DCU Expo 2023 Final Year Projects

93 201. 3DPrinting of a Prosthetic Hand This project aims to address the high cost of modern prosthetics by using 3D printing to produce low-cost, customisable prosthetic devices. The focus is on studying the limitations and challenges of 3D-printed prosthetic hands. The project also explores the feasibility of manufacturing prosthetic devices in a home environment. Tensile and three-point bend tests were performed in order to challenge the strength of such a device. Class Biomedical Engineering (Year 4) Project Area 3-DModelling Project Technology Solidworks, Machine Learning Student Name(s) Jelizaveta Cirica Email jelizaveta.cirica2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Alan Kennedy 202. GeoMelody Our project is a PWA (progressive web app) that provides music recognition services. Designed using Node.js, once the user has successfully created an account, they will be able to record and identify any song with ease and have this data logged and saved using Firestore Database. This data can be viewed in the user’s own search history page in chronological order of when the data items were identified, accompanied by a timestamp of when the user identified the song and the name of the address where the song was recorded. This additional information will make it easier for the user to place the song and where they discovered it in memory. Class Computer Applications Project Area Software Development, ProgressiveWeb Application, Human-Computer Interaction, Audio Processing Project Technology HTML, CSS, Javascript, Node.js, Firebase, AUD-D, Machine Learning Student Name(s) Christopher Cussen  |  Ali Mazbouh Email christopher.cussen2@mail.dcu.ie   |   ali.mazbouh3@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Prof TomasWard 203. Developing aWearable Inertial Sensor to Analyse Ankle joint Biomechanics during the Ball-Foot Contact Phase of Place Kicking in Rugby This project designs, builds, and validates a pair of bespoke inertial sensors that can be controlled remotely with a smartphone via Bluetooth, to record biomechanically relevant data from the ankle joint during place-kicking in Rugby Union. This technology was produced at 10%of the cost of the leading commercial alternatives and could be used for injury prevention and improving place-kicking techniques. To test the sensors, a kicking rig was designed and fabricated which simulates the final swing and ball-impact phases from the knee joint and simulates accurate ankle biomechanics. Simulations and validation testing were performed on the kicking rig and sensors before conducting the main testing to analyse the ankle joint response to varied kicking parameters. Class Biomedical Engineering (Year 5) Project Area 3Dmodelling, AdditiveManufacturing, Arduino, Biomedical Engineering, Data Analytics, Device Design, Embedded Systems, Mechanical Design and Manufacture, Motion Analysis, Sensor Data, Sensor Technology Simulation, Software Development, Wearable Technology, Wireless Technology, Rehabilitation Engineering Project Technology C/C++, Excel/VBA, RStudio, SolidWorks Student Name(s) HarryMartin Email harry.martin4@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr David Kinahan