Unisel Winning Best Concrete Canoe' on JPS Concrete Canoe' Competition 2007

Best Concrete Canoe’ - JPS Concrete Canoe’ Competition 2007 with weight less than 60kg.

Unisel Winning Second Place on Malaysia SiswaSAT Competiton 2008

Second edition of Malaysia SiswaSat Program had been successfully completed on December 2008 with the end of final lauching which took place on 16-18 December 2008 at International Islamic Unversity Malaysia, IIUM, Gombak, Selangor. The participated universities are Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Islamic International University of Malaysia (IIUM), Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL), Multimedia University (MMU), Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UNIKL).

Winners

1st Place : Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
2nd Place : Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL)
3rd Place : Islamic International University of Malaysia (IIUM)
Best CanSat Design : Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
Best Mission : Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Best Team : Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UNIKL)

Unisel Winning First Place on Malaysia SiswaSAT Competiton 2007

First edition of Malaysia SiswaSat Program had been successfully completed on January 2008 with the end of final demonstration which took place on 31st January 2008 at National Space Center, Banting, Selangor. For this pilot project , invitation had been addressed to 10 universities around Klang Valley; public and private universities and 8 of them had responded positively to participate on this activity. The participated universities are Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Islamic International University of Malaysia (IIUM), Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL), Multimedia University (MMU), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) and Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UNIKL).

Winners

1st Place : Universiti Industri Selangor (UNiSSAT V.1) UNiSSAT V.1 mission are to capture, process, store and transmit multiple images which fully operated under supervision of Launch Control Officer (LCO). The main payload of the UNiSSAT V.1 is a CMOS digital camera with other additional sensors such as temperature, pressure sensor and GPS. Below are the images that successfully been captured by UNiSSAT V.

2nd Place : Multimedia University (MMUSat)The main objective of MMUSat is to show that the design of a small inexpensive data telemetry system is possible and could be a platform for the future design and implementation of earth orbiting spacecrafts. The system will have both receiving and transmitting capabilities and will be incorporated with an accelerometer, a light intensity sensor, a temperature and humidity sensor, a Global Positioning System and a wireless video camera.Primary mission of MMUSat is to act as a weather monitoring system where all the sensors used will be able to gather the information about the weather condition of the area where the satellite is descending. Meanwhile the secondary mission of MMUSat would be to act as an imaging and navigation satellite. The camera will provide continuous video streaming of the surrounding area where the satellite is deployed while the GPS will act as a navigational tool.

3rd Place : Islamic International University of Malaysia
Best CanSat Design : Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia

Unisel Winning Second Runner Up on Perodua Eco-Challenge 2009

More recently, UNISEL participated in the Perodua Eco-Challenge. which was held last month June 18-20th. A team of 12 students (nine from the Engineering programme and three from Automotive Design) — lead by Associate Professor Ir Muhidin Arifin and seven staff members — was placed third in the Manual Transmission category of the recent Perodua competition.Race.

Malaysian car manufacturer Perodua (Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd) had arranged for a modified Myvi 1.3 SE car rally at the Speedway PLUS Circuit in Subang Jaya to encourage the development of cars with less pollution and emissions, in line with the country’s strategy to be an ecologically sustainable environment.The event was to create public awareness of the need to reduce the environmental impact of exhaust emissions through focused driving in a fuel-efficient vehicle. “It was an opportunity to test whether or not students could respond to local industry’s challenge to reduce the impact of emissions and to improve petrol consumption.”

Selected students at local universities competed in the car rally after modifying a Myvi 1.3 SE. Based on submitted modification proposals, twelve 12 universities, which included UiTM Universiti Teknologi Mara and UNITEN Universiti Tenaga Nasional, were selected out of a total of 21 participating universities learning institutions.The chosen universities, which also included UNISEL, had each received a development funding of RM10,000 with a Perodua Myvi 1.3 SE car to be modified. Each university proposed different solutions.

“It was an opportunity for students to work with a real product; it was multidimensional and multidisciplinary.”

The UNISEL’s team also received RM5,000 for achieving a fuel efficiency of 23.6km per litre of Petronas Ron 97 gasoline after modifications to the Perodua Myvi. And this included a reduction in the mass and height of the car.

“For weight reduction, materials used were different from the traditional metals.

“A height reduction for safe driving was made to facilitate the taking of corners.”

There were modifications to its cold air intake, to its fuel magnet, air fuel controller, firing and ignition system, customised fuel tank, nitrogen gas tires tyres, aluminum crank pulley and to the vehicle’s voltage stabiliser.

“They controlled the car engine’s air intake and made its ignition more efficient to improve the car’s combustion.” These modifications were attained at an additional outlay of RM20,000.

“We were given a tight budget and a fixed schedule to complete the changes. It is experiential learning and we like to have more of this methodology and approach.”

Unisel Winning First Place on The Formula Varsity 2009

SHAH ALAM, 28 Julai - Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL) buat julung kalinya melakar sejarah bergelar juara dalam pertandingan Formula Varsity Race 2009 yang berlangsung pada 25 Julai lalu, di Litar Dato’ Sagor, Pasir Salak, Perak.

Pertandingan anjuran Pertubuhan Pelajar-pelajar Kejuruteraan Mekanikal (MESA), memberi kemenangan besar kepada Unisel dan menjadi titik permulaan untuk meneroka lebih jauh dalam penghasilan kenderaan otomotif.

Timbalan Naib Canselor Akademik Unisel, Profesor Dr Anuar Ahmad berkata, pertandingan ini secara tidak langsung memberi peluang kepada pelajar dan pensyarah menghasilkan rekaan yang inovatif.

“Kesemua department sivil, mekanikal dan elektrikal telah membuktikan keupayaan mereka untuk memenangi bukan sahaja di peringkat antarabangsa, sekaligus merealisasikan cita-cita Unisel untuk menjadi sebuah universiti terkemuka di rantau,” katanya.

Dr Anuar berkata demikian dalam sidang media di kampus Shah Alam Seksyen 7, hari ini.
Katanya, menerusi pertandingan ini, pelajar didedahkan dengan kaedah pembuatan struktur kenderaan, modifikasi enjin, pembentukan badan kenderaan, tahap kecekapan dan kelajuan enjin, secara berkumpulan.

Sementara itu, Dekan Fakulti Kejuruteraan, Profesor Ir Dr Jamaludin Mat berkata, kemenangan ini membuktikan kejayaan Unisel dan kerjasama mantap tenaga pengajar dan pelajar.

“Kami sebenarnya rasa tertekan, masa kami sampai, sebab apa kita rasa tak bersedia dari serba-serbi, team lain adalah kali ketiga, dan kami harus bersaing dengan mereka yang telah hebat, namun kejayaan ini membuktikan kerjasama penting dalam kumpulan,” katanya.

Kereta lumba yang dinamakan ‘UNISEL V-1’ ini menggunakan enjin Modenas Kriss 110cc yang telah diubahsuai mengikut kapasiti, struktur, panjang dan berat kereta serta diperbuat daripada bahan besi ringan dan komposit.

Bertemakan Educational Innovation of Motorsports and Automotive Race atau EIMA-Race 2009, pertandingan ini disertai 9 institusi pendidikan antaranya, Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Institut Kemahiran MARA Lumut, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia dan Universiti Tun Hussein Onn.

Dalam pada itu, peserta-peserta yang ditemui teruja dengan kemenangan ini dan menganggap ia suatu yang membanggakan kerana penyediaan hanya dilakukan dalam tempoh sebulan.

Pemandu UNISEL V-1 Endurannce, Izwan Merican Ibrahim Merican berkata, pertandingan ini membuka peluang kepada semua pelajar daripada Universiti swasta atau awam, dan ia sebagai pengukur kepada pelajar dan pensyarah bekerjasama, ia sepatutnya diadakan lebih kerap,” katanya.

“Ini merupakan satu peluang kepada semua pelajar Unisel mempelajari dari pelajar luar, bersaing daripada mereka yang lebih berpengalaman kerana aspek ini penting dalam perlumbaan ni, ia sangat berbaloi kerana rekaan kereta hanya sebulan, namun penat berbayar,” kata Shafiq Idwan Rusli.Bagi Muhammad Syahril Yazmin Dzapri pula, walaupun pertama kali menyertai pertandingan ini, namun mendapat kemenangan yang bergaya dan paling penting dengan sokongan kumpulan serta kondisi kenderaan itu berjaya mengekalkan prestasi enjin,” katanya.

Di samping itu, Pengurus Pasukan, Profesor Madya Ir Muhidin Arifin berkata, UNISEL V-1 ini hanyalah satu permulaan dan dan satu lagi model V-2 akan dihasilkan untuk pertandingan akan datang.

“ Kami akan memperbaiki formula V-1, buat satu lagi model V-2, dan buat masa ini kami dah ada model tersebut, V-2 ini adalah sebagai peningkatan daripada V-1,” katanya.-ATIQAH YAACOB (TVSELANGOR)