Ranjit Sarban Singh

Door Sensors for Automatic Light Switching System

Door sensor for automatic lighting control is widely being developed for energy saving and security purposes. An infrared door sensor based on electrical and electronics combinational circuit technology is used to develop the automatic light switching system. The automatic light switching system will lead to energy saving and efficient energy usage which could benefit every single individual. Furthermore, the system is developed with safety enviroment when switching ‘ON’ or ‘OFF’ the light during the room occupancy or unoccupancy. Apart from safety enviroment, it also comprises manual switching in case user needs to have light during the day. Basically, this system is designed to be installed in the restroom.

Integrated Steering System Design for Bus Driver Drowsy Behavior Change

The paper presents an integrated steering system design for bus drivers drowsy driving behaviour change. Busses involved in accidents due to drowsy driving is increasing nowadays and those accidents involved a lot of people due to the number of passengers it carries. In order to decrease the rate of accidents for bus driver due to drowsy driving, an integrated steering system that can change their driving behaviour is developed. The developed integrated steering system is then being validated through surveys conducted on drivers with valid driving licence. The survey results have shown that the integrated steering system is a feasible system to the drivers.

Up-Scaling and Optimisation of Fire Fighting Ground Vehicle Track System

Current UTeMs fire fighting machine is developed to operate indoor only. It is not efficient when it is operating on rocky surfaces (outdoor) as it faces the problem of shock and vibration reduction. The track system of the machine cannot move smoothly because the rollers are fixed to the chassis. This paper describes the method of up-scaling and optimising the track system for the current fire fighting machine. The new track system concept is firstly developed by using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software. Subsequently a prototype is built to validate the functionality of the new track system which is more efficient in absorbing the vibration and shock. Analysis and optimisation of the prototype is performed using CAD method with the CATIA V5 R16 software.

Designing Switching System for AC Powered Appliances Using Microcontroller

This paper describes the first phase of the development process of this project. There are two phases involve in this research work. In the first phase, PROTUES simulation tools were used to design, study and analyze the proposed research work. Results from the simulation will be use as reference to re-design and develop the real-time hardware-based system. In the second phase, the hardware will be developed based on the study and analysis carried out in the first phase. The developed hardware will be integrated to a stand-alone source powered via photovoltaic technology. This will be an added advantage to this system because it will be able to operate without having to connect to the electrical network system. Furthermore, the system is integrated to light dependent resistance and negative temperature coefficient sensors to automatically operate the system based on the sensors characteristics.