Browsing School of Mechatronic Engineering (Articles) by Title

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    • Face recognition using eigenfaces and neural networks 

      Mohamed Rizon; Muhammad Firdaus, Hashim; Puteh, Saad; Sazali, Yaacob, Prof. Dr.; Mohd Rozailan, Mamat; Ali Yeon, Md Shakaff, Prof. Dr.; Abdul Rahman, Saad; Hazri, Desa, Dr.; Karthigayan, M. (Science Publications, 2006)
      In this study, we develop a computational model to identify the face of an unknown person’s by applying eigenfaces. The eigenfaces has been applied to extract the basic face of the human face images. The eigenfaces is ...

    • Fast background subtraction for real time monitoring 

      Sundaraj, Kenneth; Retnasamy, V. (International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)/ACTA Press, 2007)
      We present an implementation for fast detection of moving objects in real time monitoring applications. We apply a common technique known as background subtraction for this purpose. Background subtraction can be defined ...

    • Fast transient solution of a two-layered counter-flow microchannel heat sink 

      Beh, S. L.; Tio, K. -K.; Ghulam, Abdul Quadir; Seetharamu, K. N. (Emerald Group Publishing Limited., 2009)
      Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to apply asymptotic waveform evaluation (AWE) to the transient analysis of a two-layered counter-flow microchannel heat sink. Design/methodology/approach: A two-layered counter-flow ...

    • Fast transient thermal analysis of Fourier and non-Fourier heat conduction 

      Loh, J. S.; Abdul Azid, Ishak; Seetharamu, Kankanhally N.; Quadir, Ghulam Abdul (Elsevier Ltd., 2007-10)
      In this paper, asymptotic waveform evaluation (AWE) has been successfully used for fast transient characterization of Fourier and non-Fourier heat conduction. The Fourier and non-Fourier equations are reduced to a system ...

    • Fatigue crack initiation and growth of aluminum alloy with stress ratio effects 

      Haftirman, Idrus, Dr.; Afendi, M.; Wong, Chun Hoe (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      Fatigue crack initiation and growth of aluminum alloys with stress ratio were investigated due to it was widely used in aircraft production parts. Various types of aluminium alloy have been selected (6063-T6, 7075-T6, and ...

    • Fatigue failure analysis using the theory of critical distance 

      Ruslizam, Daud; Ahmad Kamal, Ariffin; Shahrum, Abdullah; A. Emran, Ismail (Trans Tech Publications, 2011)
      This paper explores the initial potential of theory of critical distance (TCD) which offers essential fatigue failure prediction in engineering components. The intention is to find the most appropriate TCD approach for a ...

    • Fine needle aspiration cytology evaluation for classifying breast cancer using artificial neural network 

      Nor Ashidi, Mat Isa; Esugasini, Subramaniam; Mohd Yusoff, Mashor; Nor Hayati, Othman (Science Publications, 2007)
      Thirteen cytology of fine needle aspiration image (i.e. cellularity, background information, cohesiveness, significant stromal component, clump thickness, nuclear membrane, bare nuclei, normal nuclei, mitosis, nucleus ...

    • Flow behavior characteristic for injection process using nano-yttria stabilized zirconia for micro metal injection molding (μMIM) 

      Farhana, Mohd Foudzi; Norharmidi, Muhamad; Abu Bakar, Sulong; Hafizawati, Zakaria (Trans Tech Publications, 2011)
      Micro metal injection molding (μMIM) prior to conventional plastic injection molding (PIM) has become widely demanding due to its smaller size, more complex geometric surface and time consuming on its product. Metal and ...

    • Frequency band analysis of electrocardiogram (ECG) signals for human emotional state classification using discrete wavelet transform (DWT) 

      Murugappan, Muthusamy, Dr.; Murugappan, Subbulakshmi; Bong, Siao Zheng (Society of Physical Therapy Science, 2013-06)
      [Purpose] Intelligent emotion assessment systems have been highly successful in a variety of applications, such as e-learning, psychology, and psycho-physiology. This study aimed to assess five different human emotions ...

    • Frequency study of facial electromyography signals with respect to emotion recognition 

      Selvaraj, Jerritta; Murugappan, Muthusamy, Dr.; Wan Khairunizam, Wan Ahmad, Dr.; Sazali, Yaacob, Prof. Dr. (Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2014-01)
      Emotional intelligence is one of the key research areas in human-computer interaction. This paper reports the development of an emotion recognition system using facial electromyogram (EMG) signals focusing the ambiguity ...

    • The front-end hardware design issue in ultrasonic tomography 

      Mohd. Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman; Rahim, R. A.; Mohd Nasir, Ayob (IEEE, 2010-07)
      This paper explains the front-end hardware design for ultrasonic tomography. The ultrasonic tomography system presented in this paper uses a noninvasive sensing technique with transmission-mode approach for investigating ...

    • Fuzzy based classification of EEG mental tasks for a brain machine interface 

      Hema, Chengalvarayan Radhakrishnamurthy; Paulraj, Murugesapandian; Ramachandran, Nagarajan; Sazali, Yaacob; Abdul Hamid, Adom (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2007-11-28)
      Patients with neurodegenerative diseases loose all motor movements including impairment of speech, leaving the patients totally locked-in. One possible option for rehabilitation of such patients is using a brain machine ...

    • Fuzzy clustering for genetic algorithm based optimized ellipse data in classifying face emotion 

      Muthukaruppan, Karthigayan; Mohd Rizon, Mohamed Juhari; Sazali, Yaacob; Ramachandran, Nagarajan; Masanori, Sugisaka; Mohd Rozailan, Mamat (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), 2007-10)
      In this paper, lip and eye features are applied to classify the human emotion using a set of irregular and regular ellipse fitting equations using genetic algorithm (GA). A South East Asian face is considered in this study. ...

    • Fuzzy linear programming: A modern tool for decision making 

      Pandian, M. Vasant; Nagarajan, R.; Sazali, Yaacob, Prof. Dr. (Penerbit UTM Press, 2002-12)
      The modern trend in industrial application problem deserves modeling of all relevant vague or fuzzy information involved in a real decision making problem. In the first part of the paper, some explanations on tri partite ...

    • Fuzzy matching scheme for stereo vision based electronic travel aid 

      Balakrishnan, G.; Sainarayanan, G.; Nagarajan, R.; Sazali, Yaacob (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), 2005)
      Navigation is a significant barrier to individuals with visual impairments. In response to this barrier, a wearable stereo-vision system was investigated and a prototype system named Stereo Vision based Electronic Travel ...

    • Gait disorder rehabilitation using vision and non-vision based sensors: A systematic review 

      Asraf, Ali; Sundaraj, Kenneth, Prof. Madya Dr.; R. Badlishah, Ahmad, Prof. Dr.; Nizam, Ahamed; Anamul, Islam (Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2012-08)
      Even though the amount of rehabilitation guidelines has never been greater, uncertainty continues to arise regarding the efficiency and effectiveness of the rehabilitation of gait disorders. This question has been hindered ...

    • Gas hold-up profiles determination by means of ultrasonic transducer 

      Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman, Dr.; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr. ; Herlina, Abdul Rahim, Dr.; Zulkarnay, Zakaria; Muhammad Jaysuman, Pusppanathan; Goh, Chiew Loon; Nasarudin, Ahmad; Yasmin, Abdul Wahab; Fazlul Rahman, Mohd Yunus (Penerbit UTM Press, 2014)
      This paper details a work carried out to measure gas hold-up profiles in a liquid column using a pair of ultrasonic transducer. The gas hold-up profiles from 1.85 mm to 7.7 mm diameter are of interest in this investigation. ...

    • Gas hold-up profiles measurement using ultrasonic sensor 

      Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr.; Herlina, Abdul Rahim, Dr. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2011-02)
      In this letter, we present a work carried out to measure gas hold-up profiles in a liquid column using a pair of ultrasonic sensors. The gas hold-up profiles from 1.85 to 7.7 mm in diameter are of interest in this ...

    • General lifetime damage model for glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) composite pipes under multiaxial loading 

      Mohd Shukry, Abdul Majid, Dr.; Mohd Afendi, Rojan, Dr.; Nasrul Amri, Mohd Amin; Ruslizam, Daud, Dr.; Azizul, Mohamad; Cheng, E.M.; Gibson, A.G.; M. Hekman (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      This paper presents the modelling of a general lifetime performance for glass fibre reinforced epoxy (GRE) composite pipes similar to the well-known Tsai-Hill interactive failure criterion. Tsai Hill criterion is based on ...

    • Gesture recognition based on bayesian inference of distributed arm trajectory 

      Wan Khairunizam, Wan Ahmad, Dr.; Mohd Azri, Abd Aziz; Siti Khadijah, Za'aba, Dr.; Shahriman, Abu Bakar, Dr.; Nasir, Ayob; Azian Azamimi, Abdullah; Zuradzman, Mohd Razlan (American Scientific Publishers, 2014-01)
      The use of human gestures has become an important part of human-computer interaction (HCI) and is receiving more and more attentions in the recent years, which allows users to communicate with machines in the natural way, ...