The Tribology and Precision Machining Research Lab is designed to research fundamentals of tribological phenomena and support related industries through research activities and cultivating students and iKohza members. Basically, the research topic could be devided into 2 different part which consist of the research interest of the fellow academic members of i-Kohza and the list of the research topics for the post-graduates.
Research interest of the fellow I-Kohza members
Prof. Kanao Fukuda
- Tribolgy and Precission Machining
- Hydrogen Energy
Associate Prof. Dr. Nur’azah Abdul Manaf
- Survival Analysis
- Reproducing Kernel Method on Survival Data
- Hazard/Risk Functions
- Partial Differential Equations & Game Theory
Dr. Jun Ishimatsu
- Precission Cutting and Grinding
- Application of Ultrasonic Vibration in Manifacturing
Dr. Shahira Liza Kamis
- Carbon Based Coatings
- Surface Modifications
- Tribology/Bio-Tribology
Research Topic for Post-Graduates
| Research Topics (Post-graduate) | Summary |
| Lubrication of an abrasive grain with ultrasonically vibrated fluid | Improvement surface integrity with ultrasonically (>20 kHz) vibrated grinding fluid has been reported on surface grinding. However, mechanism of improvement has not been investigated. In this study, lubricant phenomenon between abrasive grain and material with ultrasonic vibrated fluid will be investigated. |
| Ultrasonic exciter for cutting/grinding fluid | In previous research on ultrasonically excited grinding fluid, shape of ‘effector’ (exciter) has not been mentioned yet. In this study, influence of effector’s shape will be investigated. Simulation model should be constructed with considering interaction between solid body vibration and fluid. |
| Lubrication assisted by ultrasonic vibration | Ultrasonic vibration had been utilized for grinding. For innovative ultrasonic vibration application, lubricant phenomenon between vibrated materials with greater than 20 kHz of frequency will be investigated. |
| Development of LAPES (Lapping Plate Evaluation System) | |
| Predicting location of adhesion occurrence on the sliding system |
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| Development of Lapping Technology for aspherical lens by using CNC Machine | |
| A fundamental study on the mechanism of lapping in thin film magnetic recording head and its evaluation | |
| Comparison study of the lifetime of materials in machining upon diagnosis of malfunction | |
| Development of a sophisticated friction force sensor | |
| New on-line conditioning monitoring for lapping process using AE signal | |
| Numerical simulations of Tribology | |
| Modelling and analytic methods in Tribology | |
| A Study on the Real Contact in the Initial Stage of Sliding | |
| Study on the Initial Cutting Tool Contact Mechanisms in Precision Machining using ABAQUS | |
| Influences of Humidity on Tribological Properties of Fabric Materials |