DCU Expo 2023 Final Year Projects

32 18. Delamination andWrinkling of Adhesive Skin Patches This project focuses on investigating the adhesive properties of medical patches and wearable devices that use pressure-sensitive adhesives to attach to the skin. While standard peel tests can determine adhesive properties, complex movements can cause delamination or wrinkling. The project involves designing a test rig to experimentally investigate the delamination-driven adhesive failure of commercially used skin patches on a skin surrogate and visually analysing the results. Ultimately, it is comparing and evaluating commercial wound dressings using the ZwickRoell tensile testingmachine to performa delamination and wrinkling test on three adhesive skin patches, and the data and images obtained are thoroughly analysed. Class Biomedical Engineering (Year 5) Project Area Biomedical Engineering, Device Design, Mechanical Design andManufacture, Simulation, Statistical Analysis, Materials Testing Project Technology Excel/VB, Solidworks Student Name(s) Anna Roy Email anna.roy3@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Garrett McGuinness 19. The Development of aDigital Twin for aWarehouse Automation System The rapid advancement of automation technology in recent years has led numerous companies to adopt automation solutions to remain competitive within their industries. The objective of this project is to create a digital twin for a newly implemented automation system in amanufacturing facility at one of Ireland’s largest biopharmaceutical companies, to offer a framework for conducting both current and future performance evaluations. Class Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 5) Project Area Automation, Data Analytics, Internet of Things, Robotics, Simulation, Statistical Analysis, Traffic Simulators Project Technology Excel/VB, ExtendSIM Student Name(s) Lance Carcallas Email lance.carcallas2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr John Geraghty 20. Frontier Multisig This project is amulti-signature wallet on the Ethereumblockchain. This means that multiple parties must agree to the transaction and sign off on it using their private keys, rather than just one party having complete control of the funds. Multi-signature wallets are often used by businesses or other organisations as they increase security and decrease the risk of fraud or theft. Class Computer Applications Project Area Cryptography, Databases, Security, Web Application, Blockchain technology Project Technology CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, Nodejs, Solidity Student Name(s) Dara Lynch  |  AlanMcGrath Email dara.lynch63@mail.dcu.ie   |  alan.mcgrath46@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Irina Tal