iDP Project Showcase 2023
The iDP Project Showcase 2023 highlights the work by this year's graduating students in the Innovation & Design Programme. Their projects span various themes such as healthcare, mobility, sustainable cities, smart living, intelligent systems, and immersive reality. Some of our students who were pursuing commercialisation of their project ideas through our Ideas to Start-up final year project course also pitched their start-up ideas during the showcase.
Find out more about the projects shown at this showcase, watch the project pitches by our student start-up teams, and see live demonstrations of their prototypes!
Innovating for Better Healthcare
Bird health monitoring system for Mandai Bird Paradise
This project aims to improve the efficiency of bird health monitoring, reduce human reliance, and enhance the overall operations of animal care by developing an intelligent IoT system, Avehealth-Stariot, to automatically track and remotely monitor the birds' wellbeing.
Deep-inspiration breath hold trainer for breast cancer radiotherapy
The main objective of this project is to design a home-based Deep-Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) trainer to allow breast cancer patients to master the technique prior to their radiotherapy sessions, thereby reducing the probability of cardiac irradiation and cardiovascular disease.
EmpTech: Autonomous feeding robot for persons with upper body disabilities
This project aims to enable individuals with upper body disabilities to eat Asian cuisines independently and enjoyably using an autonomous feeding robot.
Inpatient medication supply system
This project aims to automate human porter’s job of pick-up, transport and drop-off of medications at respective wards, as well as accurately identify and deliver the correct medications from the pharmacy to the respective wards while securing medications to prevent any interception from unauthorized personnel during portering duty.
Light-based DNA recorder
The aim of the project is to engineer microbes with the capability to record events into DNA, in a digital manner, controlled by light. This would not only serve as a proof of concept for DNA as a next generation data storage medium; but would also serve useful applications for molecular recording and living biosensors.
Pre-crawler device for infants
In this project, we designed a pre-crawler device that is used by infants with Cerebral Palsy to conduct crawling training at home and in clinical settings.
Robotic modular bioreactor for efficient immune cell manufacturing
This project aims to address the high costs and complexity involved in T-cell manufacturing by designing a modular and automated bioreactor that integrates multiple process of the manufacturing process and produces CAR-T cells of high quality and quantity.
Wireless non-intrusive illumination solution for vitrectomy surgery
In this project, we designed a non-intrusive illumination solution for vitrectomy to reduce surgical trauma and surgical difficulty.
Innovating for Future Mobility
Electric blended wing commercial aircraft
This project aims to improve the low-speed flight characteristics of Blended Wing Body aircraft, a highly efficient aircraft concept, by the use of Distributed Electric Propulsion (multiple motors mounted on the wing).
VoltLight: Electric vehicle portable charger
This project aims to address the problem of limited electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure by designing an EV portable charger, allowing for convenient charging anywhere, anytime.
Innovating for Smarter Living
HomesBee: Solution for connecting smart home devices
We aim to connect the fragmented smart device market.
Evaluating mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced 3D printed parts
This project aims to better understand the mechanical properties of 3D printed carbon-fiber reinforced plastic materials and the impact of printing parameters, to optimize material strength, weight, and cost, and also build a reliable finite element analysis-based model for practical applications.
Leaforall: Bringing life to your walls
Transforming the way we decorate our homes with plants.
OnSight: Smart construction solutions
OnSight is a construction task management software that helps teams on the construction site streamline their task management, minimise miscommunications and ultimately improve the productivity of the work site.
Optimisation of testing methods for floating PV degradation
This project aims to provide a standard set of criteria on testing methods for floating PV models, as currently there is no set of testing methods tailored specifically for floating PV modules.
Predicting passenger discomfort using multimodal sensors
This project aims to predict and reduce discomfort experienced by passengers travelling in long haul flights by implementing an innovative machine learning model and a smart pneumatic-based seat cushion.
VAXA: Affordable smart home growing for everyone
In this project, we designed a small form factor, integrated urban farming system with automated plant care and a user-friendly app to empower home growers to produce bountiful yields of high-quality produce with minimal effort and cost.
Innovating for Sustainable Cities
Cityscape Farms: Maintenance-free hydroponic kit to grow food for everyone
Hotels contribute high carbon emissions, hindering their sustainability goals and Cityscape Farms' automated growing system offers on-site food production with a farm-to-fork concept helping hotels reduce carbon emissions.
Credit-based recycling using SMART Bin
This project aims to lower the contamination rate within PET bottle recycling bins from 27% to 5% by introducing a smart bin that helps to passively educate users to recycle PET bottles correctly and actively sorts out waste within the smart bin.
IoT-enabled solar powered smart bin
In this project, we have developed a smart dustbin that utilises an innovative compacting unit, sensors, and IoT to enhance the efficiency of waste management through live updates of the bin's status. We also provide added value to all stakeholders, surpassing the capabilities of existing solutions.
Project Mashe: Sustainable fabrics made from waste sugarcane
Turning sugarcane waste into affordable wearable fibers.
Sustainable datalogging for reefer containers
This project explores the design of a sustainable datalogger to reduce waste generated by disposable dataloggers are extensively used in the refrigerated supply chain industry.
Sustainable energy generation with additively manufactured microturbine system
In this project, we designed a micro hydro-turbine for a power generation company to harvest clean energy from discharge water canals as a means to reduce the increase in carbon tax from 2025 onwards.
Innovating with Immersive Reality
Borderless: Connecting hearts, bridging worlds
Borderless is an immersive experience that enables people from different physical spaces to seemingly exist on the same plane, allowing strangers to self-reflect and forge social connections to boost well-being.
METAmorphosis: A sculptor's journey to infinity
This project creates a virtual reality experience that offers an intimate walkthrough of Ng Eng Teng's former residence with thematically curated art pieces in his basement. The art pieces are showcased with interactive metadata and precisely recreated in virtual reality using 3D scanning technology in order to allow close-up interaction.
Mind Peek: Interactive exhibit for emotional wellness
Mind Peek is AI-powered exhibit that can identify emotions in real time and provides a tranquil environment for visitors to unwind and reflect on their well-being and emotions.
Novel VR/MR haptic gesture and UI
This project aims to study if touch feedback can improve the performance of user interaction and user experience in VR world by conducting experiments such as button pressing, tracing contour and object selection using invisible ray-cast with a haptic glove developed by NUS.
Virtual simulation for job interviews
The project aims to design a VR system to help interview candidates overcome interview anxiety by providing realistic interview scenarios, evaluating interview performance and providing accurate feedback during their preparation.
VReal: Virtual reality childbirth delivery simulator
In this project, we designed an immersive medical education tool that offers hands-on training using virtual instructor hand guides, in-VR assessments, and data analytics, to bridge the gap between medical and midwifery students' theory and practical understanding so as to enhance their competency, due to declining birth rates, restricted access to delivery wards, and a shortage of instructors.
Innovations in Intelligent Systems
Application of soft robotics in aerial manipulation
This project aims to introduce soft robotics into the field of aerial manipulation by designing a drone agnostic robotic arm with a soft gripper to carry out pick and place applications.
Collision avoidance of robot manipulator
This project aims to realise collision avoidance in planar grasping using Nvidia Omniverse Isaac Sim simulation.
CubeSat propulsion using additive manufacturing
In this project, we aim to design a cost-effective yet reliable propulsion system for CubeSats using additive manufacturing, which is customisable for various space applications.
Deployable high gain antenna for CubeSats
In this project we designed a high-gain deployable antenna that has rigid foldability, high deployed-to-stowed ratio and high gain so that it enables universities and small enterprises who are constraint by budget to better utilise the capabilities of CubeSats.
HiveBotics: Autonomous toilet cleaning robot
This project aims to improve efficiency and effectiveness of tedious cleaning tasks such toilets, urinals, sinks, and mirrors through a robotic solution.
Physical human-robot interaction for motion planning and strategy control in a social setting
This project aims to address the problem of a lack of independent navigation and guidance assistive devices for blind and visually impaired users by developing a novel ergonomic path planning algorithm and combining that with a haptic feedback system for human-robot interaction.
Special Competition Projects
Bumblebee Autonomous Systems
Bumblebee is a student competition team who builds and designs highly intelligent autonomous maritime vehicles that capable of navigating underwater and on the water surface to perform a series of tasks without any remote control assistance in changing environmental conditions.
NUS Formula SAE race car
In this project, we design, manufacture, and build a student formula style electric race car to compete in the 2023 edition of the annual intercollegiate FSAE competition in Michigan.
NUS RoboMaster
NUS RoboMaster is a student-run team comprising members from different academic disciplines, working together to develop nine robots to compete in the DJI RoboMaster University Championships – the ultimate robot deathmatch.
