Final Year Projects Conference @ Mechanical Engineering 2014
MECHENG763 and MECHENG762: Project in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Saturday 18 October 2014
Room 3.401
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Aerodynamics, Hydrodynamics, Thermodynamics (AHT)
SESSION AHT1: 8.15 am ‐ 10.45 am
8.15 am
8.40 am
9.05 am
9.30 am
9.55 am
10.20 am
Bougen, Andrew Rex
Greenslade, Matthew James R.
Menon, Siddhant Kapteyn, Andy Peter Hone
Gao, Yun Northey, Anna Rose
Cai, Yibo Killip, Wilhem Peter
Tan, Andrey Aik Chye
Wong, David Young, Samuel Oliver
Williams, Gary John
Chair: STE* Assessors: RRR*, SN
Supervisor
An investigation into petrol consumption characteristics within New Zealand
Evaluation of the effectiveness of aerodynamic devices on a formula SAE car
Investigating the relationship between road gradient and vehicle fuel consumption
Development of a low powered grey water evaporation device for Waiheke Resource Trust
Heat transfer processes in a triple tube heat exchanger for a UMGT
Transcritical & supercritical carbon dioxide Rankine cycles for low grade heat recovery*
STE
STE
STE
MS
RNS
RRR*
Chair: RNS Assessors: GDM, STE
Supervisor
Loss coefficients for multiple pipe fittings in close proximity Analysis of the telescopic blade wind turbine concept
Understanding dynamic stall behaviour of tidal turbine blades A RANSE CFD model of upwind sail aerodynamics
Boundary layer transition on upwind yacht sails
RNS
RNS
RNS
SN
SN
Chair: XX Assessors: RNS, SN
Supervisor
Aerodynamic investigation of 2D multi‐element wingsails
Feasibility study of a pico‐hydrokinetic linear river turbine for use in developing countries
Investigation of the drafting effect in cycling
Wind pressures on large roofs
RGJF
RGJF
RGJF
RGJF
* Chair swaps with assessor
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BREAK: 10.45 am ‐ 11.00 am
SESSION AHT2: 11.00 am ‐ 1.30 pm
11.00 am
11.25 am
11.50 am
12.15 pm
12.40 pm
1.05 pm
Hull, Declan Daniel Ross
Rughunanan, Lavesh Flockton, Dion Steven
Hazard, David John
Anstett, Todd Joseph
Makan, Rasik Jayin Kantu
Du Toit, Donovan Qu, Tianji Stone, Samuel James
Bartley, Kate LUNCH: 1.30 pm ‐ 2.00 pm
SESSION AHT3: 2.00 pm ‐ 4.30 pm
2.00 pm
2.25 pm
2.50 pm
3.15 pm
3.40 pm
4.05 pm
Nihotte, Joseph Jules
Daniell, Sarah Howden
Keeling, Toni Marie
Drayton, Ian Turner, James Philip
Yozin, Kyle Milan Roy
Miller, Rachel Adeline
Li, Boda Final Year Projects Conference @ Mechanical Engineering 2014
MECHENG763 and MECHENG762: Project in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Saturday 18 October 2014
Room 3.402
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Composites, Mechanics of Materials, Manufacturing Systems (CMM)
SESSION CMM1: 8.15 am ‐ 10.45 am
Chair: KJ* Assessors: MB, RD*
Supervisor
8.15 am
8.40 am
9.05 am
9.30 am
9.55 am
10.20 am
Development of CFRP wheel rims for a Formula SAE car
New Zealand steel production optimisation through reduction in transitional downtime
Effects of additives on the mechanical and flammability properties of Kenaf‐Polypropylene composites
Flammability and mechanical characteristics of wool fibre‐polypropylene composites
Is it possible to turn coffee ground into engineering materials? Investigating cranial injury and back spatter*
KJ
KJ
DB
DB
RL
RD*
SESSION CMM2: 11.00 am ‐ 1.30 pm
Chair: XX Assessors: MMC, RHAS
Supervisor
11.00 am
11.25 am
11.50 am
12.15 pm
12.40 pm
1.05 pm
Development of an Efficient Scanning System
Digital technologies for splints manufacturing Direct digital manufacturing using an industrial robot Disassemblability validation via 3‐D motion control technology
Dynamic weighing system for fruit sorting equipment
Assembly process automation
XX
XX
XX
XX
MS
MS
Chair: RD Assessors: KJ, MS
Supervisor
Further development of a dexterous anthropomorphic hand
Productivity improvement in a manufacturing business
Low‐cost UAV wing structures
Measurement systems for structural responses of high‐performance marine and aeronautical structures
Demonstrating the feasibility of elastodynamic cloaking with nonlinear materials
Nature’s adhesives: contact properties of 3D printed gecko setae
MMC
RHAS
MB
MB
RD
RD
* Chair swaps with assessor
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Barugh, Christopher John
Cachero, Jose Gabriel Rojas
D'Souza, Rohann John
McKenzie, Brendan Michael
Hee, Vit Jin Peng, Yuchen Norton, Samuel John
Yang, Haoda Pius, Jerrin Morgan, Edward William D.
Mohamad Faiz Foong, M.
Single person project ***
BREAK: 10.45 am ‐ 11.00 am
Hong, Peter Daw, Phillip Anthony
Lee, Joo Hyun Jayasekera, Rajapakse D. M.D.
Khanna, Rohan Chan, Kelvin Pui Kit
Na, Jongik Meisel, Ella Marie
Tong, Yuen Sze
Mai, Yuan Rumold‐Oldfield, Samuel Levin
He, Mofei (Morgan Liang)
LUNCH: 1.30 pm ‐ 2.00 pm
SESSION CMM3: 2.00 pm ‐ 4.30 pm
2.00 pm
2.25 pm
2.50 pm
3.15 pm
3.40 pm
4.05 pm
Greig, Stephen Leonard
A Rahim, Mohd Adham Digal, Ariella Paula Barlis
Kim, Helim Lily
Tuit, Peter Bryce
Ou, Yangda Thompson, Stephanie Anne
Idris, Muhamad Haris
Marinovich, Matthew Michael
Kuang, Karen Huai Pene, Aimee Leyana
Siasoco, Miguel Luis Sevilla
Final Year Projects Conference @ Mechanical Engineering 2014
MECHENG763 and MECHENG762: Project in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Saturday 18 October 2014
Room 3.403
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Dynamics and Control, Mechatronics (DCM)
SESSION DCM1: 8.15 am ‐ 10.45 am
Chair: RH Assessors: HN, YH
Supervisor
8.15 am
8.40 am
9.05 am
9.30 am
9.55 am
10.20 am
Development of a force measurement system for bicycle handlebars
Feasibility study of a novel washing machine suspension system
Prediction of transient cornering response of a Formula SAE car
Development of a broadband multimodal energy harvester with magnetic coupling
Small‐scale wind energy harvesting RH
RH
RH
LT
LT
SESSION DCM2: 11.00 am ‐ 1.30 pm
Chair: BRM Assessors: RH, LT
Supervisor
11.00 am
11.25 am
11.50 am
12.15 pm
12.40 pm
1.05 pm
Improving region transition for floating wind turbines
Balancing ambient noise with AUDEO device
Prototype of a metamaterial for acoustic cloaking
Acoustic properties of foams
Development of a low cost soil moisture sensor
HN
CD
GD
BRM
BRM
BRM
Chair: HN Assessors: BRM, LT
Supervisor
Development of an autonomous camera platform for skydiving
Slung‐load control using a quadcopter UAV
Autonomous railway following using a fixed‐wing unmanned aerial vehicle
Coordinated step ascension of a two wheeled robot
Improving the design and performance of a robotic driver for autonomous driving
QuadMate: A safety focussed throttle‐by‐wire system for quad bikes
KS
KS
KS
KS
HN
HN
Lawrence, Cameron Alexander
Blowers, Scott Ari
Finch, Malcolm John
Ly, Kirsten Baggott, Colin Edward
Patten, Bryce Earl
Hazard, Stephanie Louise
Johnson, Aaron Keith
Wan, Louise Melling, Elliot Bernard
BREAK: 10.45 am ‐ 11.00 am
Farquhar, Nicholas Elliott
Ruck, Lucy Anna
Laus, Charlotte Grace
Lim, Jun Guang
Shumane, Vassily Wissam
Van Der Zeyden, Guy Maarten
Yang, Micky Suen Wen
Van, Alda Janet
Lyon, Genevieve Victoria
Tai, Zhaohui Christopher
Swainson, Ashley Christopher
Johnston, Bruno Douglas***
Magneto‐rheological elastomers: dynamic properties and smart structures
LUNCH: 1.30 pm ‐ 2.00 pm
SESSION DCM3: 2.00 pm ‐ 4.30 pm
2.00 pm
2.25 pm
2.50 pm
3.15 pm
3.40 pm
4.05 pm
Barbarich‐Bacher, Bianca A.
Narula, Manasvi Gopal
Jarrett, Christopher Geoffrey
Bannwarth, Jeremie Xavier J.
Prestage, Timothy John
Frizelle, Samuel Joel
How, David‐Reyner Cailun
McGregor‐Macdonald, James E.
Perry, Karl Stewart
Munster, Callum John
Sun, Boyang Max
Taylor, Corben Jay
*** Refer coordinator
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Final Year Projects Conference @ Mechanical Engineering 2014
MECHENG763 and MECHENG762: Project in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Saturday 18 October 2014
Room 3.404
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Mechatronics (MTR)
SESSION MTR1: 8.15 am ‐ 10.45 am
Chair: SX Assessors: PX, CD
Supervisor
8.15 am
8.40 am
9.05 am
9.30 am
9.55 am
10.20 am
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation orthotic device for ankle injury prevention
Robotic gait training device for children with cerebral palsy A bilateral upper limb rehabilitation device
Robotic hand and wrist rehabilitation device for stroke patients
A wheelchair integrated body weight support device
Development of a robotic gait rehabilitation (or walking assistive) system AMD
AMD
SX
SX
SX
SX
SESSION MTR2: 11.00 am ‐ 1.30 pm
Chair: CD Assessors: KA, AMD
Supervisor
11.00 am
11.25 am
11.50 am
12.15 pm
12.40 pm
1.05 pm
Wheelchair vehicle hoist: materials validation and testing
Motion capture in evaluating action reaching arm tests (ARAT) Use of electro‐oculography to control environmental units Development of an MAV system for forest canopy sampling
3D SLAM with a quadrotor and a RGB‐depth camera for indoor GPS‐denied environments
RGB‐D SLAM and reactive navigation of an omni‐directional mobile robot
CD
CD
CD
PX
PX
PX
Chair: KA Assessors: SX, PX
Supervisor
A 2D printer for conductive‐polymer based sensors
Development of an agricultural robot for the national instruments autonomous robotics competition
3D terrain mapping vehicle
Design of an earthquake shelving protection system
A soft robotic exoskeleton utilizing granular jamming
Development of a 3D printer for glass/carbon long fibre composites KA
KA
KA
KA
AMD
AMD
Lumanglas, Nico David
Lakkhananukun, Chatchawan Pegman, Benjamin Elliot H.
Durlabh, Santosh Sacco, Steven Christopher
Bhowmic, Prosenjit Warnakulasooriya, Chamesh N.
Park, Jun Young
Pratt, Christopher Ross
Gifford, Stewart Colin
Harris, Jacob William Forbes***
Mulligan, Anna Jay***
BREAK: 10.45 am ‐ 11.00 am
McDonald, James Timothy
Franklin, Matthew James
Chen, Guang
Jiang, Shutong Holibar, Luke Brydone Jon
Hu, Qiunan Robertson‐Bickers, James Lewis
Lim, Nicholas Wenyao
Penchaliah, Shubhanan De Vos, Reuben Leo
Miller, Thomas Kensington
Tseng, Chien‐Tang LUNCH: 1.30 pm ‐ 2.00 pm
SESSION MTR3: 2.00 pm ‐ 4.30 pm
2.00 pm
2.25 pm
2.50 pm
3.15 pm
3.40 pm
4.05 pm
Gibson, Joel Milton Rhys
Gray, Simon John
Singh, Opender
Mayo, Jonathan Edward
Steiner, Oliver Samuel
Doo, James Samuel Wong
Mabey, Nicholas Allan
Li, Michael Aaron
Teh, Eu‐Lee Robb, Leanne Joan
Thompson‐Bean, Elliot Graham
Hopkins, Daniel Antony
*** Refer coordinator
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