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From Felix Ikem, Nsukka
University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), yesterday, hosted a two-day international conference on emerging technologies in engineering practices.
The conference was organised by its Faculty of Engineering with the theme “Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Technology Conference (SEITC).”
The Vice-Chancellor, Pro.f Charles Igwe, who declared the event open, commended the faculty for organizing the conference and their efforts in ensuring sustainability in the area of sustainable Engineering and Industry Technology. He charged engineers in Nigeria to adopt the emerging change in the engineering profession to be at par with what is obtainable globally, help grow the nation’s economy, as well as proffer solutions to environmental challenges.
Speaking virtually, Hossein Rouhani, a Mechanical, Mechatronics, and Clinical Engineer at University of Alberta, Canada in a keynote address tagged “Human Spinal Column” said that in-vivo measurement and interpretation of inter-vertebral angles were important for clinical evaluations, developing injury prevention and rehabilitation strategies.
“Motion assessment of the human spinal column using linked-segment models can enable estimation of inter-vertebral angles and moments. The application of conventionally used multi-body dynamics measurement and analysis approaches for the multi-segment spinal column is prone to experimental errors because of inaccuracies,” he said
He explained that movement measurement provided objective information about movement disorders and that’s why is widely applied for clinical evaluations.
“In-field movement measurement using wearable sensors is preferred for clinical evaluations because it allows for long-term testing during daily life. Wearable sensor technology allows for real-time clinical applications such as falling prevention and mobile health monitoring during daily life,”he said.
Prof. Paul Eke, of the Digital Twin and Systems Engineering at University of Leeds, United Kingdom, in the lead paper said he would collaborate with the Faculty of Engineering in the area of digital twin and sustainable engineering solutions.
He said that digital twin technology was a digital representation of an intended or actual real-world physical product, system, or process that serves as the effectively indistinguishable digital counterpart of it for practical purposes.
Prof. Emenike Ejiogu, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, UNN said the conference was in response to the ever-increasing need to galvanise international scholars to deliberate the issue of human development and sustainability.
Speaking, Dr. Bonaventure Okere, the executive director, Centre for Basic Space Science (CBSS) Nsukka Regional Office, who chaired the occasion, commended the faculty for organizing the conference.
The conference also featured exhibitions that showcased notable student and staff research outputs like Refuse-Derived-Fuel Gasification System, Wood Gasifier Stove, Thermoelectric Power Generation for Low-Power Devices, and Biomodel Identification System, among others.
