide communication gaps between ... -
Investigation of base fluid and nano fluid used for refrigeration / air-conditioning of small space
This study examines the development of cooling system having a heat exchanger made of copper tubes for cooling electric vehicle (EV) car battery system and the effects of base fluid and nano-fluid (as coolants) channeling ... -
Investigation of data glove grasping features: sum of movement and area under curve
The rapid development of technologies that are emerging during this era produces the evolution of human-computer interaction (HCI). Data Glove is one of sensor technologies resultant from HCI advancement. Data Glove ... -
The investigation of EMG signal for lower limb movement during solah (muslim prayer)
Electromyography (EMG) signals at the lower limb muscles during static postures include pertaining to sujud, sujud and sitting in solah had been studied based on the sayings (hadith) of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) ... -
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 ... -
Investigation of nonlinear feature extraction techniques for facial emotion recognition
Over the last decades, facial emotion recognition has received a significant interest among researchers in areas of computer vision, pattern recognition and its related field. The increasing applications of facial emotion ... -
Investigation of robust speech feature extraction techniques for accents classification of Malaysian Engllish speakers
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2014)Automatic speech recognition (ASR) system is not a new topic in speech processing and human-machine interaction. It has been established for more than five decades. However, accent remains a great challenge closely related ... -
Investigation of Touch based perception for manipulating object by using glovemap
The development in use of technology is increased due to the need of public demand in their daily life. User friendly technology tools can help people more in handling and preparing for assignment in their lives. This ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
A modified retinex illumination normalization approach for infant pain recognition system
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2014)In this work a novel method of illumination invariant normalization known as Modified Retinex Normalization (MRT) for preprocessing of infant face recognition is proposed. This is based on a modified retinex model that ... -
A modified retinex illumination normalization approach for infant pain recognition system
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2014)Pains in newborn babies are monitored in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for medical treatment. Pain in newborns can be detected by studying their facial appearance. Even though the outcome is acceptable, it is not ... -
Moving vehicle identification using artificial neural networks
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Mechatronic Engineering, 2014)Identification of moving vehicle type and its position using an acoustic sound signal is a critical task in many applications such as tactile sensory aid for differentially hearing ability abled, war field surveillance, ... -
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 ...