Zahari Awang Ahmad
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Zahari Awang Ahmad
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Zahari, Awang Ahmad
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Ahmad, Zahari A.
Ahmad, Zahari Awang
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Durio Zibethinus L Plantation Intelligent Web-Based Irrigation System using fuzzy logic (DuWIMS) based on IoT

2025-07 , Zahari Awang Ahmad , Muhammad Imran Ahmad , Shuhaizar Daud

In response to the challenges posed by the recent pandemic on traditional farming in Malaysia, this paper proposes DuWIMS, an innovative smart irrigation system that integrates a modern web interface with an IoT-based system. Utilizing an array of sensors for real-time data collection, the system enhances irrigation efficiency through a dual-mode operation: manual remote control and automated irrigation via a fuzzy logic model. This system, tested on a durian farm in Kedah, Malaysia, significantly reduced irrigation time from two hours to approximately 50 minutes for 65 trees and decreased water usage by about 25%. Furthermore, durian trees irrigated with this system exhibited improved growth compared to those under traditional irrigation methods. Operational efficiency was bolstered with remote irrigation control and reliable performance, as evidenced by no system downtime over a three-month period. The deployment of the fuzzy logic model on a cloud server, serving as a backend API, also proved cost-effective by negating the need for on-site computing units. These findings underscore the potential of DuWIMS to revolutionize agricultural practices, particularly in challenging times, by optimizing resource usage and promoting sustainable farming.

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Development of Cloud-based Electronic Nose for University Laboratories Air Monitoring

2020-12-18 , Abu Hassan Abdullah , Muhammad Aizat Abu Bakar , Saad F.S.A. , Sukhairi Sudin , Zahari Awang Ahmad , Ismail K.A. , Mohamed Elshaikh Elobaid Said Ahmed

Indoor air in area such as house, shopping complex, hospital, university, office and hotel should be monitor for human safety and wellbeing. These closed areas are prone to harmful air pollutants i.e. allergens, smoke, mold, particles, radon and hazardous gas. Laboratories in university are special room in which workers (student, technician, teaching/research assistants, researcher and lecturer) conduct their works and experiments. These activities and the environment will generate air pollutants which concentration depending on their parameters. Anyone in the environment that exposure to these pollutants may have safety and health issue. This paper propose a study of development of a cloud-based electronic nose system for university laboratories air monitoring. The system consists of five dsPIC33-based electronic nose (e-nose) as node which measure main indoor air pollutants along with two thermal comfort variables, i.e. temperature and relative humidity. The nodes are placed at five different laboratories for acquiring air pollutants data in real time. The data will be sent to a web server and the cloud-based system will process, analyse and display by a website in real time. The system will monitor the laboratories main air pollutants and thermal comfort by forecast the contaminants concentration and dispersion in the area. In case of air hazard safety (e.g., gas spills detection and pollution monitoring), the system will alert the security by activate an alarm and through e-mail. The website will display the Air Pollution Index (API) of the area in real-time. Results show that the system performance is good and can be used to monitor the air pollution in the university laboratories.

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Cloud-based System for University Laboratories Air Monitoring

2020-09-21 , Abu Hassan Abdullah , Sukhairi Sudin , Mustafa M.H. , Fathinul Syahir Ahmad Sa'ad , Khairul Azwan Ismail , Muhammad Aizat Abu Bakar , Mohamed Elshaikh Elobaid Said Ahmed , Abdul Ghapar Ahmad , Zahari Awang Ahmad , Sara Yasina Yusuf

Indoor air such as house, shopping complex, hospital, university, office and hotel should be monitor for human safety and wellbeing. These closed areas are prone to harmful air pollutants i.e. allergens, smoke, mold, particles radon and hazardous gas. Laboratories in university are special room in which workers (student, technician, teaching/research assistants, researcher and lecturer) conduct their works and experiment. The activities and the environment will generate specific air pollutant which concentration depending to their parameters. Anyone in the environment that exposure to these pollutants may affect safety and health issue. This paper proposes a study of development of a cloud-based electronic nose system for university laboratories air monitoring. The system consists of DSP33-based electronic nose (e-nose) as nodes which measure main indoor air pollutant along with two thermal comfort variables, temperature and relative humidity. The e-noses are placed at five different laboratories for acquiring data in real time. The data will be sent to a web server and the cloud-based system will process, analyse using Neuro-Fuzzy classifier and display on a website in real time. The system will monitor the laboratories air pollutants and thermal comfort by predict the pollutant concentration and dispersion in the area i.e. Air Pollution Index (API). In case of air hazard safety (e.g., gas spills detection and pollution monitoring), the system will alert the security by activate an alarm and through e-mail. The website will display the API of the area in real-time. Results show that the system performance is good and can be used to monitor the air pollutant in the university laboratories.

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Development of aquaculture water quality real-time monitoring using multi-sensory system and internet of things

2021-12-01 , Abu Hassan Abdullah , Fathinul Syahir Ahmad Sa'ad , Sukhairi Sudin , Zahari Awang Ahmad , Ahmad I. , Norlida Abu Bakar , Shafie Omar , Sulaiman S.F. , Mohd Hishamuddin Che Mat , Nurul Afidah Umoruddin , Johari B.H.

Water quality is an important parameter for the health and growth of aquatic species in aquaculture farming system. The threshold values of the water main parameters should be monitored continuously. Contaminated aquaculture water will affect the health, growth and ability of animals to survive. In addition, it will also affect the harvesting yields based on the number and size of the animals. To overcome this problem, the main water parameters, namely temperature, pH, Dissolved Oxygen and Electrical Conductivity are monitored in real-time using a multi-sensory system and the internet of things. Data is acquired by a developed instrument and transmitted wirelessly via a GPRS/GSM module to a web server database. The data obtained are analyzed and monitored through the website and in real-time. Therefore, corrective action could be taken immediately for contaminated water, indicated by water parameters out of range. The system also provides an early signal to farmers based on a specific range of water quality parameters values. This will help farmers make adjustments to ensure appropriate water quality for the aquaculture system.

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Feasibility study on embroidered Wi-Fi antenna performances

2021 , Che Muhammad Nor Che Isa , Muhammad Syukri Jaafar , Zahari Awang Ahmad , Amir Nazren Abdul Rahim

Performance of a dual-band coplanar patch antenna with bending and wet condition is described in this paper. The antenna structure is made from common clothing fabrics and operates at the 2.45 and 5 GHz wireless bands. The antenna's radiating element is using Nora Dell serves as a ground plane and Felt as the substrate. The final part carries out the simulation on forward, backward bending, and also the wet condition in CST software. The comparison of two bending conditions is discussed in this report.

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A Free-Space measurement system for microwave materials at Kuband

2022-01-01 , Sivakumar Renukka , Lee Y.S. , Saidatul Norlyana Azemi , Zahari Awang Ahmad , Jack Soh P. , You K.Y.

One of the non-resonant techniques is the free-space measurement technique, which is popular due to its many advantages compared to the other techniques. It allows the transmission and reflection measurements without any physical contact with the sample. This paper discusses the free-space material measurement system in Ku-band which uses the NRW algorithm and Keysight (Formerly Agilent) 85071E software in determining the dielectric properties of materials. The permittivity and permeability of Teflon, FR4, PVC, ABS, Acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate, and epoxy were determined using free space measurement setup. For the first, a free-space measurement for Ku-Band is setup. It consists of a vector network analyzer, two horn antennas, sample holder, and Keysight 85071E software. The different role of transmission and reflection measurements on the achievable results is analyzed about experimental uncertainties and different noise scenarios. Results from the two strategies are analyzed and compared. Good agreement between simulation, measurement, and literature was obtained.

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