DCU Expo 2023 Final Year Projects

39 39. Improvement of a Pneumatic Artificial Arm This project details the investigation, design, andmanufacturing of a prosthetic arm utilised by the pneumaticMcKibben actuators. Throughout this project, there are improvements to the design, component locations, andmaterial choice for the robotic arm. The versatility of hybrid stepper motors in prosthetics is highlighted with the use of NEMA 17 throughout. Class Biomedical Engineering (Year 4) Project Area 3-DModelling, AdditiveManufacturing, Biomedical Engineering, Circuit Modeling, Device Design, FluidMechanics, Mechanical Design and Manufacture, Motion Analysis, Power Electronics, Robotics, Sensor Technology, Vehicle Control, Rehabilitation Engineering Project Technology C/C++, PLC Programming, Solidworks Student Name(s) CianMcDonagh Email cian.mcdonagh238@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr JeremiahMurphy 40. Improving Print Resolution for LowViscosity Bioinks This project investigates the various printing parameters related to reducing filament diameter (improving resolution) for low-viscosity bio-inks. The use of different thermoreversible support baths with varying calcium chloride content was paired with various alginate bioink concentrations and printing parameters to determine the criteria necessary for improving resolution. Class Biomedical Engineering (Year 5) Project Area AdditiveManufacturing, AdvancedMaterial Engineering, 3D Bioprinting Project Technology Solidworks, ImageJ Student Name(s) James Horgan Email james.horgan7@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Tanya Levingstone 41. BrowseSafe This project is amobile application that allows users to control their squid proxy that is running on a Raspberry Pi at home. This project was designed for homeowners who wish to control the network activity of devices in their home, most notably parents who wish to limit their children’s activity on the network. This project can help protect the users of the proxy from inappropriate content on the web. Class Computer Applications Project Area Mobile App, RaspberryPi, Network Proxy Project Technology Python, Flutter, Firebase, FlaskAPI, Squid Student Name(s) Luke Edwards  |  Andrew Rich Email luke.edwards5@mail.dcu.ie   |  andrew.rich2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Darragh O’Brien