DCU-Final-Year-Projects-Booklet-2025

111 237. Non-Circular Internal Gear Transmission This project focuses on the design andmanufacturing of a non-circular internal gear transmission to demonstrate variable transmission ratios. The assembly is intended as an engaging display to attract prospective first-year engineering students. Non-circular gears combine the advantages of traditional circular gears and cammechanisms, with applications across diverse fields such as robotics, automotives, and aerospace. The project delves into various design approaches using advanced software and tools, explores the complex mathematical modelling required for non-circular gear design, and investigates manufacturing techniques, including 3D printing. Student Programme Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 4) Project Area 3-DModelling, AdditiveManufacturing, Mechanical Design andManufacture Project Technology Solidworks Student Name(s) Owen Benson Email owen.benson2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Tamas Szecsi 238. Fractured 3DGame This project is the development of an engagingmultiplayer survival game called Fractured. It aims to provide an immersive survival experience where players gather resources, craft tools, build bases (including small shelters), and face both Player vs Player (PVP) and Player vs Environment (PVE) challenges. Players will explore abandoned territory in an open-world environment, featuring forests, mountains, and abandoned structures to loot and survive. Key features include strategic resource management, combat mechanics, and a tiered progression system that allows players to loot various monuments for better resources and equipment. Student Programme Computer Science Project Area 3-DModelling, Artificial Intelligence, Gaming, Graphics, Image/Video Processing Project Technology .NET, C#, Unity Student Name(s) Daniel Pelech  |  Abdul Khan Email daniel.pelech2@mail.dcu.ie  |  abdul.khan9@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Tai TanMai 239. Precision Percussion: CalculatingDrumhead Strike Points with Embedded Sensors The aimof this project is to determine the location of hits on a drumhead using an array of sensors placed underneath the head. Additionally, the project seeks to assess the force and nature of the hit (whether on the head, rim, or both) using piezoelectric sensors and an automotive oscilloscope. A test platformwas developed using an electronic drumwith amesh head, along with 3D-printed components tomount the various sensors. Student Programme Mechanical andManufacturing Engineering (Year 5) Project Area 3-DModelling, AdditiveManufacturing, Data Analytics, Digital Signal Processing, Sensor Data, Sensor Technology Project Technology Digital Signal Processing, Excel/VB, Solidworks Student Name(s) Finian Halpenny Email finian.halpenny2@mail.dcu.ie Supervisor Dr Alan Kennedy