Final Year Project

RESEARCH PANEL

The very first step in conducting final year project is selecting the research panel or research topics. The ability to develop a good research topic is an important skill. A supervisor may assign you a specific topic, but most often supervisors require you to select your own topic of interest. When deciding on a topic, there are a few things that you will need to do:

1. The ability of students to brainstorm for ideas about that topic.
2. Choose a topic that will enable you to read and understand the literature very well.
3. Ensure that the topic is manageable and that material is available.
4. Make a list of key words. Define whether you have interest of that topic or not.
5. Define your topic as a focused research question, do some research and read more about your topic.
6. Try to formulate a problem statement for that topic, are you capable to do that?

Be aware that selecting a good topic may not be easy. It must be narrow and focused enough to be interesting, yet broad enough to find adequate information. Before selecting your topic, make sure you know what your under graduate project should look like. Each supervisor will likely require a different style of doing research project.

Please determine whether your topic is experimental or simulation. That maybe give you some ideas to choose your title.

In School of Mechanical Engineering, title of Final Year Project (FYP) will be determined and endorse by the research panel.

Students can also browse MECHYPEDIA to find out research and work done by lecturers at the School of Mechanical Engineering, UTM. A search can be made using the name of the lecturer involved. Students can also use keywords related to the field of study that students are interested in to start the search.

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INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH PANEL IN FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Students can choose the lecturer and research keywords of interest. Students can communicate directly with the lecturer and discuss the FYP topics offered. Students can also suggest their own FYP titles to the supervisor. Students can also send an email to the research panel coordinator by using the link (blue button) provided.

The following is a list of lecturers at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

  • THERMODYNAMICS (SEMM)

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    RESEARCHER
    AMINUDDIN SAAT, PM DR
    HASLINDA MOHD KAMAR, PM DR
    MAZLAN ABDUL WAHID, PROF DR
    MOHD FAIZAL HASSAN, DR
    MOHD FAIRUS MOHD YASSIN, DR
    MOHD IBTHISHAM ARDANI, DR
    MUHAMMAD FAIZ HILMI RANI, DR
    NATRAH KAMARUZAMAN, DR
    NORIKHWAN BIN HAMZAH, DR (Coordinator)
    WONG KENG YINN, DR
    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Heat Transfer; Two-Phase Flow; Microchannels; Micro Cooling; Thermoacoustics; Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning; Thermal Comfort; Energy Storage; Energy Systems; Energy Efficient; Renewable Energy; Energy Conversion; Alternative Fuel; Combustion; Internal Combustion Engine; External Combustion Engine; Nanomaterials Synthesis; Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation.

  • FLUID MECHANICS (SEMM)

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    RESEARCHER
    FAZILA MOHD ZAWAWI, DR
    KAHAR OSMAN, PROF DR
    MOHAMAD NOR MUSA
    MOHAMAD NUR HIDAYAT BIN MAT, IR DR (Coordinator)
    MUHAMMAD NOOR AFIQ WITRI MUHAMMAD YAZID, DR
    SYAHRULLAIL SAMION, PROF IR DR
    UMMIKALSOM ABIDIN, DR
    ZULHANAFI PAIMAN, DR
    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Experimental fluid mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), wind turbine, drag force, lift force, lubrication, friction, wear, palm oil, microfluidic, Lab-on-chip (LoC), microchannel, micropump, turbocharger, turbocharger turbine, turbocharger compressor, turbine design, compressor design, ventilation, nanofluids, Bio-fluid dynamics, computational hydrodynamic lubrication, computational elastohydrodynamic lubrication, lubrication compatibility, experimental using wind and water tunnel, streamline visualization, Wind/Hydro Power, Renewable Power Generation, Renewable Energy Recovery System.

  • ENGINEERING DESIGN & COMPUTER (SEMM)

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    RESEARCHER
    AFANDI DZAKARIA, DR (Coordinator)
    AHMAD HUMAIZI ROZAINI, DR
    AMIR PUTRA MD SAAD, DR
    ARDIYANSYAH SYAHROM, PM DR
    HAIRUL ANUAR ABDULLAH
    KHAIRUL ANWAR HANAFIAH
    MOHAMAD KASIM ABD JALIL, PM DR
    MUHAMAD FAUZI ABD RASED, DR
    MUHAMMAD ASYRAF MUHAMMAD RIZAL, DR
    MUHAMMAD AZFAR NOORDIN, DR
    MUHAMMAD NOR HARUN, DR
    NOR FASIHA MOHD YUSOF, DR


    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Mechanical Design / Design Process, Bioengineering/Biomedical engineering, Reliability and Optimization.

  • SOLID MECHANICS (SEMM)

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    RESEARCHER
    HANIM MOHD YATIM, DR (Coordinator)
    MASLINDA KAMARUDIN, DR
    MOHD AYUB SULONG, DR
    MOHD HAZIQ DZULKIFLI, DR
    MOHD YAZID YAHYA, PROF DR
    ZAINI AHMAD, PM IR DR


    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Continuum mechanics, fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, composite materials, metallic materials, green materials, adhesive joints, mechanical characterisation, finite element modelling, crashworthiness, structural dynamics, fatigue, impact, durability, reliability, flexible structures, active vibration control.

  • MECHANIC MACHINES (SEMM)

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    RESEARCHER
    MAT HUSSIN AB TALIB, DR
    MOHD SYAHRIL RAMADHAN MOHD SAUFI, DR
    MUHAMMAD DANIAL ABU HASAN, DR
    MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS ISHAM, DR (Coordinator)
    WAN ALIFF ABDUL SAAD, DR
    ZAINAB ASUS, DR
    ZAIR ASRAR AHMAD, PM DR


    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Control system, Optimization, Vehicle dynamics, Simulation, Vibration, Noise, Mechanism and linkages, System identification, Algorithm, Bioscience engineering, Automation, Intelligent controller, Acoustics, Data collection, Sound system, Signal proccessing, Damping system, Degree of freedom, Multibody system simulation, Advanced control, Driving simulators.

  • SYSTEM & CONTROL (SEMM)

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    RESEARCHER
    INTAN ZAURAH MAT DARUS, PROF DR
    KAMARULAFIZAM ISMAIL, DR
    MAZIAH MOHAMED, DR (Coordinator)
    MOHAMED HUSSEIN, PROF DR
    MOHD ZARHAMDY MD ZAIN, PM DR
    NUR SAFWATI MOHD NOR, DR
    SHAHARIL MAD SAAD, DR
    TANG HOWE HING, DR

    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Automated System, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of things (IoT), Robotics, Intelligent System, Embedded System, PC-Based System, Data Acquisition, Control Engineering.

  • MATERIAL ENGINEERING (SEMB)

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    ABDILLAH SANI BIN MOHD NAJIB, DR
    ABDUL HAKIM MD YUSOP, DR (Coordinator)
    MOHD ZAMRI MOHD YUSOP, DR
    MUHAMMAD AZIZI MAT YAJID, PM DR
    NOR AKMAL FADIL, DR
    TUTY ASMA ABU BAKAR, PM DR
    WAN FAHMIN FAIZ WAN ALI, DR


    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Corrosion, ceramic coating, protection coating, nanomaterials, plasma treatments, diamond like carbon, self healing coatings, advance ceramic materials, smart memory alloys.

  • MANUFACTURING (SEMP)

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    RESEARCHER
    AINI ZUHRA ABDUL KADIR, PM DR
    FOO JIN HOE, DR
    IZMAN SUDIN, PROF DR
    KHIDZIR ZAKARIA
    MOHD AZLAN SUHAIMI, DR
    MOHD FARIDH AHMAD ZAHARUDDIN, DR
    MUHD IKMAL ISYRAF BIN MOHD MAULANA, DR
    NAJLAA NAZIHAH MAS'OOD, DR
    NORIZAH REDZUAN, PM DR
    NURFARRAHAIN NADIA AHMAD, DR
    ROZAIMI MOHD SAAD (Coordinator)
    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Manufacturing process, machining, rapid prototyping, casting process, tissue engineering, sustainability manufacturing, CAD/CAM, plastic mold design & flow analysis, Virtual manufacturing, Advanced Manufacturing, Product developtment, Addative Manufacturing, Welding prcess, Metal casting process.

  • INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING (SEMI)

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    RESEARCHER
    AZANIZAWATI MA'ARAM, DR
    JAFRI MOHD ROHANI, PM DR
    MOHD FIRDAUS MOHD TAIB, DR
    MUHAMMAD ZAMERI MAT SAMAN, PROF DR
    NOR HASRUL AKHMAL NGADIMAN, DR
    NURUL RAWAIDAI AIN BURHANI, DR
    ROZLINA MAT SIRAT, DR
    WAN NAZDAH WAN HUSSIN (Coordinator)
    WONG KUAN YEW, PROF DR

    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Sustainable Manufacturing and Lean Six Sigma, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Operations Management, Statistical Process Control, Productivity and Quality, Supply Chain Design and Optimization, Total Productive Maintenance, Pattern Recognition for Process Monitoring & Diagnosis, Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), Quality Engineering, Ergonomic, Human Performance.

  • AERONAUTICS (SEMT)

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    HARIS AHMAD ISRAR AHMAD, DR
    ISKANDAR SHAH ISHAK, DR
    MASTURA AB WAHID, DR
    MOHD FAIRUZ SHAMSUDIN, DR
    MOHD NAZRI MOHD NASIR, DR
    MUHAMMAD FARUQ FOONG BIN MOHAMAD FAIZ FOONG, DR
    NIK AHMAD RIDHWAN NIK MOHD, DR
    NORAZILA OTHMAN, DR (Coordinator)
    SHABUDIN MAT, PM IR DR
    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    finite elements, structure,experimental aerodynamics, helicopter, traffic flow management, flight dynamics and control, simulator, GNC, UAS, rocket design, rocket propulsion, rocket aerodynamics, applied aerodynamics, experimental propulsion and combustion, gas turbine, CSM, vibration analysis, ventilator, turbine, CFD, optimization, applied thermodynamics, Delta wing, Avionics and Instrumentation

  • AUTOMOTIVE (SEMV)

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    CHIONG MENG SOON, DR
    DESMOND DANIEL CHIN VUI SHENG, DR
    IZHARI IZMI MAZALI, DR
    MOHD AZMAN ABAS, IR DR
    MOHD FARID MUHAMAD SAID, PM DR
    MOHD KAMEIL ABDUL HAMID, DR
    NUR IZWANNE MAHYON, DR
    SRITHAR RAJOO, PM DR
    WILLIAM CHONG WOEI FONG, PM DR
    SAIFUL ANUAR ABU BAKAR, DR
    ZUL-HILMI CHE DAUD, DR (Coordinator)
    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Research conducted by automotive research panel cover vast automotive-related area including:
    1. Vehicle Dynamics: ride and comfort, handling, kinematics and kinetics behaviours of vehicle dynamic essentials systems and subsystems.
    2. Vehicle Powertrain: Research on power plant and transmissions. Focus on current technology such as Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) and also alternative powertrain system including Electric Vehicle (EV) and Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV).
    3. Engine Turbocharging: one of the key technologies for current and future engine developments in order to meet the ever-stringent fuel consumption and emission regulations. The study into engine turbocharging will involve the matching of turbo machines and internal combustion engine for performance enhancement, engine downsizing, together with its associated engineering complexities.
    4. Internal Combustion Engine: Latest technology related to internal combustion engine powered vehicle including alternative fuel/Biofuel, engine performance modelling, vehicle modelling, and energy efficient vehicle.
    5. Tribology: involves the study on friction, wear and lubrication of machine elements in relative motion. In the automotive sector, tribology plays an important role not only in reducing frictional power losses in moving parts (e.g. piston ring/cylinder liner, bearings, valve train, tire/road) but more importantly, it helps protect these parts from premature failure due to excessive wear and tear during operation
    6. Automotive Braking: various research regarding braking system including brake squeal noise, electro-mechanical parking brake, and disk brake judder and its suppression approach.
    7. Automotive emissions control: Catalytic converter, Diesel Particulate Filter, Ceramic Hollow Fibre Monolith, and Energy Recovery Technology.
    8. Others: Underwater vehicle, vehicle cabin temperature study, battery technology, wiper noise and vibration, vehicle simulator, and design of various mechanical component & system.

  • NAVAL ARCHITECTURE & OFFSHORE ENGINEERING (SEMO)

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    RESEARCHER
    ARIFAH ALI, DR
    FARAH ELLYZA HASHIM, DR
    KANG HOOI SIANG, DR
    MUHAMMED AMIRUL ASYRAF HASNAN, DR (Coordinator)
    NIK MOHD RIDZUAN SHAHARUDDIN, DR
    OMAR YAAKOB, PROF DR
    SIOW CHEE LOON, DR



    RESEARCH KEYWORDS
    Ship Resistance and Propulsion, Ship hull and structure Design
    Ship Machinery Design, Fluid-Structure Interaction using CFD and Experimental method, VIV (vortex induced vibration) and VIM (vortex induced motion) Study, Ship Structure Strength Analysis, Renewable Energy and Sustainability Analysis, Marine Transportation and Ship Tracking, Research in fluid structure interaction problems.