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C AMP B UZZ SATURDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER 2009

ISSUE XXXII CONVOCATION 2009!

INSIDEy TECHTALK: ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS

ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TOP LEVEL

NUST GRADUATES AT ITU YOUTH FORUM

STUDENT APPOINTMENTS 2009-2010 THE BUZZ NUST RANKING IMPROVES YET AGAIN

CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGES HANDS!

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OVERTURE FROM CAMPBUZZ Our campus has been full of colour lately, with the suspension of uniforms for students. This is a change we heartily approve of (though some have decided to stick to their uniforms, and others have started reminiscing about the good old days...). We should not forget, however, that our country is passing through a very difficult time. We should pray for success in the struggle against violence and hatred. The innocent victims of this conflict- from the displaced persons to the victims of terror- should be helped whole-heartedly. The dastardly attacks on students deserve complete condemnation. This issue of CampBuzz allows us to congratulate several people: a big 'mubarakbaad' to the graduating students of DE-27. We wish them lots of success in their future lives. More 'mubarakbaad' to the new appointment holders in our college. We also welcome the new HODs of various departments. Read our coverage for information about these administrative changes. This year also sees Jauhar company being crowned Champions after a long hiatus. Well done Reds! We are starting a new campaign to ask more writers to contribute to CampBuzz. This publication offers you a chance to make your voice heard in the college. In the current issue, we bring you an informative article on polymers, as well as some Urdu poetry from Nawa-e-Sarosh. Read and Enjoy! Sohaib Afzal

Campbuzz is happy to report that the college’s official news letter’s founding editors, Maj. Muhamnad Attique and Maj. Kashan Siddiqui have been assigned new challenges and have been posted to new locations where they are gearing up to embark upon the duties assigned to them. Also, Maj. Attique was honored second position in the technical course MCC-49 held here at the College of E&ME. Campbuzz has become a long way since its inception, but it was for the founding editors who took the vital step of creating a newsletter, which is now the official media representative of the College of E&ME. The Campbuzz editorial board pays its heartiest tribute to the great work done by the founding editors of Campbuzz and and we wish them all the success in their lives. Farewell! The present editorial board is keen to carry on with the same spirit, and take CampBuzz to new dimensions.

THIS MONTH IN CAMPBUZZ Interview, President SAS

An Inspirational Tale…

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The news hit many as a surprise when a book authored by GC Uzair Bangash of DE-30 came on the general view. The book is comprised of about 70 poems in Urdu focusing mostly on the devastating earthquake of October 8.

Articles: Tech talk, Digital Dakya

This tale includes the recovery of the houses, shattered bodies and paranoid eyes. The book is a poetic story of humanity being ravaged and devoured with such strong fury and vengeance that obliterated the foundations of human emotion of arrogance. It harrows with fear and wonder when we recollect those defaced corpses of humans lying over the dead bodies of animals.

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In the other perspective it is a humble effort to sing for all those brave hearts who gave up everything to help the country out of that era of turmoil and chaos. The lesson of national integration is the crux of the collection. It’s a very impressive show of commitment and is a beacon for all the students to follow. The book is available at the stationary shop in the college at a price of Rs.150 only. 3

FAREWELL

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INTERVIEW PRESIDENT SAS With the new academic year starting this October in College of E&ME, the clubs, societies and various student bodies active in the institution had vacant appointments which were due to be filled by the now senior most degree in the college, DE-28. The following is the first of the series of interviews conducted from the newly appointed presidents of College of E&ME’s precious societies. First up, President of Sports and Adventure Society (SAS) NS Muhammad Waqas Haider (DE28 CE) took a seat with the Campbuzz co-editor and answered a few interesting questions on how he sees things and plans on running them while heading the society which is the heart and soul of any sports related extracurricular activity being held at the college.

Co-Ed: First of all Waqas, congratulations for being elected as the third president of SAS. I would like to ask you how did the journey start? When did you first learned about SAS and decided to be a part of it, and what led you to the position you’re in now? President SAS: Thanks a lot. Well, I’ve always been an avid fan of sports and have been doing a lot of playing and watching numerous sports (cricket, football head that list) and during our third semester, when the foundations of SAS were being laid by the college authorities and the students of DE-26, I knew I had to be a part of it. I applied for a position in SAS and was appointed as an Admin Co-ordinator , after which I was re-appointed as the Coordinator for Basket ball. During that time, I worked for the football and cricket wings as well and finally, I was elected as the president of SAS in October 2009.

Co-Ed: What goals did you achieve during your time in SAS, especially after being elected as the president? President SAS: I helped organized the Inaugural FUTSAL Competition in College of E&ME in December 2008, a one of its kind tournament which introduced flood light football to the college. I also conceived and along with the support of the society, organized the first even Premier League Football Tournament in which the college players were divided into four teams according to their fan bases. Another major event which I helped organized along the SAS team was the Hassan and Waqas Memorial Cricket Tournament (in the memory of the two demised students of DE-27, who lost their lives in a road crash). So far I’ve only overlooked the Inter Departmental football tournament after becoming the president, which got cancelled due to security reasons.

Co-Ed: How do you see SAS evolving during your tenure and what changes you plan on bringing for the betterment of this society? President SAS: My aim is to concentrate and improve on the weaknesses that SAS has and to work by taking each and everyone related to SAS together, so that no one should feel he/she is either overburdened or left out. Another aim is to improve the overall reputation and credibility of SAS with regards to sports in our college. My goal is to make SAS the sole representative of sports in the College, not just inside the college but also outside of it. Let me give you an example of the LUMS Sports Society (SLUMS). They control each and everything which happens in LUMS that has the word sports in it, any outside interaction with other institutions, intra university competitions, etc. SAS should also hold the status here in College of E&ME, and we need to work on it to make it this way. Co-Ed: , What would you like to request to the College authorities through this interview? President SAS: This one’s simple: One thing only. Support us. I appreciate and thank the college authorities, especially the Cadet Battalion who support us round the clock and solve many of our problems and I urge them to continue doing so further down the road as well since only with student-admin co-ordination we can improve. 4

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Co-Ed: A lot of new students of DE-31 will be interested in working for SAS, what do you have to say to them regarding how to join SAS and other precarious details? President SAS: SAS has it’s doors open for anyone who wants to work for it anytime, and this goes especially for DE-31. If someone wants to work, he/she may volunteer and we’ll be pleased to make them part of our family. Regular vacancies will also pop up at regular intervals during the semester so keep your fingers crossed and make sure you read the college notice boards regularly Co-Ed: Any message, thanks, appreciation you want to say via this interview. President SAS: Quite a few actually. I would first like to thank the college authorities (Patron SAS, Battalion Commander, Company Commanders) for bestowing their confidence in me for a challenging job. Secondly, I would like to thank all my fellow members of SAS who helped me (and still are) so much throughout and made it possible to do some very big things while our time in SAS and lastly to my friends who have always supported me through thick and thin and continue to do so. Co-Ed: Thank you for your time Waqas, we wish you the very best of luck. President SAS: Thanks for the wishes!

STUDENT APPOINTMENTS

SNSH Muhammad Umar Bilal , (DCE)

SGS Wajeeha Nafees ,(DEE)

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SNS Yasir Mehmood Qureshi , (DEE)

SNSH Saad Akhter , (DEE)

SNSH Ahmad Mushtaq , (DME)

SNSH Urooj Khalid Qasmi , (DME)

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Waqas Ashraf

Jawad Akbar

Asif Niazi

Adnan Khan

Faheem Iftikhar

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TECH TALK AN INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS By NS Khawaja Fahad Iqbal DE-29 MTS We all are familiar with Polymers, these are the substances composed of a large number of molecules with repeating structural units called monomers and are bonded together through covalent bonds. Active Polymers are such polymers which respond to external stimuli such as electric field, pH, magnetic field and light etc. But today I am introducing you to Electroactive Polymers (or EAPs) which are the class of active polymers which change their shape or size corresponding to electrical stimulis. They have the ability to undergo a large amount of deformation while sustaining large forces when voltage is applied across them. They can be easily deformed and repeatedly deformed. They return back to their original position if the voltage polarity is reversed. They are considered the future in artificial muscles and have great potential in the field of robotics. They are used because they are generally lightweight, inexpensive, fracture tolerant, pliable and have the ability to return back to any desired shape.

EAPs. Electronic EAPs are driven by Coloumb forces. They have high mechanical energy densities and can maintain strain under DC voltage. They have fast response time, operate at a very low power, require no power to keep the actuator at a given position and produce a large output force. The disadvantages are that you need high activation voltages (>1kV) and since high voltages are near breakdown level, unwanted movement can occur. On the other hand, Ionic EAPs (also called wet EAPs) require mobile ions for activation. Normally, an electrolyte is sandwiched between two electrodes. When a low voltage (<2V) is applied to the electrodes, the ions in the electrolyte move, causing mostly a bending of the actuator. They create a large displacement with low voltages but the disadvantages are that most of them don’t hold strain under DC voltages, the response time is slow, the produced force is small, they need to be wet and it is hard to produce materials consistently.

Polymers that can be activated to change shape or size have been available for many years. The first documented experiment with EAP materials is attributed to Roentgen where in 1880, he observed length change in a rubber band (with one fixed end and mass attached to the free end) that he subjected to electric field. Since 1999, the field of EAP has rapidly evolved to become an internationally established activity. Two annual conferences are now in place. The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) in March, covering actuators and devices and Material Research Society (MRS) in November, covering material science. Moreover, two forms of communication were initiated: the WW-EAP Newsletter and the EAP Worldwide Website (www.eap.jpl.nasa.gov).

For many years, EAPs received little attention. However, the increased demand for electrically controlled compact adaptive structures recently boosted the research efforts, resulting in novel electroactive materials and a large number of prototype devices such as robot fish, catheter steering elements, lens positioners, robotic arms, grippers, dust wipers, heel-strike generators and strain sensors. EAPs are very attractive in performing the energy conversion between the electrical and mechanical forms and hence can be utilized as both solid state electromechanical actuators and motion sensors.

The Arm wrestling Match of EAP Robot Arm against Human (AMERAH) is a challenge posed by Yoseph BarCohen of the JPL in 1999. The first trial was held on March 7, 2005 at the SPIE’s 2005 Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) conference in San Diego, California. Three teams entered robotic contestants. The human opponent was a high school student from San Diego school district. She beat all three robotic contenders easily. Depending on their activation mechanism, EAP are divided into two major types i.e. Electronic EAPs and Ionic 6

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In Biomimetics (making robots that mimic the operation of humans or animals), in spite of the success in making robots that mimic biology there is still a wide gap between the performance of robots and nature creatures. Current robots are constructed of metal, plastic frames, motors, gears, electronic circuit boards etc, that allow producing efficient machines but insufficient human characters, bodies and faces. EAP actuators benefiting from the functional similarities including resilience, damage tolerance and large actuation strains (stretching, contracting and bending) provide more lifelike aesthetics. Exploiting the properties of EAPs as artificial muscles may enable the movement of the covering skin,

define the character and provide human-like expressivity. Electroactive Polymers have emerged with great potential and may enable the development of unique devices that emulate equivalences, and some commercial products have started to emerge. The potential to operate biologically inspired mechanisms driven by EAP as artificial muscle enable capabilities that are currently considered science fiction. The arm wrestling match between an EAP-actuated robot and a human opponent highlights the potential of EAP. Progress towards this goal will lead to great benefits for mankind particularly in the field of medical prosthetics.

DIGITAL DAKYA

By Zain Mustafa (29-Cptr)

Ever wondered why you have to go out of your way to see the notice board to find updates from the college? Or why such important notifications or announcements are often missed by the target audience? Well wonder no more, because the solution is here. Digital Dakya is a web based SMS notification system with the aim of bringing the notice board to the students, staff and faculty rather than the other way around. Digital Dakya will bridge the communication gap within EME College using the cheapest and most widely used communication medium available today, “SMS”. Dakya has been developed as a communication solution under the college. Along with the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) System being developed which includes the new RFID cards; this is EME College’s entry into the world of IT. Even though IT forms only a small sub domain of Computer Engineering, we have matched specialized IT institutes by developing our own IT solutions. Digital Dakya will be a sub domain of the college website from where those with the right privileges could log in and send Text messages to groups within the college or the whole college! Faculty may text their classes about assignments, Administration may make announcements via sms, etc. And with the auto reply feature being developed, students may even be able to query the college about different updates via SMS e.g. sessionals, holidays, class timings, busses, GPA etc. This is a completely Open Source project. Find its host platforms below:Operating System: Language: Other Interfaces: Network: able offers.

Linux (currently Ubuntu, may be migrated over to Fedora) HTML with PHP and JavaScript Kannel ( for communicating with the GSM modem being used via AT commands) Currently being tested with Ufone, but probability of migrating over to Zong due to its more suit-

Digital Dakya has been initiated and developed by NS M. Zain Mustafa of DE-29, Computers and Wahib-ul-Haq of Communication Systems (Electrical) Engineering of SEECS. What started as a simple email by two friends to the Commandant of EME College as a suggestion turned into a full fledged project to develop a software solution. The response from the college was swift and encouraging, immediately taking the project under its wing. From there on, the Mechatronics Department under our new Dean was the most involved in its development. Being part of ICTEC, I want this project to be developed and managed by a student ICTEC team for the future. This would be a great opportunity for those interested to learn Open Source Web Development. So don’t worry EME College, you won’t miss any more announcements. And your days of going to notice boards for updates will soon be over. Enter the Digital age with the Digital Dakya. 7

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CONVOCATION 2009

15th undergraduate students convocation of College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering was held on 03 October 2009. Chairman Higher Education Commission Dr. Javaid R. Laghari was the Chief Guest on the occasion. A

The Chief Guest awarded Gold medals to the outstanding students. Details of the medals awarded are:-

President’s Gold Medal

large number of civil/military dignitaries also attended the

President’s Gold Medal is awarded to the students getting

ceremony. More than 200 students were awarded the Under-

first position in academics. Following NUST Students were

graduate Degrees in the disciplines of Electrical Engineering,

awarded President’s Gold Medal:-

Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering. Commandant College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Major General Muhammad Shahid, SI (M) in his welcome address highlighted the achievements of the college during last few years and the scope of teaching methodology followed by the able faculty in line with National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) vision to absorb the emerging engineering technologies. Rector NUST Lt Gen Muhammad Asghar HI(M), highlighted the need and importance of engineering education in the country and the contributions made by the NUST. He informed that NUST

Electrical Engineering Department NUST Student (NS) Muhammad Hanif

Mechanical Engineering Department NUST Studnet (NS) Zeeshan Sajid

Computer Engineering Department NUST Student (NS) Sunila Saqib Mechatronics Engineering Department NUST Student (NS) Zohaib Riaz

has been ranked amongst the 500 Best Universities of the World. The College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering has so far produced 2381 BE and MS students, besides having the honour to produce ten PhDs. This College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering is the premier technical training institution of the Army and the largest constituent College of the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), offering BE, MS and PhD degrees in various engineering disciplines. It also has the unique distinction of being declared as the best Engineering College in Pakistan by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) in the past and is also one of the first engineering institutions of the country to get ISO-9001 Certification. 8

Prime Minister‘s Gold Medal Prime Minister‘s Gold Medal is awarded to the over all Best Student. This medal was awarded to NUST Student Muhammad Hanif for having A Grade in 43 out of his 45 Degree Prograames.

COAS‘s Gold Medal COAS‘s Gold Medal is awarded to the Technical Cadet is awarded to the Technical cadet displaying overall best performance. This medal was awarded to the Battalion Senior under Officer Aamir Munir Chaudhary.

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Rector’s Gold Medal

Rector’s Gold Medal is awarded to

the student producing best engineer project. Following NUST Students were awarded Rector’s gold medal for the best projects: -

The Chief Guest in his address congratulated young Electrical Engineering Department Project Team Leader Technical Cadet Saad Saleem received the Gold Medal for the project of “Design, Fabrication and Control of a Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) capable Unmanned Airborne Vehicle (UAV)”

graduating engineers and their parents. He appreciated the efforts of NUST and College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering for producing the young breed of engineers in the diverse disciplines of engineering. He said that NUST was working in line with the four point agenda of the government for the development of science and technology and R & D institutions. He

Mechanical Engineering Department

reiterated that strengthening the R& D institutions and building

Project Team Leader NS M. Awais Jilani received the Gold

their capacity are the priorities of the government.

Medal for the project of “Design/Fabrication of Rock Climbing Robot”. Computer Engineering Department Project Team Leader PC Umair Bin Ali received the Gold Medal for the project of ”Data Flow Graph Transformation”. Mechatronics Engineering Department Project Team Leader NS Ahsan Ijaz received the Gold Medal for the project of “An Auto Pilot System for a Fixed Wing Plane”

The event was very well organized by the college, the proceedings started in time and finished in time. Various committees were formed to ensure smooth function. The cooperation of Graduating students was commendable. They appeared in time on a short notice and it is expected in future the students would continue to cooperate with the college authorities. The Campbuzz team very warmly congratulates all the Graduates.

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Emenents keep the Pakistani flag raised @ ITU with pride! Aneeqa Ishaq wins the 2009 ITU Cyberse- Hamza Zaidi represents Pakistan at Telecurity and ICT Applications Essay Compe- com World Youth Forum 2009 Geneva Two students, Syed Hamza Zaidi (De- 28 EE) and tition! Great news! Aneeqa Ishaq, alumna of College of E&ME from Degree27, participated in 2009 ITU Cyber-security and ICT Applications Essay Competition and was selected as one of the winners. She has been offered a consultancy contract within the ITU Development Sector's ICT Applications and Cyber-security Division in Geneva, Switzerland. Aneeqa has recently graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from the College of E. & M. E., National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan where she was one of the co-founders and president of the ICT and Entrepreneurship club. While at university; she represented Pakistan at the 2008 ITU Telecom Youth Forum Asia in Bangkok, where she was elected as one of the co-chairs.

Maleeha Rizwan from CEME [NUST] and LUMS respectively, represented Pakistan in the ITU Telecom World 2009 Youth Forum held in Geneva, Switzerland from October 05-09 this year. International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the leading UN agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs), which organizes major events for the world’s telecommunication community. These events provide a unique global networking platform where great minds, companies and new technologies connect.

By bringing together over 300 youth fellows from across 150 countries spanning the globe, the forum presented the participants with a number of new perspectives on global communications and interconnectedness alongside the privilege of benefitting from the valuable comments and remarks delivered by globally revered personalities such as Mr Ban Ki Moon [UN Sec Gen], Mr Nelson Mandela [ex-Pres of South Africa], Mr Hamadoun Toure [ITU Sec Gen], the President of Rwanda, the Chancellor of the Congratulations Aneeqa! We wish you all the best in your Canton of Geneva and many others throughout the tenure of their stay. future endeavors. The purpose of the 2009 ITU Cyber-security and ICT Applications Essay Competition was to increase awareness of cyber-security and the potential of ICT Applications, and give young people, especially from developing countries, exposure to main issues related to these topics and to ITU's ongoing work in this area. The competition was open to students from all over the world.

“If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he is not fit to live.” Martin Luther King “The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.” George Bernard Shaw 10

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ITU Youth Forum 2009 - Geneva A part from sightseeing in the beautiful Geneva suburbs, Hamza, along with other youth, got a rare chance to visit Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at

Youth attending the forum Towards the close, a committee was formed, who drafted the Youth Forum Declaration, which is an effective means to convey the youth’s message to the ITU officials, other telecommunication stakeholders and the world in general. Due to outstanding participation and effective representation of youth, both Pakistani students were elected from Asia Pacific region. In the final elections Hamza Zaidi made it to the last five nominees for the mail chair. A part from this, through his amicable nature and enthusiastic conversations with other youth and officials, Hamza made sure

CERN Labs (France)

Hamza Zaidi (L) with Hamadoun Toure (R) – ITU Sec General

to leave a good impression about Pakistan at all forums. Thumbs up Hamza!

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For the participant selection phase, the ITU Headquarters invited applications from the youth of each member country of the World and selected two students, one male and one female through a highly competitive process. The selection process involved evaluation of the CVs of the applicants and an essay writing competition on a given topic. It was a matter of great honor and pride for CEME [NUST] to represent Pakistan at this august forum twice in a row. Issue 32

GOLD MEDAL PROJECTS OF DE - 27 Design fabrication & control of VTOL capable UAV (Electrical Engineering) Faizan Razzaq, Aamir Javed, Umair Ehsaan, Saad Saleem

A VTOL (Vertical Take-off & Landing capable) aircraft is capable of take off, land and hover like a helicopter without compromising its speed and fuel consumption in straight flight. The shrouded-rotor configuration was selected for this purpose due to its inherent safety of the design and the potential for significant performance improvements. Due to extensive funding, research & machining facilities required for the development, it was divided in different phases. This year as the first phase its designing was done by studying different thesis, research papers & empirical data. Finally CAD models were drawn using various sophisticated tools and fabrication done using molding techniques and laser cutting CNC machines with dimensions validated from CFD analysis. The controls for the structure were simulated in MSC VisualNastran 4DTM using SIMULINK®. The simulated results were implemented on an onboard controller. A flyby-wire system was developed in which throttle was manually controlled while the PID controller maintained the stability of the structure by providing deflections of control surfaces using feedback signals from Inertial Measurement Unit. Further research and development is being done to produce a Military Grade VTOL capable UAV. 12

Rock Climbing Robot (Mechanical Engineering)

Muhammad Abdullah Adeel Muhammad Awais Jillani

The project was aimed at design of an intelligent robot capable of adapting to various terrains with minimal dependence on sensors and traction control. This rover is able to passively overcome un-structured obstacles of up to two times its wheel diameter. With this high mobility, this architecture is the perfect candidate for long range reconnaissance mission, mine detection and rescue operations, having ability to carry payloads up to 4kg. With adequate sensors and mounted wireless camera, it would be able to send back sensitive as well as important field data, thereby increasing the efficiency, speed and safety of any mission. The flexible chassis of the robot enables to climb

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possible for robot to maneuver in areas of confined spaces. The The results obtained in this project were duly verified for a project was an overall success and further work on its automation large set of data of varying level of logic complexity and number of nodes. The behavioral simulation of original and phase is underway. optimized DFGs was monitored to establish that our Algorithm preserves the logic.

An Autopilot System for a Fixed Wing RC Airplane

ChipScopePro has been used to verify that the Verilog code generated by our algorithm is bug-free. Furthermore, syn(Mechatronics) thesis reports were compared to support the validity of our Ahsan Ijaz, Umair Shafiq, algorithm. We also compared our results with those reNaveed Anjum, Harris Naeem ported by other researchers in the recent past and found The project is aimed at making an Aircraft that would fly autono- them to be comparable and in certain cases even better. Our mously from one given way point to another, thereby tracking a optimization algorithm is independent of compression tree target and navigating autonomously. implementation and its performance can further improve in Cadet Senior MK-II model airplane was used. Linux operating case of a better implementation. system on a Single Board computer (SBC) was mounted on the aircraft. GPS and IMU were used for measuring orientation and motion parameters of aircraft and the data fused through Kalman Filter, which also estimated the angles for elevator, rudder, aileron and throttle for control of the aircraft. Successful Data link was established with the ground station for upto 5km of range. ‫اک ترا ساتھ ملے اور اک غم جاں نہ ہو‬ Wireless live video transmission from the airplane to the ground ‫تو بتا کيوں دنيا ميں جنت کا گماں نہ ہو‬ station upto 3 km was made possible. Localization of airplane position on a map with an update rate of 1Hz at the ground station was one of the major achievements.

 

From the core of the heart… Speaks Omer Zia

‫تصور بھی جب کريں ترے ساتھ جينے کا‬

Adaptive Data path Optimizer (Computer Engineering) Sunila Saqib, Umair Bin Ali, Waqas Ali

Taking into account the recent developments in the field of carrysave representation in the synthesis of arithmetic circuits, it was considered imperative to develop an automated system to optimize an arithmetic circuit design to handle cases of practical interest, including scattered logic, and generate an optimized solution. We attempted to design, develop and implement a specialized system using adaptive transformations for optimization of data path designs. The developed system takes circuit design from our specialized drag-and-drop environment/interface, and uses adaptive arithmetic transformations to generate time-optimized circuit design for hardware implementation. We developed algorithms to restructure the data-flow graphs so that they are synthesized as high-quality arithmetic circuits, close to those that a proficient designer would envision. Our developed system and technique significantly reduced the critical path complexity and achieved the quality of manual implementations and also managed to reduce the cell area. 13

‫ جو لفظوں ميں بياں نہ ہو‬،‫کيفيت ہو ايسی‬ ‫اک بار پيار سے وه جو ديکھ ليں ھم کو‬ ‫کيوں بہک جاۓ نہ يہ دل کيوں بے ايماں نہ ہو‬ ‫کيوں توڑتے ہو اس کو‬،‫اوربھی بہت کچھ ھے‬ ‫مرے دل کا جہاں نہ ہو‬،‫کھلونا ہو کوئ جيسے‬

" ‫اک بار بول دو" ہميں تم سے محبت ہے‬ ‫پھر کبھی مسلماں نہ ہو‬،‫ايسا ہو يہ دل کافر‬ Ns Umer Zia DE – 29 Mechatronics Issue 32

MR ZAFAR IQBAL Hav (R) Zafar Iqbal served the Army from 1975 to 1995 in ACC. He is a stenotypist. Since November 2003, he has been PA to HOD Basic Sciences and Humanities. He joined EME College in 1995, and served as PA to various Commandants including Brig Burney, Brig Saleemuddin, Brig Raza, Brig Akbar Saeed Awan, Brig Shahid Mukhtar Shah and Brig Qamar Zaman. The honest and dutiful Mr Zafar Iqbal was earlier PA to Brig Akram, who later on became Lt Gen Akram. He also has the honor of serving as PA to Lt Gen Syed Amjad who later on became Chairman NAB. Mr Zafare Iqbal is a highly respected individual in the college due to his sheer hard work and polite behavior. He takes pride in his job, and gives his best. The Editorial Board wishes him the very best. 14

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Administrative Changes There have been several administrative changes at the top level in the past month as it is necessary for any efficient system that there be a change of guard after regular interval. We Welcome the new faces feeling sure that they will up hold the high standards expected from EME College.

DEAN Prof Dr Akhtar Nawaz Malik Phd(UK) Post Doc (UK)

ASSOCIATE DEAN (Electrical & Computer) Prof Dr M Younas Javed Phd(UK)

ASSOCIATE DEAN (Mechanical & Mechatronics) Prof Dr Afzaal Malik Phd(USA) HOD DBS&H Prof Dr Azad A Siidiqi Phd(Pak) Post Doc (Sweden)

HOD DME Prof Dr M A Khan Phd(UK)

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HOD DCE Assoc Prof Dr Khalid Iqbal Phd(UK)

HOD DMTS Assoc Prof Dr Javed Iqbal Phd(Australia)

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TABLE TENNIS TRIUMPH

NUST ON THE RISE   The premier university of Pakistan, NUST joins the elite club of "Top 300 Universities of the World”. Positions in top three disciplines are: 1). Engineering / IT : 285 2). Life Sciences / Biomedicine : 293 3). Natural Sciences : 260 Overall 350th position among 30,000 universities of the world. For details relating to the ranking systems, please visit the URL http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/worlduniversity-rankings/2009/results The Campbuzz crew wishes heartiest congratulations to ALL the students of NUST, as we continue to rise through the competition. We’re sure that there’s a lot more to come in the future, and we will definitely be burning midnight oil to make our success part of our tradition.

JOHAR COMPANY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP By : GC Syed Shuja Hasan Zaidi (EE-29)

In the past year the Jauharites worked hard and strived for the championship badge which the Nishterites have been decorating on their uniform for six years. The journey to earn the elevated status of being champions started with the nail biting match of hand ball, which the Jauharites lost. But they did not let this loss deter their ambition and the appointments kept on motivating the juniors so that they did not lose morale. Then the struggle of Jauharites bore fruit and they won the inter coy squash tournament. This event put the Jauharites on the track to the esteemed status of champions. Ultimately their hard work paid off and the Jauharites won the sports trophy. The Jauhar coy was on the winning track, but the Nishtrites were putting their best efforts to defend their title. Both the companies were well prepared for the Drill Competition, where the Nishterites sweated & clinched the trophy. Another hurdle towards the championship which the Jauharites had to cross was to compete the Nishter coy in Inter Coy Declamation. The eloquent speakers of Johar Coy brought laurels for the Jauharites and won English Declamation.

Reported By : Saleha Maqsood (MTS-30) The match was held on 10th October 2009 between EME and MCS in premises of EME. It was held in the squash court. The event consisted of two singles matches and one doubles (meant to be played only in case of a tie after end of first two matches). Each match was a best of five with winning point being 11. A national level table tennis player who belonged to Fatima Jinnah University came over to do the job of the referee. Teams MCS: Mahnaum Maqsood , Hina Binte Haq. EME: PC Yusra Fakhar (28 EE), NS Farah Sarwar (28 EE), NS Asma Javed Paracha (28 CE), PC Fatimah Khalid (29 EE), NS Saleha Maqsood (30 MTS). Match 1 The first singles match was played between Saleha Maqsood and Hina binte Haq. Saleha Maqsood won it by 3-2. She lost the first two games but came back to win remaining three games to win the match. That match was a very close competition where both players gave each other a tough time by playing their best game of table tennis. The crowd (5 to 7 girls from hostel and a few supporters from MCS) cheered them on as the match proceeded. Match 2 The second singles match was played between Mahnaum Maqsood and Asma Javed. Asma won it by 3-0. Match 3 As EME won both singles matches, they won the whole event and the doubles match wasn’t played. However in case it would have been played, Asma and Yusra would have played from EME and Mahnaum and Hina would have played from MCS. The match was followed by tea, Award ceremony and lunch.

Results of many of the events raised a situation where both the companies had equal points and they were in quandary. Now, both the companies were aiming towards the Academics Trophy as it had the highest points amongst all the events, and Jauharites were found more studious. In this game of snake & ladder of being honored as champions, both the companies put in their best, but ultimately, the more industrious was titled as champions. So the Jauharites lifted the trophy and that too after six years of hard struggle. Lets wait and see what Jauharites will do to retain their status as champions as it was disheartening for the Nishterites to loose championship after 6 glorious years. Lets see if they medicate their pain by perseverance and hard work. 16

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