In this research, a snake robot is developed using Ionic Polymer Metal Composite (IPMC), one of the best artificial muscles from Electro-active Polymer (EAP) group. A novel tendon driven parallel structure is built for a single link of the snake robot. A kinematic analysis has been discussed of the actuator following with the analysis of the IPMC a

Satellite to earth links operating at Ku, Ka, and V bands are strongly attenuated by rain. Rain attenuation is the most significant parameter which degrades the performance of the links. Hence, it is essential for satellite link designer to take into account rain fade prediction accurately before system implementation. Rain rate is the main paramet

RazakSat1 was launched at Near Equatorial Orbit (NEqO) where Trapped Protons/Electrons (TP/TE) and Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) has intensive effect on satellite's memory like SRAM based FPGA. Due to this devastating effect, it is important to investigate the radiation environment of the orbit to predict the SEU rate for 6T SRAM, which is the bui

Floods are one of the major disasters occurring all over the world, including Malaysia. It can lead to the destruction of facilities, infrastructures as well as properties. Minimizing the risk of hazards and loss can be achieved by implementing several measures. Motivated by one of the biggest flood disasters ever occurred in the country, this moni

Tendon driven actuators are getting mature in electroactive polymer (EAP) researches. Research and development of the dielectric elastomer (DE) actuator from EAP family, have produced significant progress for decades. Dielectric elastomer is used in this paper to model a micro actuator platform. The parallel platform designing in this paper consist

The use of Persuasive Technology in various fields is rapidly increasing. It can be applied in many fields such as computing, marketing, sales, environment, education, and health. Persuasive Technology has been found effective in bringing a required change in users' behaviors and attitudes. However, the use of persuasive technology is scarce in

This study aims to present the standard of care used in both traditional and modern medicine with attempts to compare and contrast between each of them. The issue of concern is whether practitioners in both medicine are required to adhere and follow the same standard of care or each one has its own standard differ from other. This should follow by

Availability is a major concern to measure the QoS of Free Space Optical (FSO) communication link. In tropical areas, rain is the most dominant factor affecting the FSO link availability; whereas haze has no significant impact on FSO link availability compare to rain. In this paper,availability assessment of FSO was examined based on predicted atmo

Free Space Optics is a promising optical wireless technology in broadband networks. It uses laser as a medium of transmission between two transceivers. In tropical climate, haze is one of the weather phenomenons which reduce the visibility. Low visibility increases atmospheric attenuation and reduce the availability of optical signals for free spac

This book shares the research findings of Advanced Corporate Strategy course on the practical experience of corporate strategy at Poly Glass Fibre (M) Berhad. This company is listed as Shariah compliant equity with Bursa Malaysia. The main business strategy is focused differentiation in ecowool glass fibre. With its Shariah compliant equity status,