We are committed to the scholarship of discovery as it contributes to the institution’s academic advancement.
EIT focuses on the delivery of programs relevant to today’s industry needs. Consequently, we seek that our scholar research:
- includes original research that advances knowledge;
- synthesizes information across topics, disciplines and/or time; and,
- is presented in a format that will allow evaluation by others through public sharing.
Furthermore, EIT’s scholar research activities expand to ensure the inclusion of the reality of contemporary life, such as sponsoring technical conferences and events that bring together relevant industry experts and professionals to share their knowledge and industry experience in an effort to advance their particular fields.
Improvement of mechanical and tribological properties of centrifugally cast functionally graded copper for bearing applications
Dr Manu Sam23 October, 2018
The functionally graded Cu-11Ni-4Si/10wt%WC composite and its alloy have been synthesized using horizontal centrifugal casting technique to compare the mechanical and tribological improvement and its utility for bearings and bushes. Microstructure analysis and mechanical tests showed 43% improvement in hardness and 160% improvement in tensile strength at inner radial distances...Read More
Communication-aware cloud robotic task offloading with on-demand mobility for smart factory maintenance
Dr Akhlaqur Rahman7 October, 2018
The fourth industrial revolution introduces an ideal opportunity for inclusion of cloud-enabled robots in a factory environment to improve productivity and reduce human intervention. For this novel paradigm, task offloading plays a critical role in leveraging computation support from resourceful cloud infrastructure. In particular, network connectivity and on-demand mobility of...Read More
Decentralised Navigation Control of a Multi-Robot Team to Minimising Energy Consumption in an Unknown Obstacle-Ridden Area
Dr Ali Marzoughi7 October, 2018
This study presents a decentralised navigation algorithm for a team of mobile robots to traverse an unknown obstacle-ridden environment to detect and trap a target located in the region. The proposed navigational strategy guarantees that the robots maintain the minimum distance allowed to the obstacles while avoiding them to trap...Read More
Collision Free Navigation of a Multi-Robot Team for Intruder Interception
Dr Ali Marzoughi7 September, 2018
In this report, we propose a decentralised motion control algorithm for the mobile robots to intercept an intruder entering (k-intercepting) or escaping (e-intercepting) a protected region. In continuation, we propose a decentralized navigation strategy (dynamic-intercepting) for a multi-robot team known as predators to intercept the intruders or in the other...Read More
High-strength β stabilized Ti-Nb-Fe-Cr alloys with large plasticity
Dr Chirag Rabadia9 July, 2018
A group of Ti-27Nb-7Fe-xCr (x = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 wt%) alloys were designed on the basis of the DV-Xα cluster method, molybdenum equivalent and valence electron to atom ratio. The designed alloys were produced using the cold crucible levitation melting process for studying their microstructures and mechanical properties. The alloying of Cr renders...Read More
Laves phase precipitation in Ti-Zr-Fe-Cr alloys with high strength and large plasticity
Dr Chirag Rabadia16 May, 2018
In this work, a novel serial of Ti-33Zr-xFe-yCr (x = 3, 5, 7 wt% and y = 2, 4 wt%) alloys was designed first with an expectation to obtain Laves phase in microstructure and then these alloys were produced using cold crucible levitation melting. Microstructure and phase analyses suggest the precipitation of a C15 type Laves...Read More
A review of recycled aggregate in concrete applications (2000–2017)
Dr Ana Evangelista3 April, 2018
Solid waste has been an inevitable by-product of the operations of industrialised societies. One result of economic growth is an increase in generation of solid waste which normally was dumped in landfills and caused contamination of soil, water and air from toxic substances such as polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCB’s), asbestos, construction...Read More
Distributed control of a robotic network for protection of a region from intruders
Dr Ali Marzoughi26 March, 2018
This paper addresses a problem of intruder interception on the boundary of a protected region through the use of a network of mobile robots. A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a solution of this problem is obtained. We propose a decentralized motion control algorithm for the mobile...Read More
Navigating a mobile robot to avoid moving obstacles using virtual source/sink force field
Dr Ali Marzoughi26 March, 2018
This paper proposes a novel navigation strategy for a unicycle mobile robot in a cluttered area with moving obstacles based on the virtual field force algorithm. We consider each obstacle as a virtual source and each obstacle free area between every two obstacles as a virtual sink, which exert repulsive...Read More
Development of functionally graded Cu–Sn–Ni/Al2O3 composite for bearing applications and investigation of its mechanical and wear behaviour
Dr Manu Sam16 January, 2018
This study investigates the mechanical and tribological properties of a functionally graded Cu–Sn–Ni/Al2O3 metal matrix composite, synthesized using horizontal centrifugal casting technique with dimension Φout100 × Φin85 × 100 mm. The microstructure was examined along radial distances at 1, 8, and 13 mm from outer periphery. Specimens were tested for tensile strength from outer (1–8 mm) and inner...Read More