Faculty of Engineering and Computing

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schools of computing, electronic engineering and
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Many thanks to our main sponsor:
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Final Year Projects Expo 2018
Contents
Welcome Page2
MessagefromtheDean Page3
INTRA–TheDCU-IndustryWorkPlacementProgramme Page4
EmployingGraduatesfromtheFacultyofEngineeringandComputing Page5
TheSchoolofComputing Page6
TheSchoolofElectronicEngineering Page7
TheSchoolofMechanicalandManufacturingEngineering Page10
MessagefromOurSponsor Page12
Project Numbers/Areas Page 15
ProjectListing Page17
LabLocationsforProjects(LG–groundfloorL1–firstfloor) Page27
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ProjectNumbersandLocations Page28
Individual Projects: No. 1-221 Page 35
SponsorsofPrizes Page110
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Final Year Projects Expo 2018
Welcome
WelcometotheFinalYearProjectsexhibitionbythegraduatingB.Sc.andB.Eng.classesof2018
fromtheDCUFacultyofEngineeringandComputing.
Ourdetailsandrespectiveprojectscanbefoundwithinthisbooklet.Theprojectsdemonstrate
howweputintopracticetheknowledgegainedduringourtimehereinDCU.Theycovermany
areaswithincomputing,electronicengineeringandmechanicalandmanufacturingengineering
andareinspiredbytimespentonINTRA(workplacement),staffresearchinterests,
collaborationwithcompaniesandoriginalconcepts.Theprojectsclearlydemonstrateourhard
workandinnovation.
Wewouldliketoextendourthankstolecturers,supervisorsandthesupportstaffforalltheir
helpandassistancethroughoutourtimehere.Withouttheirsupportwewouldnotbeheretoday.
Wewouldalsoliketothankthemainsponsorofthisevent,SAPandthosecompanies
sponsoringprizes.ThroughtheirsponsorshiptheyareshowingabeliefintheabilityofIrish
graduatesandacommitmenttothefutureofIrishindustry.
Andlast,butnotleast,wethankyou,thevisitorsandthecompaniesyourepresent,forshowing
aninterestinourwork–wehopeyouenjoyit!
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Finalyearstudents2018
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Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Final Year Projects Expo 2018
Message from the Dean
OnbehalfoftheFacultyofEngineeringandComputing,Iwouldliketowelcomeyoualltothis
year’sFinalYearProjectsexhibitionbytheClassof2018.ThiseventstartedasasingleSchool
ofComputingeventthreedecadesagoandhasgrownfrom25projectsbackinthelate1980s
to221exhibitorsatthepresentday.
Today,wehavetheopportunitytorecogniseandcelebratetheworkofthesestudents.We
allgothroughmanystagesinourcareersandlives,andtoday,forthesestudents,marksan
importantmilestone.Today,theydisplaythismajorhighlightoftheiracademicachievements
fortheirpeers,theiracademicmentors,andforthemanyguestswhojoinusfromindustry
andthewiderDCUcommunity.
Atitscore,ourFaculty’sfocusistoreleasethepotentialwhichourstudentshave,tohave
impact.WebelievethattherangeofFinalYearProjectsondisplayheretodayreflectsthegreat
opportunitiesfortheseyounggraduatestocontributetotheadvancementofIrishsocietyover
comingyears.Manyoftheprojectsdisplayedrepresentproductswithimmediatecommercial
potential;alldemonstrateingenuity,skillandtechnicalcapabilityofthehighestcalibre.
Tothestudents,congratulationsandwelldone!Someofyouwillnowgoontocareerswithinthe
engineering,computingorothersectorsoftheIrisheconomy;otherswillcontinueyourformal
educationeitherhereinDCUorelsewhere;somemaytravelacrosstheworld;andsomemay
choosetodevelopyourcareersintonewanddifferentdirections–management,accounting,
consultancy,maybeevenpolitics!Butwehopethatallofyouwilllookbackwithfondnessat
yourtimehereatDCU,andalso–andperhapsmoreimportantly–atthefriendshipsyouhave
madehere.WehereintheFacultyalwaysenjoyhearinghowformerstudentsaredeveloping 3
intheircareers.Dopleasestayintouch,andcomebackandvisitfromtimetotime–youwill
alwaysbewelcome!
Toourguests,thankyoufortakingthetimetojoinusheretoday.Wehopethatyouenjoyyour
visitandareimpressedwiththedepthandbreadthoftheworkthatourstudentsarepresenting.
Impressivethoughtheyare,theseprojectsstillrepresentonlyasmallsampleofthelearning
thatthestudentshaveachievedinthecourseoftheirstudies.Dopleaseengagewiththem
directlyandexploremorefullywhattheDCUeducationexperiencerepresents.
DCUiswell-knownforitsstrongrelationshipwithenterprise,innovationandentrepreneurship.
Weareconfidentthatthestudentsyoumeetheretodaywillgoontohaveastrongimpacton
thevariousindustriesandsectorsthatyourepresent.
ThestaffandstudentsoftheFacultylookforwardtomeetingyouandsharingtheseprojects
withyou,andwehopeyouallenjoyyourvisittotheFacultyandDCU.
Prof. Lisa Looney
Dean,FacultyofEngineeringandComputing
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Final Year Projects Expo 2018
INTRA – The DCU-Industry
Work Placement Programme
RelevantworkexperiencethroughDCU’sINTRA(INtegratedTRAining)programmehasbeena
centralfeatureofeducationatDCUsincetheestablishmentoftheuniversity,andisanintegral
partofallundergraduatedegreeprogrammesintheFacultyandEngineeringandComputing.
UndertheINTRAprogramme,undergraduatestudentscompleteasixmonthworkplacement
duringtheirthirdyearofstudy,runningfromApriltoSeptemberinclusive.Inmanycases,
studentsaresubsequentlyrecruitedtoworkwiththeirINTRAemployersaftertheyhave
completedtheirundergraduatestudies.
Why Offer an INTRA Placement?
Everyyear,employersinIrelandandoverseashiremorethan800studentsfromDCUforan
INTRAplacement.Ranginginsizefromthelargestmultinational,tothesoletraderorstartup,
theseemployersareconvincedofthemeritsofchoosingDCUstudentsandcomebacktoINTRA
yearafteryear.INTRAprovidesthefollowingopportunitiesforanemployer:
„ Accesstoasupplyofhighlymotivatedyoungpeoplewhohaveproventhattheycanmake
arealcontribution
„ Anopportunitytoevaluateandtrainpossiblefutureemployees
„ Freesexistingstafffromtime-consumingbutroutinetasks
„ Allowsrelieforassistanceduringseasonalpeakworkloads
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„ Developsexistingstaffbyprovidingmentoringopportunities
„ Raisesawarenessofyourcompanyandproducts/servicesoncampus
„ Providesanidealopportunityforemployersandacademicstoestablishlong-term
relationshipsandthepotentialforworkingtogetheronprojects
„ Providesanopportunityforinvolvementinthedevelopmentofgraduateswiththerequired
keyskillsessentialtotheIrisheconomy
„ Helpstopromoteandreinforcealifelonglearningculturewithinanorganisationthrough
theestablishmentofstronglinkswithathirdlevelinstitution
Formoredetails,contactMaeveLong,HeadofINTRA,phone:+353(01)7005515,
email:[email protected]
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Final Year Projects Expo 2018
Employing Graduates from the Faculty
of Engineering and Computing
DCU’sCareersServiceoffersacomprehensiveemploymentserviceforcompanieswishing
torecruitgraduatesfromourEngineeringandComputingprogrammesaswellasproviding
acruciallinktostudentsfromarangeofotherdisciplinesincludingBusiness,Humanities,
ScienceandEducation.
Asanemployer,youhavetheopportunitytoreachexcellentDCUstudentsandgraduates
throughavailingofthefollowing:
„ Advertisingvacanciesonline,whichareseenbyupto1,000studentsandgraduates
perweek.Checkout:www.dcu.ie/careers
„ ParticipatinginanannualEmployerRecruitmentFair,whichallowscompaniestomeet
upto2,000talentedDCUstudentsandgraduatesinOctobereveryyearaswellasstudents
fromarangeofotherIrishUniversitiesandThirdLevelColleges
„ VisitingEmployerProgramme:Torecruitcompetent,highly-educatedDCUstudentsand
graduatesfromrelevantcourses,youmaywishtomakepresentationsoncampusoreven
conductinterviewshere.TheCareersServicerunsaVisitingEmployersProgramand
providesopportunitiesforcompaniestocomeoncampusandadvertisetheirvacancies
andmeetplentyofenthusiasticDCUstudents
„ OpportunitytoadvertiseyourvacanciestoarangeofDCUAlumniinconjunctionwith
DCUCareersServiceandDCUAlumni
„ Raiseyourcompanyprofileoncampus:DCUCareersServicecanemailcompany
informationonvacanciesofrelevancetoDCUstudentsandgraduatesdirectlyintothe 5
mailaccountsoftheappropriatestudents
TolearnmoreabouthowDCUCareersServicecanassistyouinrecruitinghighcalibre
graduates,visitwww.dcu.ie/careersorcontactMs.MiriamJones,EmployerEngagement
&OperationsOfficer,email:[email protected],phone:+353(01)7005129.
Collaboration on Undergraduate Projects
Aninterestingwayinwhichcompaniescanraisetheirprofileamonggraduatingstudentsisby
puttingforwardprojectswhichstudentscanworkonaspartoftheircourse.Companiesarealso
invitedtoprovidein-housesupportforprojectsundertakenbystudents,ortoprovidefinancial
supportforprojectsassignedtostudents.Thereareseveralbenefitstothecompany,notleast
ofwhichistheopportunitytogetvaluableresearchundertakenthatmightnotbepossiblewithin
thecompanyduetooperationalcommitments.
Ifyouareinterestedinfindingoutmoreaboutpossiblecollaborationwithstudentsinour
Schoolsherearethecontactdetails:
SchoolofComputing
phone:+353(01)7008980 email:[email protected]
SchoolofElectronicEngineering
phone:+353(01)7005131 email:[email protected]
SchoolofMechanicalandManufacturingEngineering
phone:+353(01)7005104 email:[email protected]
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Final Year Projects Expo 2018
The School of Computing
TheSchoolofComputingatDublinCityUniversityhasearnedastrongreputationfor
excellenceinresearchandteaching.InadditiontoitsexistingprogrammestheB.Sc.in
ComputerApplicationsdegreeandtheB.Sc.inEnterpriseComputing.Thenewandinnovative
B.Sc.inDataSciencedatascience.dcu.ieisthefirstofitskindinIreland,andisaimedat
studentswhoareinterestedinacareerinBigData,dataanalyticsandrelateddatascience
roles.Wealsoofferarangeofinnovativetaughtprogrammesaimedatproducinggraduateswith
theprofessionalandpersonalskillsmostsoughtafterintheInformationEconomy.
TheSchoolalsoenjoysalively,supportiveenvironmentforresearchinmanyareasofcomputing,
withitsnumerousPh.D.andM.Sc.researchstudentsproducingworkofsignificanceatboth
nationalandinternationallevel.WithcloseindustrylinksandfeesupportforEUstudents,
theSchool’steachingandresearchprogrammesreflectthecurrentandanticipatedneedsof
Ireland’sindustrialandcommercialsectorswhileatthesametimemeetingthemostrigorous
nationalandinternationalacademicstandards.
Therangeofundergraduateandpostgraduateprogrammesare:
„ B.Sc.inDataScience
„ B.Sc.inEnterpriseComputing
„ B.Sc.inComputerApplications
„ M.Sc.inComputing(withamajor)
„ M.Sc.inComputing(DataAnalytics)
„ M.Sc.inComputing(SecurityandForensicComputing)
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„ M.Sc.inComputing(CloudComputing)
„ M.Sc.inComputing(SoftwareEngineering)
„ M.Sc.inElectronicCommerce
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Final Year Projects Expo 2018
The School of Electronic Engineering
Student Knowledge and Aptitudes
TheobjectiveofourtaughtBEng/MEngprogrammesinElectronicandComputerEngineering
istoproducequalifiedengineeringprofessionalswhowill:
„ Haveasufficientunderstandingofbasicsciencesandmathematicsappropriateto
developingtheircareersasprofessionalengineers
„ Becompetentinelectroniccircuits,systemsandsoftwaredesign
„ Haveadetailedknowledgeofthemostimportantsub-disciplinesrelatedtotheir
programmeofstudy
„ Haveacapacitytomodelandanalysethedynamicsofarangeoftechnologicalsystems
„ Understandtheoverallrequirementsofproductdesign
„ Understandthestructureandorganisationofindustryandhaverelevantindustrial
experienceasasupporttoattainingthepreviousobjectives
„ Becapableofapproachingproblem-solvinginacreativeandinnovativeway
„ Havedevelopedarangeofcommunicationskills–oral,writtenandvisual
„ Havesufficientpersonalandinter-personalskillstoenablethemtobeeffectivecontributors
totechnology-basedindustrialdevelopment
„ Becriticallyawareoftheimpactofengineeringonsociety
„ Embodytheprofessionalqualitiesofdiscipline,discriminationandapplication
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todosothroughresearch,academicorprofessionaltraining
Work Areas
StudentsfromourtaughtBEng/MEngEngineeringprogrammeshavetheabilitytowork
inarangeofdifferentengineeringareas,someofwhicharelistedbelow.
BEng in Electronic and Computer Engineering
„ MajorsofferedinSystemsandDevices,High-SpeedCommunications,DigitalInteraction,
andtheInternetofThings(IoT)
„ BuildingonsuccessesofpreviouslyofferedBEngprogrammesinElectronicEngineering,
InformationandCommunicationsEngineering,DigitalMediaEngineering
„ Hardwaredesignanddevelopmentofembeddedsystems
„ Developmentofopticalcommunicationssystems
„ Semiconductorandnanoelectronicmaterialsanddevicemanufacturing
„ ASICdesign/testing
„ Buildingreal-timedistributedsysteminfrastructureandapplicationssoftware
„ Developmentofcomputerandmachinevisionsolutions
„ Analysis,development,refinementandoptimisationofDSPalgorithms
„ Networkdesignandoperationforpublictelecomoperators
Faculty of Engineering and Computing
Final Year Projects Expo 2018
„ Privatenetworkdesignandoperationforutilitycompanies,governmentorganisations
and/orfinancialservicesapplications
„ Systemdesign,concentratingonhardware,softwareorboth
„ Technicalmarketing,includingnetworkdesign
„ Telecommunicationsresearchorganisationsandconsultancies
„ Telecommunicationssoftwaredevelopment
„ Systemsdevelopmentfordiversedatabase-backedwebservices
„ Hardwaredesignofdigitalmediadevices(incl.mobilephones,tablets,mobilerobotics)
„ Developmentofvirtualreality,telepresenceandvisualisationapplications
„ Webapplicationsandinterfacesfordeliveryofcontenttodiverseenvironments
„ Systemsarchitecturedesignfore-commerce/B2Bapplications
„ Developingarchivalorbrowsingsystemsforlibrariesofmultimediacontent
BEng in Mechatronic Engineering (jointly in collaboration with the School of Mechanical
and Manufacturing Engineering)
„ Anunderstandingoftheprinciplesoffundamentalsciences,engineeringsciences,
technologyandmathematics
„ Anunderstandingthatafewpowerfulunifyingprinciplesgovernthefunctionofmany
differentmechatronicsystems
„ Athoroughknowledgeofmodellinganddesign,systemintegration,actuatorsandsensors,
intelligentsystems,robotics,computerintegratedmanufacturingandautomation,motion
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controlandimageprocessing
„ Acapacitytotakeaproblemandredefineitinanengineeringcontext;inthecourseof
designingasystem,componentorprocesstomeetspecifiedneeds
„ Proficiencyinthedesignandrunningofexperimentsandtheanalysisandinterpretation
ofdata
„ Aknowledgeoftheresourcesrequiredtoputinplaceasolutiontoanengineeringproblem
takingintoaccountthepracticalconstraintsfromatechnical,humanresourcesand
financialperspective
„ Thecapabilityofefficientprojectmanagementmaximisinguseofavailableresourcesto
produceasuccessfuloutcomeinapre-definedtimeframe
„ Anabilitytodemonstrateprofessionalconductindiverse,complexandunfamiliarsituations
atalltimesbeingawareoftheimplicationsoftheirwork
„ Anunderstandingoftheneedforhighethicalstandardsinthepracticeofengineering,
includingtheresponsibilitiesoftheengineeringprofessiontowardspeopleandthe
environment
„ Anunderstandingthatsustainability,recyclingandproductlifecyclemustbeconsidered
atthedesignstage
„ Anabilitytoworkaspartofamultidisciplinaryteamusingtheirhybridmechatronictraining
tointegratetechnologiesinasynergisticmanner