Development of an autonomous camera platform for skydiving Bianca Barbarich-Bacher and David-Reyner How Slung-load control using a quadcopter UAV Manasvi Narula and James McGregor-Macdonald A 2D printer for conductive-polymer based sensors Joel Gibson and Nicholas Mabey Development of an agricultural robot for the national instruments autonomous robotics competition Simon Gray and Michael Li 3D SLAM with a quadrotor and a RGB-depth camera for indoor GPS-denied environments Luke Holibar and Thomas Miller RGB-D SLAM and reactive navigation of an omni-directional mobile robot Quinan Hu and Chien-Tang Tseng Robotic hand and wrist rehabilitation device for stroke patients Santosh Durlabh and Steward Gifford Thermodynamics Lab Room 3.206 (access from level 3) New Zealand steel production optimisation through reduction in transitional downtime Jose Cachero and Haoda Yang Department of Mechanical Engineering Development of a low powered grey water evaporation device for Waiheke Resource Trust Andy Kapteyn and David Wong Part IV Project Displays Day Heat transfer processes in a triple tube heat exchanger for a UMGT Yun Gao and Samuel Young 23 October 2014 Building 403, 20 Symonds Street, Auckland Loss coefficients for multiple pipe fittings in close proximity Declan Hull and Rasik Makan Mechatronics Teaching Lab Room 3.514 (level 5) A soft robotic exoskeleton utilizing granular jamming Oliver Steiner and Elliot Thompson-Bean Neuromuscular electrical stimulation orthotic device for ankle injury prevention Nico Lumanglas and Chamesh Warnakulasooriya QuadMate: A safety focussed throttle-by-wire system for quad bikes Samuel Frizelle and Corben Taylor Autonomous railway following using a fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle Christopher Jarrett and Karl Perry Transcritical & supercritical carbon dioxide Rankine cycles for low grade heat recovery Anna Northey and Gary Williams An investigation into petrol consumption characteristics within New Zealand Andrew Bougen and Yibo Cai Evaluation of the effectiveness of aerodynamic devices on a formula SAE car Matthew Greenslade and Wilhem Killip Investigating the relationship between road gradient and vehicle fuel consumption Siddhant Menon and Andrey Tan Coordinated step ascension of a two wheeled robot Jeremie Bannwarth and Callum Munster 3D terrain mapping vehicle Opender Singh and Eu-Lee Teh A bilateral upper limb rehabilitation device Benjamin Pegman and Christopher Pratt A wheelchair integrated body weight support device Steven Sacco and Jacob Harris Development of a robotic gait rehabilitation (or walking assistive) system Prosenjit Bhowmic and Anna Mulligan The Part IV Project is a major component of the final year in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering BE(Hons) and BE degrees. It provides a platform for students to consolidate their learning and undertake research to solve real world problems. The project displays give our students the opportunity to publicly showcase their results. Feel free to explore with the students how they have applied considerable amounts of energy, work and creativity to engage in the frontiers of engineering. www.mech.auckland.ac.nz Aerodynamics Lab Room 3.209 (access from level 3) Small-scale wind energy harvesting Colin Baggott and Elliot Melling Development of an MAV system for forest canopy sampling Shutong Jiang and Reuben De Vos Analysis of the telescopic blade wind turbine concept Lavesh Rughunanan and Donovan Du Toit Understanding dynamic stall behaviour of tidal turbine blades Dion Flockton and Tianji Qu Development of a broadband multimodal energy harvester with magnetic coupling Kirsten Ly and Louise Wan Mechanics of Materials Lab Room 3.319 (level 3) Development of a force measurement system for bicycle handlebars Cameron Lawrence and Bryce Patten Effects of additives on the mechanical and flammability properties of Kenaf-Polypropylene composites Rohann D’Souza and Jerrin Pius Feasibility study of a novel washing machine suspension system Scott Blowers and Stephanie Hazard Flammability and mechanical characteristics of wool fibrepolypropylene composites Brendan McKenzie and Edward Morgan Prediction of transient cornering response of a Formula SAE car Malcolm Finch and Aaron Johnson Low-cost UAV wing structures Ariella Digal and Matthew Marinovich Aerodynamic investigation of 2D multi-element wingsails Joseph Nihotte and James Turner Measurement systems for structural responses of highperformance marine and aeronautical structures Helim Kim and Karen Kuang Feasibility study of a pico-hydrokinetic linear river turbine for use in developing countries Sarah Daniell and Kyle Yozin Investigation of the drafting effect in cycling Toni Keeling and Rachel Miller Wind pressures on large roofs Ian Drayton and Boda Li A RANSE CFD model of upwind sail aerodynamics David Hazard and Samuel Stone Boundary layer transition on upwind yacht sails Todd Anstett and Kate Bartley Dynamics and Control Lab Room 3.319 (level 3) Development of CFRP wheel rims for a Formula SAE car Christopher Barugh and Samuel Norton Manufacturing Systems Lab Room 3.302 (level 3) Wheelchair vehicle hoist: materials validation and testing James McDonald and James Robertson-Bickers Design of an earthquake shelving protection system Jonathan Mayo and Leanne Robb Further development of a dexterous anthropomorphic hand Stephen Greig and Stephanie Thompson Demonstrating the feasibility of elastodynamic cloaking with nonlinear materials Peter Tuit and Aimee Pene Investigating cranial injury and back spatter Yuchen Peng Nature’s adhesives: contact properties of 3D printed gecko setae Yangda Ou and Miguel Siasoco Is it possible to turn coffee ground into engineering materials? Vit Hee and Muhammad Siddiq Foong Assembly process automation Kelvin Chan and Mofei He Mechatronics Projects Lab Room 3.504 (level 5) Acoustic properties of foams Jun Lim and Zhaohui Tai Dynamic weighing system for fruit sorting equipment Rohan Khanna and Samuel Rumold-Oldfield Development of a low cost soil moisture sensor Bruno Johnston and Guy van Der Zeyden Productivity improvement in a manufacturing business Mohd A Rahim and Muhammad Idris Development of a 3D printer for glass/carbon long fibre composites James Doo and Daniel Hopkins Magneto-rheological elastomers: dynamic properties and smart structures Vassily Shumane and Ashley Swainson Development of an Efficient Scanning System Peter Hong and Jongik Na Balancing ambient noise with AUDEO device Lucy Ruck and Janet Van Prototype of a metamaterial for acoustic cloaking Charlotte Laus and Genevieve Lyon Improving region transition for floating wind turbines Nicholas Farquhar and Micky Yang Digital technologies for splints manufacturing Phillip Daw and Ella Meisel Direct digital manufacturing using an industrial robot Joo Hyun Lee and Yuen Sze Tong Disassemblability validation via 3-D motion control technology Rajapakse Jayasekera and Yuan Mai Robotic gait training device for children with cerebral palsy Chatchawan Lakkhananukun and Jun Young Park Motion capture in evaluating action reaching arm tests (ARAT) Matthew Franklin and Nicholas Lim Use of electro-oculography to control environmental units Guang Chen and Shubhanan Penchaliah Improving the design and performance of a robotic driver for autonomous driving Timothy Prestage and Boyang Sun