My Final Year Projects

These are some of my FYP Projects. For all you non-engineers out there, ain't you glad you're not studying engineering?!?! For the engineers, how damn interesting rite!


Development of a remote virtual CNC machining system
The technology of Virtual Reality (VR) has become a popular user interface tool due to the
advancement in computer technologies. The Internet technology has also broken the boundary
of time and space underlying the distributed information framework. An integrated Web-based
VR CNC system has been reported recently. The system can be used to activate the remote
CNC machines for NC code generation and machining. In collaborating with the overseas
partner, you will further verify the system for its feasibility and develop an interface locally to
work with the remote partners geographically dispersed.

Study of a biomimetic for micro gripping
Micro grippers are used to hold micro components during various manufacturing operations.
Such grippers must have the capability to provide sub-micron position resolution. When dealing
with such level of precision, careful design is required to make sure that the outputs of the
mechanism meet the design requirements such as high holding strength in a very small area.
This study continues an earlier project to investigate the characteristics of Gecko feet which
have very high strength to hold the weight of the Gecko while climbing smooth vertical surfaces.
An attempt will be made to design and fabricate a simple new class of biologically inspired
micro gripper mimicking creatures like Gecko, which can be used to hold very small
workpieces.

Micro EDM of tungsten carbide
Tungsten carbide moulds are preferred over currently used steel moulds for direct fabrication of
glass micro lenses. Such moulds are either machined by grinding or by electro discharge
machining (EDM) processes. In this study, EDM process will be applied to achieve nano
surface finish on such moulds.