Soft actuators and their fabrication for bio-inspired mobile robots by Lau, Gih-Keong, Low, Sze-Shien, Chin, Yao-Wei, Heng, Kim-Rui

“…Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA), which are capable of muscle-like actuation, have potential to drive insect-inspired flapping-wing robotfly. They have not been successfully used to drive flapping wings due to various limitations. …”
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Design and fabrication of piezoelectrically driven wing flapper by Xu, WeiQuan.

“…This study focused on reproducing the flapping mechanism observed in insect flight using piezoelectric material as its driving mechanism. …”
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Aerodynamics of unconventional airfoils by Ng, Bing Feng.

“…Dynamic LEVs are created through flapping motion and are most prominent at the end of its up-stroke. …”
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Butterfly-like micro air vehicle by Yang, Xiaobin

“…Butterfly cannot hover, but it has unique aerodynamic characteristics such as undulating body motion and low wing loading. Development of flapping wing micro air vehicle is mainly focus on the hovering birds and inserts. …”
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Investigation of the effects of wing membrane slackness on thrust generation by Chua, Jasper Dong Qiu

“…In this experiment, the author aims to recreate this phenomenon, creating wings of varying slackness in an attempt to study if this phenomenon is a viable form a wing control for flapping wing micro-aerial vehicles (MAV).…”
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Natural avian inspired ornithopter UAV by Kaung, Ko Ko

“…Therefore, in this final year project, the product development will encompass studying and analyzing several bird species, mainly their flight dynamics and followed by engineering flexible flapping wing platforms which produce both thrust and lift by nature inspired movement of the birds’ wings in different flight phases, namely flapping, gliding and maneuvering. …”
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Design and development of composite structure for a micro-UAV by Loke, Jun Jie.

“…This report describes the design process and fabrication of a composite fuselage for a 2kg class micro-UAV which is propelled by flapping wings. It begins with the comparison and selection of fabrication process. …”
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Lightweight mechanical amplifiers for rolled dielectric elastomer actuators and their integration with bio-inspired wing flappers by Lau, Gih-Keong, Lim, Hoong-Ta, Teo, Jing-Ying, Chin, Yao-Wei

“…Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) are attractive for use in bio-inspired flapping-wing robots because they have high work density (specific energy) and can produce a large actuation strain. …”
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J-Park simulator : an ontology-based platform for cross-domain scenarios in process industry by Eibeck, Andreas, Lim, Mei Qi, Kraft, Markus

“…For this, we utilize a knowledge graph to store and link semantically described data and models and create agents wrapping the applications and updating the data in the knowledge graph dynamically. …”
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Design and develop an ornithopter by Wahyu Benardo Fanthony

“…The model will used electrical power from battery and perform flapping mechanism from dc motor. The main objective is to be able to perform basic movements such as wing flaps, tail flaps and tail twist. …”
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Twofold by Tan, Raychel Yixin

“…In a sense, it can be considered a new branding identity for Chinese tea culture and in hopes to incorporate the drinking and enjoyment of tea into our modern living environment. The wrapping of Japanese aesthetic onto the packaging concept is a fusion between the two countries to bring out the Asian influences with regards to the evolution of tea.…”
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Developing metallic cathode for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell applications by Yu, Chen-Chiang

“…This GDC capping layer could reduce the ohmic resistance due to the extra ion conduction pathways, while the polarization resistance increased since the GDC capping impeded oxygen surface exchange on Ag. …”
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a-reum: the Korean bojagi reimagined by Hur, So Hyun

“…‘a-reum’ is a cultural design project inspired by traditional Korean art, symbols and motifs. a-reum explores a journey through Korean heritage and a contemporary fashion adaptation, by delving into the intricate world of bojagis (wrapping cloths). The designed bojagis act as a testament to the fusion of traditional motifs curated to encapsulate a distinct visual ‘Korean-ness’ while bridging past and present, tradition and modern style.…”
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Outlook for the dry bulk shipping market in the next 5 years by Sam, Dave Perry, Chang, Yvonne, Yeo, Kai Hong

“…Several reasons include the delivery of newbuildings and the low rates of scrapping. With regards to the three major dry bulk commodities, coal will see a decline in demand due to stricter environmental policies worldwide as well as a slowdown in China’s demand. …”
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The Indonesian budget and Prabowo's free-food plan by Borsuk, Richard

“…But the programme’s anticipated high costs might breach a law capping budget deficits, which in turn could impact financial stability and the country’s credit ratings.…”
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Development of an advanced nano-satellite VELOX-I – a micro-thruster system by Gay, Dexter Kai Wei.

“…Testing was done using wire wrapping. This helped to boost the efficiency by 50%. …”
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Green synthesis and photocatalytic insights: A review of zinc oxide nanoparticles in wastewater treatment by Hussain, Rabia Tasaduq, Hossain, Md Sanower, Jun Haslinda, Shariffuddin

“…Secondary metabolites from plant extracts play crucial roles as stabilizing, reducing, and capping agents. The study highlights the superior effectiveness of modified ZnONPs in photocatalysis compared to unmodified counterparts. …”
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Taxonomic significance of pollen, anatomical and morphological characteristics of red and green leaves Christia vespertilionis (L.f.) Bakh. f. (Fabaceae) by Talip, Noraini, Che Amri, Che Nurul Aini, Abdul Rahman, Mohamad Ruzi, Ahmad Juhari, Muhammad Amirul Aiman, Ghazalli, Mohd. Norfaizal, Zohari, Ahmad Fitri, Bunawan, Hamidun

“…Anatomy study involves sectioning using sliding microtome on the petiole, lamina, midrib and leaf margin, epidermal mechanical scrapping to observe epidermis, leaf clearing for type of venation, for observation under light microscope, images are captured using Olympus DP25 camera and images analyzed using Docu Analysis software. …”
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Synthesis of lead selenide (PbSe) quantum dots for photovoltaic applications by Yang, Shuai

“…PbSeO3 phase was present in X-ray Diffraction (XRD) patterns that suggested the PbSe had low stability due to lack of capping agent. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) results confirmed that the particle size increased with increasing water to surfactant ratio, and UV-vis NIR Absorption Spectra of the PbSe quantum dots showed a red shift also with increasing water to surfactant ratio, the corresponding band gap was more than 1eV, which was larger than that of bulk PbSe.…”
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An innovative design of household civil defence shelters by Khong, Zhi Cong.

“…This was made possible by wrapping fibre polymer onto the surface of the wall. …”
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