DCU Expo 2023 Final Year Projects

57 93. Design and Assembly of aNon-Circular Gear Train The nautilus gear train is a formof non-circular gear system that has gained attention through time thanks to its stand-out design as well as its unique and efficient transmission capabilities. This project investigates the design andmanufacturing stages of a non-circular gear train based on the nautilus gear geometry. Additive manufacturing by means of 3D Printing using Polylactic Acid (PLA) filament allowed the three-dimensional manufacture of the gear train and its supporting base for display and demonstration purposes. Class Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 4) Project Area 3-DModelling, AdditiveManufacturing, Mechanical Design andManufacture Project Technology Solidworks Student Name(s) Andrei-Daniel Muntean Email andreidaniel.muntean2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Tamas Szecsi 94. Autotracer Our project is about a driving assistant which aims to help drivers on the road. It will aim to track the travel speed of the vehicle you are in and also notify you with voice assistance to help determine if you have gone over the speed limit of the road you are travelling. Through machine learning the application will alert the user to how fast they should be driving. Using object detection, traffic light’s changing color and oncoming traffic alerts that will be detected through the phone’s camera will be sent to the user. Class Computer Applications Project Area Android, GPS/GIS, Image/Video Processing, Vehicle Control Project Technology Java, SQLite, Machine Learning Student Name(s) Brian Quilty  |  Conor Marsh Email brian.quilty2@mail.dcu.ie  |  conor.marsh2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Paul Clarke 95. Solar Tracking Energy Assessment The position of solar panels in photovoltaic (PV) systems is critical in achieving high levels of efficiency and subsequent return on investment. The panel will collect solar radiation most efficiently when the sun’s rays are perpendicular to the panel’s surface. However, the sun’s angle changes throughout the day and year. In this project, a stationary and an active PV systemwere designed and built. The net power output of the active systemwas determined and compared with the stationary system. Class Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 5) Project Area Renewable Energy Technology Project Technology C/C++, Excel/VB, Solidworks Student Name(s) Abbey Corr Email abbey.corr6@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr GregMcNamara