School of Mechatronic Engineering (Articles): Recent submissions

Now showing items 141-160 of 322

    • Convergence of finite element model for crushing of a conical thin-walled tube 

      Masniezam, Ahmad; Khairul Azwan, Ismail, Dr.; Fauziah, Mat (Elsevier B.V., 2013)
      In this paper, a convergence of finite element model using different types and sizes of mesh modes has been conducted. A thin-walled conical tube was modeled using plane shell element in LS-DYNA software under dynamic axial ...

    • Simplified equations for saturated steam properties for simulation purpose 

      Marwan, Affandi, Dr.; Normahira, Mamat @Mohamad Nor; Siti Nurul Aqmariah, Mohd Kanafiah; Nurul Syahirah, Khalid (Elsevier B.V., 2013)
      Steam is a very important fluid in industries and its thermodynamic properties have been tabulated. Graphs showing various relationships of steam thermodynamics have also been developed. However, the use of tables or graphs ...

    • Stress analysis and failure characterizations of V-shaped epoxy adhesively bonded joint 

      Mohd Afendi, Rojan, Dr.; Mohd Shukry, Abdul Majid, Dr.; Ruslizam, Daud, Dr.; Ishino, Y.; Teramoto, Tokuo (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      This paper deals with stress and failure characteristics of V-shaped epoxy adhesive joint. Effect of scarf angle upon failure morphology was investigated by tensile test and monitoring using high speed camera. V-shaped ...

    • Erratum: Adaptive boosting with SVM classifier for moving vehicle classification 

      Norasmadi, Abdul Rahim; Pandian, Paulraj Murugesa, Prof. Dr.; Abd Hamid, Adom, Prof. Dr. (Elsevier Ltd, 2013)
      Profoundly hearing impaired community (PHIC) cannot moderate wisely an acoustic noise ema- nated from moving vehicle in outdoor. They are not able to distinguish either type or distance of moving vehicle approaching from ...

    • 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 ...

    • Ultrasonic tomography - image reconstruction algorithms 

      Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman, Dr; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr.; Herlina, Abdul Rahim, Dr.; Siti Zarina, Mohd Muji; Elmy Johana, Mohamad, Dr (International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control (IJICIC), 2012-01)
      This paper focuses on image reconstruction algorithms for use in ultrasonic tomography. There are three types of algorithms namely Linear Back Projection, Hybrid Reconstruction and Hybrid Binary Reconstruction that are of ...

    • Effect of blockage size on pipe vibration 

      Nur Liyana, Tajul Lile; Rakhmad Arief, Siregar; M.J., Hasnul; J.C., Leong (Scientific.Net, 2012-12)
      Circular pipes are widely used to convey goods to a desired location. Flow inside a pipe needs to be smoothed and unobstructed to ensure an optimize flow of particle. However, pipes are prone to clogging or blocking due ...

    • Vibration analysis of blocked circular pipe flow 

      Nur Liyana, Tajul Lile; Muhammad Hasnulhadi, Mohammad Jaafar; M. R., Roslan (Trans Tech Publications (TTP), 2012)
      Pipes are found in almost all buildings and constructions where they are used to convey fluid to a desired location. Liquid containing foreign objects and impurities will sometimes creates unintentional built up or clog ...

    • Multiphase ultrasonic tomography technique for homogeneous and Non-homogeneuos media identification 

      Mohd Rizal, Manan; Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman; Sazali, Yaacob; Zulkarnay, Zakaria; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim (Intel Tech Sdn. Bhd./Pac Tech Sdn. Bhd./Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 2009)
      Multiphase flow characterization is an important task for monitoring, measuring or controlling industrial processes. This can be done by means of process tomography. The use of tomographic techniques has been used within ...

    • Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic tranducers: Technology and application 

      Muhammed Sabri, Salim; Mohd Fareq, Abd. Malek, Dr.; Boon, Raymond Whee Heng, Prof. Dr.; Khairudi, Mohd Juni.; Naseer, Sabri (Elsevier B.V., 2012-03)
      Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic tranducers (cMUTs) have recently emerged as an alternative to conventional piezoelectric transducers. They offer many advantages in terms of bandwidth, fabrication of layer arrays, ...

    • Smart prolong fuzzy wireless sensor-actor network for agricultural application 

      Naseer, Sabri; Syed Alwee Aljunid, Syed Junid, Prof. Dr.; R. Badlishah, Ahmad, Prof. Dr.; Mohd Fareq, Abd Malek, Dr.; Abid, Yahya, Dr.; Rezuwan, Kamaruddin, Prof. Ir. Dr. Hj.; Muhammed Sabri, Salim (Institute of Information Science, 2012-03)
      The advances in pervasive communication, sensing and computing of wireless sensor networks technologies are leading to the emergence of wireless sensor-actor networks. The spreading merit of WSAN has led to increasing ...

    • Novel adjacent criterion method for improving ultrasonic imaging spatial resolution 

      Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman, Dr; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr.; Herlina, Abdul Rahim, Dr.; Nor Muzakkir, Nor Ayob (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2012)
      In this letter, we present a novel approach for improving spatial resolution in ultrasonic tomography. The proposed technique modifies a Back-projection (BP) algorithm in reconstructing tomography images. We used 32-ultrasonic ...

    • Tomographic reconstruction of a multi-attenuation phantom by means of ultrasonic method 

      Mohd Hafiz, Fazalul Rahiman, Dr; Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Prof. Dr.; Herlina, Abdul Rahim, Dr. (Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2012)
      This paper presents a work on tomography reconstruction of a multi-attenuation phantom by means of ultrasonic method. A transmission-mode approach has been used for the sensing modality. The reconstruction has been conducted ...

    • Emergence of multi-step discrete state transition through reinforcement learning with a recurrent neural network 

      Mohamad Faizal, Samsudin; Sawatsubashi, Yoshito; Katsunari, Shibata (Springer-Verlag, 2012)
      For developing a robot that learns long and complicated action sequences in the real-world, autonomous learning of multi-step discrete state transition is significant. To realize the multi-step discrete state transition ...

    • Detection of tuberculosis bacilli in tissue slide images using HMLP network trained by Extreme Learning Machine 

      Muhammad Khusairi, Osman; Mohd Yusoff, Mashor, Prof. Dr.; Hasnan, Jaafar, Prof. (Kauno Technologijos Universitetas, 2012-04)
      This paper proposes an automated detection of tuberculosis bacilli in Ziehl-Neelsen-stained tissue slides using image processing and neural network. Image segmentation using CY-based colour filter and k-mean clustering ...

    • Experimental investigation of PCM spheres in thermal energy storage system 

      Nasrul Amri, Mohd Amin, Dr.; Azizul, Mohamad; Mohd Shukry, Abdul Majid, Dr.; Mohd Afendi, Rojan, Dr.; Bruno, Frank, Dr.; Belusko, Martin (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      This paper presents the experimental result of a small scale packed bed of random spheres with encapsulated PCM being charged and discharged. A vapor compression refrigerator and heated room with fan heater were used to ...

    • Conceptual design of automatic manipulator for metal and non - metal waste management application 

      Zol Bahri, Razali, Dr.; Nuraini, Yatim (IJETAE, 2013-04)
      This project is focuses on a conceptual design of a conveyor system that can be used to differentiate between metallic and non-metallic materials, as well as to perform transferring of the mentioned materials. The project ...

    • 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 ...

    • Signal propagation analysis for low data rate wireless sensor network applications in sport grounds and on roads 

      Ndzi, David L.; Muhammad A, Mohd Arif; Ali Yeon, Md Shakaff, Prof. Dr.; Mohd Noor, Ahmad, Prof. Dr.; Azizi, Harun; Latifah Munirah, Kamarudin; Ammar, Zakaria; M. F., Ramli; Mohammad Shahrazel, Razalli (EMW Publishing, 2012)
      This paper presents results of a study to characterise wire- less point-to-point channel for wireless sensor networks applications in sport hard court arenas, grass fields and on roads. Antenna height and orientation effects ...

    • Brain structural complexity and life course cognitive change 

      Nazahah, Mustafa; Ahearn, Trevor S.; Waiter, Gordon D.; Murray, Alison D.; Whalley, Lawrence J.; Staff, Roger T. (Elsevier B.V., 2012-07)
      Fractal measures such as fractal dimension (FD) can quantify the structural complexity of the brain. These have been used in clinical neuroscience to investigate brain development, ageing and in studies of psychiatric and ...