Part IV Project Displays Day23 October 2014Building 403, 20 Symonds Street, Auckland

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

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

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

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

Development of a low powered grey water evaporation device for Waiheke Resource Trust Andy Kapteyn and David Wong

Heat transfer processes in a triple tube heat exchanger for a UMGT Yun Gao and Samuel Young

Loss coefficients for multiple pipe fittings in close proximity Declan Hull and Rasik Makan

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

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.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

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

Aerodynamic investigation of 2D multi-element wingsails Joseph Nihotte and James Turner

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)

Acoustic properties of foams Jun Lim and Zhaohui Tai

Development of a low cost soil moisture sensor Bruno Johnston and Guy van Der Zeyden

Magneto-rheological elastomers: dynamic properties and smart structures Vassily Shumane and Ashley Swainson

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

Development of a broadband multimodal energy harvester with magnetic coupling Kirsten Ly and Louise Wan

Development of a force measurement system for bicycle handlebars Cameron Lawrence and Bryce Patten

Feasibility study of a novel washing machine suspension system Scott Blowers and Stephanie Hazard

Prediction of transient cornering response of a Formula SAE car Malcolm Finch and Aaron Johnson

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

Assembly process automation Kelvin Chan and Mofei He

Dynamic weighing system for fruit sorting equipment Rohan Khanna and Samuel Rumold-Oldfield

Productivity improvement in a manufacturing business Mohd A Rahim and Muhammad Idris

Development of an Efficient Scanning System Peter Hong and Jongik Na

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

Mechanics of Materials Lab Room 3.319 (level 3)

Effects of additives on the mechanical and flammability properties of Kenaf-Polypropylene composites Rohann D’Souza and Jerrin Pius

Flammability and mechanical characteristics of wool fibre-polypropylene composites Brendan McKenzie and Edward Morgan

Development of CFRP wheel rims for a Formula SAE car Christopher Barugh and Samuel Norton

Low-cost UAV wing structures Ariella Digal and Matthew Marinovich

Measurement systems for structural responses of high-performance marine and aeronautical structures Helim Kim and Karen Kuang

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

Mechatronics Projects Lab Room 3.504 (level 5)

Development of a 3D printer for glass/carbon long fibre composites James Doo and Daniel Hopkins

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