DCU Expo 2023 Final Year Projects

89 189. Design, Build, Instrument and Test aMachine/Equipment ReliabilityModelling Rig The goal of this project was to design a rig that could simulate operating conditions and generate data tomodel equipment failure rates and predict maintenance requirements. Amotor was connected to three bearings and one bearing was purposefully misaligned. An accelerometer was used to collect data from these bearings that can be studied using vibration analysis and signal processing. The rig allows us to predict when the bearing will fail in order to proactively performmaintenance. Class Mechatronic Engineering Project Area Data Analytics, Digital Signal Processing, Sensor Data Project Technology Digital Signal Processing, Matlab, Solidworks Student Name(s) Caolan O’Callaghan Email caolan.ocallaghan48@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr John Geraghty 190. Investigating the Effect of the Addition of Tungsten Carbide into Nickel TitaniumStents Tungsten carbide(WC) is a hard and strongmaterial, which can be used as a reinforcement for nickel titanium(NiTi) stents. Adding tungsten carbide to the nickel titaniumalloy could increase the strength and durability of the stent. However, it is important to investigate the effect of this addition on the stent’s properties and performance such as hardness, density ,chemical composition etc. In this project different samples of NiTi were made with increasing amounts of WC (0%,5%,10%,15%and 20%) through powder compaction, sintering and polishing, and various different properties of these materials were tested in order to see if there are any clear improvements that may favour the use of WC in NiTi stents rather than the common NiTi stents. Class Biomedical Engineering (Year 5) Project Area Biomedical Engineering, Device Design, Mechanical Design andManufacture, Sensor Data, Medical Manufacturing Project Technology Bioprocessing, SEM, Imaging Student Name(s) Angelo Eluvathingal Email angelo.eluvathingal2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Prof Dermot Brabazon 191. QuickShift QuickShift is an application enabling connections between employers and employees looking for flexible working arrangements. Potential employees can sign up and add their details and work experience. Employers can post shift advertisements and then select from users who, based on their experience/ proximity, have been notified of the vacancy and have applied for the shift. Our application provides an alternative to other recruitment methods, as interactions on our application happen in real-time. We hope to give workers more options regarding how they live and work, and for employers, we hope to offer a timely solution to their short-term recruitment needs. Class Enterprise Computing Project Area Android, Cloud Computing, Databases, GPS/GIS, Instant Messaging, Mobile App, Social Networking, Software Development Project Technology CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, NoSQL, REST, React.js, FireBase Student Name(s) Ciaran Cooke  |  KevinMcGettigan  |  Jessyca Silva de Lima Email ciaran.cooke9@mail.dcu.ie   |  kevin.mcgettigan3@mail.dcu.ie  |  jessyca. silvadelima3@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr SilvanaMacMahon