Mechanical & Manufacturing Eng (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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Battery Charging Considerations in Small Scale Electricity Generation from a Thermoelectric Module
(2014)This project involves the development of a prototype electrical gen erator for delivering and storing small amounts of electricity. Power is generated using the thermoelectric effect. A single ... -
Convective heat transfer due to thermal Marangoni flow about two bubbles on a heated wall
(2014)Three dimensional simulations of t hermal Marangoni convection about two bubbles situated on a heated wall immersed in a liquid silicone oil layer have been performed to gain some insight into the thermal and ... -
Investigation into channel angular extrusion and the UREAD energy absorption technique
(2008)Channel Angular Extrusion(CAE) processes are characterised by imposing high level of strain into deformable materials using simple tools where the material is contained within a specific path. ... -
Loading behaviour of 900 'UREAD' energy channels
(2008)Most engineering products are designed to either deliver or withstand a specific maximum force or level of energy. It is important however that the design of a structure or a machine incorporates an ... -
DECIPHERING THE EFFECT OF CURRICULA ON THE PERCEPTION OF THIRD LEVEL ENGINEERING - A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
(2012)Recent PISA surveys have shown that Ireland’s relative ranking in Mathematics has fallen sharply, while Finland maintains its posit ion at the top of the international table. Simultaneously, ... -
Anomaly detection in drilling using neural networks
(1999)With increasing competitive pressures, manuf acturing systems in the automotive industry are being driven more and more aggressively. The pressures imposed on the processes and lack of system 'slack' have led to ... -
Further Experiences in CDIO Implentation
(2008)The CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement and Operate) philosophy has become an increasingly influential engineering educatio n paradigm championed by a range of leading engineering educational institutes worldwide. A ... -
Implementation of a CDIO compliant syllabus in a large engineering programme
(2008)The role of the engineer in industry has evolved, with to day’s engineering businesses seeking engineers with abilities and attributes in two broad areas - te chnical understanding and enabling skills. Institutions ... -
Surface Finish in Micro-drilling of PTFE
(2008)Surface finish of engineering components pl ays a key role in their functionality, particularly where the size of the geometric feat ures of the component decreases. This paper reports on such an application – the ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF A MOBILE ROBOTIC SIMULATOR
(2012)Robotic simulators facilitate design a nd testing of robotic platforms. For the purpose of rapid development and edu cation, currently available simulation packages can be overly complex and time consuming for the ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC HAND WITH HUMAN INTERACTION CAPABILITIES
(2012)A multiple degree-of-freedom hand has been developed which can interact with a human on a fundamental level. Th e robotic hand is closely modelled on a human hand, consisting of four fingers a nd a thumb. The digits ... -
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS
(2012)This paper addresses the practical challenges that engineers encounter when designing autonomous mobile robots. The issues faced are multi -disciplinary in nature and become exponentially more co mplex as the ... -
PREDICTION OF ENGINEERING STUDENT PROGRESSION FROM ENTRANCE DATA
(2012)Most Western economies are suffering from problems in attracting students to study Science, Engineering and T echnology courses at university level. Concurrently, engineering programmes te nd to have higher dropout ... -
ENGAGEMENT WITH SECOND LEVEL - DOES IT WORK?
(2012)Most Western economies are suffering from problems in attracting students to study Science, Engineering and Technology courses at university level. To address this demand shortage, and also with regard to current financial ... -
Development of a Humanoid Robot for Education and Outreach
(School Of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, 2013)Robots have engendered a certain public fascination since the term was first coined by Josef Čapek in the 1920s [1]. In particular humanoid robots have the capacity to excite (and in some cases intimidate) the general ...
