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    • Feasibility of 3D Depth Camera in the Civil Engineering Field 

      Bastaki, Amira; Al-Saleh, Dareen; AlAwadhi, Mariam; Alalawi, Saeed; AlSamahi, Soughah (2016-11)
      In the civil engineering field, land surveying is the foundation of any construction process and has always been the method of choice for topographic mapping analysis. One of the latest technologies of 3D Depth Camera is ...
    • Finding a Solution For Recycling Wastes 

      Amer, Karim; Hamdan, Hassan; Charkaoui, Younis (2014-07-22)
      Over the past few years, there has been a remarkable growth in trash disposal all over the UAE, especially in Dubai, due to its huge demographic growth. Most of this trash is being disposed in large landfills in huge ...
    • Fire Fighting Robots in Chemical Industries 

      El-Abed, Salma; Tahir, Habiba; AlHilali, Maryam; Shein, German (2015-02-01)
      Fires in chemical factories are toxic in nature and pose a serious threat to firefighters. A suitably armored firefighting robot that is designed to survive harsh conditions can save the lives of firefighters and help ...
    • Food Quality Control using Modern Technology 

      Hassanin, Sara; Salha, Ghassan; Khaled, Sara (2016-11)
      The food industry continuously adapts to new technology mainly because of the variety of processes that are involved in the production of foods and beverages, ensuring the sustainability of the quality of the products. ...
    • Forced vibration characteristics of embedded graphene oxide powder reinforced metal foam nanocomposite plate in thermal environment 

      Zheng, Jie; Zhang, Chunwei; Musharavati, Farayi; Khan, Afrasyab; Sebaey, Tamer A.; Eyvazian, Arameh (Elsevier, 2021)
      Dynamic behavior of a new class of nanocomposites consisted of metal foam as matrix and graphene oxide powders as reinforcement is presented in this study in the framework of forced vibration. Graphene oxide powders are ...
    • Fueling on the Go 

      Serag, Mohamed; Diab, Mohamed; Said, Amr (2014-07-22)
      Congested petrol stations all around Dubai with infinite queues. Fuel and time wasted while waiting in the infinite queues. In addition, high cost of new petrol stations.
    • GCC Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Microbial Fuel Cells 

      Mostafa, Ramy; Aly, Omar; Mahmoud, Ibrahim; Al-Hourani, Mohammad (2014-07-22)
      Water resources are scarce across the gulf region, however water consumption is very high compared to other countries across the world. Also, waste-water production rate is increasing with the increasing water consumption ...
    • Gesture Recognition in Traffic Systems 

      Unknown author
      Traffic congestion in Dubai is on a par with most major cities in the world, costing the economy Dh771,147.388 per kilometer in fuel and time lost, Gulf News can reveal. [1] Due to extensive traffic jams, a gesture recognition ...
    • Graphene Use in Wave Powered Desalination 

      Kochar, Shreya; Alnaqbi, Amina; Hammada, Ahmed; Ismail, Lynne Abou (2016-11)
      As the world’s population is predicted to increase, consumption of drinking water will increase. However, the freshwater withdrawals have tripled over the last 50 years and this is predicted to increase even more in the ...
    • Green and Smart Buildings 

      Hamati, Shadi; Ali, Rashed; Jundi, Mais; Ahmed, Yahya (2014-01-19)
      The project talks about ways that can be implemented in buildings to make them green and smart. The climate of the UAE is the climate that the project bases its research on. The solutions provided were chosen to be up to ...
    • Green Ships 

      AbdelAziz, Saud; Attia, Mohamed; Ahmed, Maaz; Islam, Mohamed (2014-01-19)
      Our EMPD topic discusses how wind turbines and solar panels can both be installed on ships, in order to conserve the fuel consumed and reduce the subsequent harmful emissions. The implantation of this solution leads to ...
    • Grey: A New Shade of Green 

      Elayyan, Laith; Hamdan, Hassan; Saba, Wesam; AlSheikh, Yousef (2015-02-01)
      In this project, we have designed and created a system that can re-use grey water that is being wasted in buildings, which will be effective in countries such as United Arab Emirates due to their high water consumption. ...
    • Harvesting Energy From Footsteps 

      Taha, Khalid; Batir, Fadi; Marei, Anas; Michika, Mohammed (2014-07-22)
      The UAE is currently undergoing industrialization which increases demand for energy and thus increases the usage of fossil fuels to cover this increasing demand for energy. Fossil fuels are limited and gradually depleting, ...
    • Harvesting Wind and Solar Energy for Off-Grid Applications in the UAE 

      Altaf, Yousuf; Tauseef, Mohammad; Khwaja, Talha (2014-01-05)
      There is a shortage of electricity in remote areas in the UAE which are away from the grid. Many people in remote locations are relying on diesel generators to meet their power demands. Extending the national electricity ...
    • Health Monitoring Through Smart Wheelchairs 

      Salahia, Amr; Akaila, Khalid; Ramadan, Islam; Sathyanaryanan, Sankar (2015-02-01)
      Technology can help doctors provide a more efficient medical care to their patients which can often mean the difference between life and death, and give modern medicine control over factors that were previously hard or ...
    • How to Avoid Structural, Corrosion, and Deterioration Disasters in Water Dams 

      Al Addam, Mohamad; Sebaie, Yahya; Soutari, Mohamad; Al Chammah, Mohamad (2014-01-19)
      Water dams are systems with large destructive forces that can lead to a substantial amount of destruction. The poster describes the situation of the problem. In addition, it summarizes the major problems that cause dam ...
    • Human and Robot Interaction in High Rise Construction 

      Cheema, Armaghan; Younis, Bassim; Jabbour, Raed (2016-11)
      All accidents that happened during roof, ladder, and scaffolding works accounted for 55% of all the construction industry accidents. Human behavior is a contributing factor in approximately 80% of the accidents in construction ...
    • Hybrid Car Efficiency Improvement 

      Abdulla, Aamna; Al Nachas, Hessa; Dhanhani, Khaled; Atassi, Jamal (2014-01-19)
      Our project is about increasing the efficiency of hybrid cars. Hybrid cars operate using two systems, the Internal Combustion System (ICS) and the Electric System (ES) and since they depend more on the ICS, more polluting ...
    • Hybrid Electric Vehicles 

      Hassan, Maryam; Al Hebsi, Mohamed Rashid; Al Jaberi, Hamad Abdulla; Ansar, Omar Mohamed (2014-01-19)
      The problems related to the generation of electricity to fuel vehicles are three-fold. Firstly, conventional vehicles are major contributors to pollution due to the combustion of petroleum which is leading to the depletion ...
    • Hybrid Tractors 

      AlShehhi, Abdullah; AlKaabi, Ahmed; AlHussein, Mohammad; Hafeez, Ayesha; Yarahmadi, Fatemeh (2014-01-19)
      Our team performed an in depth research on this topic to identify the existing problems of the diesel fuel tractors. Manufacturing companies did not think of changing the conventional tractors as they have neglected the ...