DCU Expo 2023 Final Year Projects

72 138. DCUVirtual Tour DCUVirtual Tour allows users to explore and navigate through the DCUGlasnevin campus from their laptops. DCUVirtual Tour is primarily aimed at prospective students, new students and visitors who have not been on the campus before. Class Computer Applications Project Area Web Application Project Technology C# Student Name(s) Katherina Keogh  |  Amelia Grigoriev Email katherina.keogh24@mail.dcu.ie   |  amelia.grigoriev2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Paul Clarke 139. Development and Testing of a Vertical AxisWind Turbine (VAWT) with Pivoting Blades This project involved researching relevant information required tomanufacture and test a unique vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) with pivoting blades and compare its performance to a traditional Panemone wind turbine design. A prototype design was created using SOLIDWORKS software, 3D Printed in suitable material and amodel was assembled. A similar method was used tomake the Panemone turbine model. Both prototypes were tested under similar conditions in a wind tunnel. The tests in this controlled environment involved varying the wind speeds and shaft resistances. A compact electrical generator was used to show the power output of each turbine. The data collected was analysed and calculations were completed inMS Excel. Class Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 4) Project Area 3-DModelling, Mechanical Design andManufacture, Renewable Energy Technology Project Technology Excel/VB, Solidworks Student Name(s) Eimhin Kissane Email eimhin.kissane2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr CornéMuilwijk 140. Development of an Arduino Library for Low-Cost Control of an AC ServoMotor This project looks for a way to control a Festo AC servomotor using an Arduino with a CANBUS shield, while also allowing communication with a PC running LabVIEWvia USB. The CANopen standard for motor control is used, specifically the CIA 402 profile. The Arduino would receive control commands from the PC in the formof JSONmessages over USB, which would be parsed and used to generate appropriate CANopen messages to control the motor. Class Mechatronic Engineering Project Area Arduino, Embedded Systems, Mechatronic Systems, Software Development Project Technology C/C++, LabVIEW Student Name(s) Cameron Stewart Email cameron.stewart8@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr David Kinahan