Distributed voltage unbalance compensation for an islanded microgrid system in a sensitive load bus by Han, Ziying

“…This project demonstrated a distributed voltage unbalance compensation scheme for an islanded microgrid system with main consideration of a sensitive load bus. A hierarchical control structure is commonly used for voltage unbalance compensation. …”
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Effects of indoor environment on building occupants by Patel, Vishwa

“…The main purpose of a building is to serve its occupants. …”
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A web portal for the social support of the elderly by Kok, Kelvin Jian Rong

“…It serves as a platform to provide personal and health information, as well as keep track the wellness of the elderly. The main functions of this web application include displaying and editing medical information of the elderly, updating the elderly’s social status on the web, displaying the elderly’s daily wellness index and a calendar function which allows family members to suggest events to the elderly. …”
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Remote monitoring and control of a fuel cell power system by Tan, William Wei Yong

“…In the flow of the report, the SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system that is written in Python coding and deployed in the main centralized unit – Raspberry Pi, will be explored and explained. …”
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Effect of a circular tunnel in the foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Yeong, Siang Phong

“…The effect of a circular tunnel at different horizontal placement and the effect of different circular tunnel size are the 2 main variable interests. For varying tunnel diameter, there is a trend of increasing PGA with increasing tunnel diameter size. …”
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GUI development for power substation monitoring system by Lim, Sean Yang Wen

“…Graphical user interface (GUI) has been around for a long time and has come quite a far bit from the 1970s. The main purpose of a GUI is for an ease of communication between users and the electronic devices. …”
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Machine learning algorithm for electroencephalography (EEG) based brain signal analysis by Teo, Jeffrey Eng Hock

“…There are many applications that this can be used for, be it in the medical field or for artificial intelligence purposes. The main objective of this study is to develop a machine learning algorithm that can automatically predict the emotional state (Happy or Sad) of a human, based on the EEG signals. …”
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MCDT : a reactive energy efficient data aggregation and topology control algorithm for wireless sensor networks by Naveen Rai

“…From the results, it was found that the proposed algorithm was efficient in increasing the network life time and the stability of the network significantly. The main objectives kept in mind while developing the proposed algorithm are:  To Increase the life time of the complete network…”
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Ideas of intelligence across development : a look into children's implicit attitudes of the male = brilliant stereotype by Ng, Sara Hui Xin

“…As such, this study aims to explore the possible implicit attitudes of children towards gender and intelligence, with three main research questions, of first, wanting to investigate whether this stereotype is present for both boys and girls, secondly, whether children as young as 8 years old have this gender stereotype, and lastly, to investigate the possible factors of how parental influences (such as their socioeconomic status (SES) and beliefs) and also the exposure to media might contribute to the acquisition of this stereotype. …”
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A back-to-back converter system for aerospace applications by Hao Zhe, Chua

“…The report consists of 2 main parts. Firstly, the working principles on different types of converters and other subsystems. …”
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Replacing current battery with wireless charging, disruptive technology by Teo, Ian Jia Hao

“…There are lots of disadvantages which includes, restriction in transportation, not environmentally friendly, and a potential hazard for children. Therefore, the main research objective was to investigate on wireless charging, replacing and reduce the usage of batteries to charge electronic devices wirelessly.…”
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Improving productivity of the food and beverage (F&B) industry using iBeacon by Wu, Siyan

“…This app is using three beacons to demonstrate three scenarios, shopping mall main entrance, food court and food store 1. The app will show various happenings, such as meal promotions, shopping e-voucher, discount information, health tips, and etc., to customers at different beacon regions to attract more consumers. …”
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Plug-in battery electric vehicle : lighting system by Wong, Bjorn Wing Tjoi

“…Automobile emission is one of the main contributing factors of global warming. Although newer vehicles are built-in with a catalysis convertor, harmful gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide are still being emitted into the environment. …”
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Biomechanics of Muay Thai : science behind the low kick by Zeng, Ezra Yueyi

“…The low kick is a popular technique used by Muay Thai fighters to achieve many different outcomes and advantages. The main motions involved in the execution of the low kick is the 3-dimensional rotations of the leg segments and the body. …”
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Smart sensor-based pillbox for polypharmacy management by Kum, Brandon Zhi Wei

“…The inability to conform to regular medication regime has always been the main issue when it comes to increased hospitality and mortality rate in the world, especially to patients with long term illness such hypertension, dementia, cardiovascular disease and mental disorders. …”
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Taxis, passengers and stable marriage-stable simultaneous assignment of taxis to passenger booking re-quests by Kümmel, Michal

“…This thesis deals with the challenge of dispatching taxis to passenger booking requests. The main contribution is the methodology which assigns and re-assigns groups of taxis to groups of passenger booking requests and reflects the interest of not just taxis but also passengers, and which produces stable assignments. …”
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Improving the strength and microstructure of reactive magnesia based concrete blocks by Pu, Liyun

“…A very limited amount of work has been reported on the carbonation degree, performance and durability of MgO cement concrete under various conditions. The main goal of this research is to (i) enhance the carbonation, mechanical performance and microstructural development of MgO cement concrete containing different additives, (ii) evaluate the stability of the formed phases under various conditions involving high temperatures and aggressive environments, and (iii) provide a comparison between commercial and lab scale blocks in terms of performance and microstructure. …”
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Correlation-based estimation of cutting force coefficients for ball-end milling by Dhupia, Jaspreet Singh, Girsang, Irving P.

“…This method can be applied on measured cutting force data over any small interval of time that need not contain information of the time instant when the cutting tool enters the workpiece, which has been the main requirement in the conventional method. This allows a quick estimation of the cutting force coefficients regardless of the chosen cutting conditions and tool-workpiece material, which is often the case in industrial machining processes. …”
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New structures and materials for next generation photonic technology by Mei, T., Zhang, Dao Hua, Tang, Dingyuan, Yuan, Xiaocong, Chen, Tupei

“…We present the main results achieved in light source, light manipulation and imaging and sensing in our competitive research program. …”
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Flipped classrooms and translation technology teaching: a case study by Toto, Piero

“…One of the main aims of translation technology teaching is to ensure that, through sufficient in-class practice with the tools, students develop translator competence (Kiraly, 2006) so as to be marketable and competitive in the translation industry once they graduate. …”
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