DCU Expo 2024 - Final Year Projects

73 129. Electronic DrumPadDesign Electronic drumpads typically have two sensors, one to detect hits on the head and one to detect hits on the rim. This project investigates how adding additional sensors can be used to improve the performance of the drum. Additionally, this project investigates how the configuration of these added sensors can improve the performance of the drum. Student Programme Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 4) Project Area Device Design, Sensor Data, Sensor Technology Project Technology Excel/VB, Solidworks, Hantek 1008 Student Name(s) LukeMcMahon Email luke.mcmahon25@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Alan Kennedy 130. An Investigation into theOptimal ScrewPlacement Angle for Achilles Tendon Repair in Dogs There is currently no agreed or prescribed procedure for the angle of screw insertion during a calcaneal tendon (Achilles in humans) repair operation in dogs. Vets have found their own way of completing this operation, although it is never 100% certain. This project investigates the optimal screw angle that should be used during the procedure. Mechanical testing was completed using a compressive test and then validated using ANSYS. Student Programme Biomedical Engineering (Year 5) Project Area 3-DModelling, Biomedical Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, Materials Testing Project Technology ANSYSWorkbench, Solidworks Student Name(s) Roisin Condell Email roisincondell@gmail.com Supervisor Dr BryanMacDonald 131. Gitulyse Gitulyse is a code analysis project which uses the GitHub API to parse useful analytical information and metrics to a web app. The web app displays the information in a user friendly way. It provides a one stop platform for tracking progress, viewing contributions, and gaining valuable insight into a specific repository or a user’s contributions over all their repositories. The project is useful for people who want to monitor/track the progress and inner workings of contributors. The idea for Gitulyse came from the need of programmers to keep on top of personal projects or ones they oversee, and Gitulyse provides a platform for the easy analysis andmonitoring of projects on GitHub. Student Programme Computer Applications Project Area Data Analytics, Information Retrieval, Software Development, Web Application, GitHub Project Technology CSS, Docker, MongoDB, Nodejs, Python, React.js, Next.js, Flask Student Name(s) Adrian Irwin  |  Afolabi Fatogun Email adrian.irwin7@mail.dcu.ie   |   afolabi.fatogun2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Stephen Blott