Browsing Interdisciplinary Programs and Research by Title
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Smart Houses: Why Choose a Smart House?
(2019-05)[Discusses the reasons for choose a smart home: energy expenditure, disaster management, home management, and cost efficiency.] -
Smart Parking
(2014-01-19)It is not a secret that AUS suffers a serious parking problem that affects its students negatively. The parking spaces that AUS offers for students are no longer enough; therefore, AUS needs to expand its parking space to ... -
Smart Parking in Big Malls in the UAE
It might be conceived that there is a shortage in the availability of parking lots due to the difficulties faced by visitors who try to locate a vacant parking spot. Furthermore, due to the shortage in energy supply and ... -
Smart Parking: Piezoelectric Application
(2016-11)Smart parking is an upgrade to the paid parking lot entrances in the American University of Sharjah. A piezoelectric energy harvester generates clean electricity, from the applied pressure of cars onto the pavement of the ... -
Smart Solar Roads
(2014-07-22)The UAE is ranked as the seventh biggest per person consumer of energy .The UAE plans to produce 50 Mega Watt of electricity from sustainable sources. Smart solar roads are made of solar panels and a rechargeable battery ... -
Smart Traffic System in Jumeirah
(2014-07-22)Jumeirah road became one of the most well-known roads in Dubai due to the tourist attraction and commercial use. However the road has become very congested with traffic because of its excessive use of traffic signals and ... -
Solar Powered Building with Dynamic Shading System
(2014-01-19)The design and architecture of the International Royal Hotel (IRH) complies with the code of green building as the hotel does not depend solely on non-renewable energy sources. Moreover, the IRH's design is the most efficient ... -
Solar Updraft Tower In Al-Ain
(2015-02-01)In recent years, the UAE has taken significant steps to protect the environment, such as building shams solar tower in Abu-Dhabi. The main source of air pollution in the UAE is the oil and gas industry, followed by the ... -
Solar-Powered Smart Community
(2015-02-01)Population growth in Dubai has increased power requirements, causing a depletion in natural resources. Our solution is to build a Smart Community in Dubai that will overcome these issues. The model consists of Thermal Solar ... -
Space Elevators: Orbital Ring System
(2019-05)The main purpose of a space elevator is to carry payloads into space as an alternative to conventional rockets. The following poster showcases the feasible version of the Space Elevator: The Orbital Ring System. -
Sustainable and Efficient Electric Vehicle and Charging System
(2016-11)Global warming is a major problem the world is facing, and the main contributors to it are greenhouse gases. Gas operated cars and electricity generation using fossil fuels are the major greenhouse gas emitters. So our ... -
Sustainable Energy Replacement for Asphalt: Solar Roadways
(2015-02-01)The goal of this research project is to replace the current asphalt roads with an alternative that will make use of the thermal energy both from the sun’s heat and the friction from car tires that was previously wasted on ... -
Sustainable Integration of Solar Energy for Desalination
(2016-11)Water extraction, treatment and distribution accounts for 8% of global energy consumption. Which can be estimated as ∼7MJ/m3. The main factors affecting solar desalination plant feasibility are technology maturity, economics ... -
A Sustainable Nursing Home for Senior People
(2014-01-19)Lack of staff in conventional nursing homes has been depriving senior people of their right to be treated and nurtured properly. Moreover, most of the current nursing homes are not designed to be eco-friendly, and this ... -
Sustainable Smart Houses
(2014-01-19)In this project the main aim of EMDP team is to turn smart houses to sustainable smart houses. The team focused on three major things that should be changed to have a sustainable smart house. First, reduce the usage of ... -
Treatment of Underground Water Using Ozonation
(2016-11)Today, water is being used at a rate twice the rate of the population increase. The sources of water commonly used today is groundwater and seawater. Groundwater is being depleted causing many countries to suffer of high ... -
Tsunami Warning Systems for Rural Areas in Eastern Asia
(2015-02-01)Tsunami originates from a Japanese word that means seismic wave. Three events that cause Tsunamis: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Meteor Impacts. The current Tsunami warning system has some drawbacks due to high costs for ... -
Use of Offshore Wind Farms to Generate Dubai’s Future Electricity Needs
(2015-02-01)Electricity demand is increasing and will increase more in Dubai due to EXPO 2020. Fossil fuels are used to generate electricity are depleting. Therefore, there has to be a solution to cover this increase and prevent any ... -
The Use of Reverse Osmosis in Water Injection Processes
(2014-07-22)In the petroleum industry, pressurized water injection processes are used to enhance the oil recovery process . By injecting water into the reservoir, any remaining oil is flushed out. Pressurized water injection requires ... -
Using Contact Lenses to Monitor Diabetes
(2014-07-22)Millions of diabetic patients have to frequently prick their fingers to track their glucose level. Using this common method, diabetic patients are more susceptible to infections and pain. Studies have shown that blood ...
