DCU Expo 2023 Final Year Projects

16 Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 5) PROJ. NO. PROJECT TITLE PROJECT AREA PROJECT TECHNOLOGY 2 The Renewable Energy Opportunities at Water andWastewater Treatment Plants in Ireland Electric Generation, Energy Conservation, Renewable Energy Technology, Water Treatment, Life Cycle Assessment Excel/VB, Solar Design Software 13 Optimisation of the Rear Derailleur Cage for the Time-Trial Bicycle 3-DModelling, Fluid Mechanics, Simulation, CFD/Drivetrain Testing ANSYSWorkbench, Solidworks, ANSYS Fluent 19 The Development of a Digital Twin for aWarehouse Automation System Automation, Data Analytics, Internet of Things, Robotics, Simulation, Statistical Analysis, Traffic Simulators Excel/VB, ExtendSIM 33 Finite Element Modelling of a Piezeoelectric Sensor 3-DModelling, Device Design, Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Design and Manufacture, Sensor Data, Sensor Technology, Simulation ANSYSWorkbench, Solidworks 46 Laser Surface Cladding of Metal Parts AdditiveManufacturing, AdvancedMaterial Engineering, Materials Testing Excel/VB, R 50 The Development of a Liquid Piston Compressed Air Energy Storage System Device Design, Electric Generation, Mechanical Design andManufacture, Renewable Energy Technology, Thermodynamics C/C++, Excel/VB 56 Comparison in theMotion Tracking Capabilities between IMU Sensors and iPhone Sensors 3-DModelling, Arduino, Data Analytics, Digital Signal Processing, Mechatronic Systems, Motion Analysis, Power Electronics, Robotics, Sensor Data, Sensor Technology, Simulation, Wearable Technology C/C++, Excel/VB, Matlab, Python, Solidworks 63 Development of an Energy FlowModel for Freeze Drying Educational, Energy Conservation, Thermodynamics, Pharmaceutical Technology Excel/VB 75 Thermal Heating System for DNA Amplification 3-DModelling, Arduino, Control Systems, Device Design, Mechanical Design andManufacture LabVIEW, Solidworks, Microfluidics 85 An Investigation into Potential Energy Savings with the Introduction of Renewable Energy Technologies such as PV Solar Panels at University Campuses Renewable Energy Technology HOMER