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Sinergi
ISSN : 14102331     EISSN : 24601217     DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.22441/sinergi
Core Subject : Engineering,
SINERGI is a peer-reviewed international journal published three times a year in February, June, and October. The journal is published by Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Mercu Buana. Each publication contains articles comprising high quality theoretical and empirical original research papers, review papers, and literature reviews that are closely related to the fields of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Civil, and Architecture). The theme of the paper is focused on new industrial applications and energy development that synergize with global, green and sustainable technologies. The journal registered in the CrossRef system with Digital Object Identifier (DOI). The journal has been indexed by Google Scholar, DOAJ, BASE, and EBSCO.
Articles 531 Documents
FLUID FLOW STUDY IN VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES OF HORIZONTAL AXIS SEA CURRENT TURBINE Wulfilla Maxmilian Rumaherang; Jonny Latuny
SINERGI Vol 25, No 3 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.3.006

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The ducted tidal turbine models have been developed to utilize the conversion of the kinetic energy on ocean currents. The research in refining the turbine characteristics has been carried out by modifying the turbine’s shape and size. This study investigated flow characteristics in the meridional section of five ducted turbines models for seawater flow with velocity U0 = 1.5 m/s. The ducted turbine design and construction have five different impeller house diameters and fixed inlet and outlet diameters. The potential energy flow theory and experimental data are used to analyze the flow characteristics of the model. The results show that flow velocity in the x-direction at the inlet and outlet cross-section is getting smaller, reducing the impeller house cross section. Each impeller house size reduction increases the flow speed in the impeller house cross-section and also pressure on all other cross-sections tested. In the inlet area, the increased pressure indicates a decrease in speed flow and discharge coefficient value. The discharge coefficient value decreases from CQ = 0.9 at the diameter ratio of dr = 1 to CQ = 0.56 at the diameter ratio of dr = 0.375. The maximum value of power coefficient was determined at dr = 0,61÷0.73 or dr = 0.69 which is equivalent to average internal flow velocity Vr =2.0÷2.6 m/s and the static pressure ps = 97.1÷ 94.4 kPa. At the ratio value of D0/D2 = 0.83, the optimal diameter ratio dropt=0,61÷0.73 is in line with the duct model of case 3 and case 4, but it may be determined solely as for case 4.
K-MEANS CLUSTERING FOR EGG EMBRYO'S DETECTION BASED-ON STATISTICAL FEATURE EXTRACTION APPROACH OF CANDLING EGGS IMAGE Shoffan Saifullah
SINERGI Vol 25, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.1.006

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This research discusses the detection of embryonic eggs using the k-means clustering method based on statistical feature extraction. The processes that occur in detection are image acquisition, image enhancement, feature extraction, and identification/detection. The data used consisted of 200 egg image data, consisting of 100 test data and 100 new test data. The acquisition process uses a smartphone camera by capturing candled egg objects. The results of image acquisition become a reference in the process of image enhancement and feature extraction using Statistical Feature Extraction. The statistical feature extraction applied is the Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) method, which consists of 6 features, namely Energy, Contrast, Entropy, Variance, Correlation, and Homogeneity. The results of feature extraction (6 features) are grouped by the K-means Clustering method. The clustering process uses Euclidean distance calculations to determine the proximity of features. The results of grouping and testing give the best average results with an accuracy of ≈ 74% from several test samples.
DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING (EDM) USING SOLENOID ACTUATOR FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE Kushendarsyah Saptaji; Arnaz Asa Sholeh; Gigih Priyandoko; Ignatius Budi Hadisujoto
SINERGI Vol 25, No 3 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.3.005

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The increasing number of materials with variation in properties, especially hard-to-cut, leads to the need for an advanced machining method to process such material. Electric Discharge Machining (EDM) is one of the advanced machining methods widely used for hard-to-cut alloys. The EDM process uses an electrode as the conductor of electrical current to erode the metal alloys and is supported by other components. Due to EDM's high cost and high energy consumption, developing a low-cost EDM and simpler EDM setup is necessary, especially for educational purposes in laboratory activity. However, the EDM design and setup required to produce the desired “spark” have always been a challenge for researchers and manufacturers. In this research, a small-scale EDM setup was built. A solenoid actuator is used to generate simple mechanical movement. The movement is used to control the gap between the workpiece and the electrode to produce a spark. The solenoid actuator is used because of its low cost and simple mechanism. The proposed EDM setup is successfully fabricated and works appropriately by generating sparks and a hole cavity during the process. There are six cavity holes produced in mild steel workpiece during the experiments with various parameters such as current (5A, 7A, and 10A) and frequency (10 Hz and 20 Hz). The varied parameter shows that the higher current and lower frequency removed more materials. In contrast, the higher frequency produced a better quality of the cavity hole. However, the lack of flushing quality on the material debris during the process results in the formation of excess metals around the edge of the hole. 
MOTION CONTROL ANALYSIS OF TWO COLLABORATIVE ARM ROBOTS IN FRUIT PACKAGING SYSTEM Tresna Dewi; Citra Anggraini; Pola Risma; Yurni Oktarina; Muslikhin Muslikhin
SINERGI Vol 25, No 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.2.013

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As robots' use increases in every sector of human life, the demand for cheap and efficient robots has also enlarged. The use of two or more simple robot is preferable to the use of one sophisticated robot. The agriculture industry can benefit from installing a robot, from seeding to the packaging of the product. A precise analysis is required for the installation of two collaborative robots. This paper discusses the motion control analysis of two collaborative arms robots in the fruit packaging system. The study begins with the relative motion analysis between two robots, starting with kinematics modeling, image processing for object detection, and the Fuzzy Logic Controller's design to show the relationship between the robot inputs and outputs. The analysis is carried out using SCILAB, open-source software for numerical computing engineering. This paper is intended as the initial analysis of the feasibility of the real experimental system.
STUDY OF MAKING POLYESTER RESIN MATRIX COMPOSITES USING BASALT SCORIA POWDER FILLERS TO TENSILE STRENGTH AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH David Candra Birawidha; Kusno Isnugroho; Yusup Hendronursito; Muhammad Amin; Muhammad Al Muttaqii
SINERGI Vol 25, No 3 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.3.007

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An experimental study on the manufacture of polyester resin matrix composites using basalt powder as a reinforcing filler has been carried out. Basalt is a volcanic igneous rock often found in East Lampung and has not been utilised. Basalt is chosen as a reinforcing filler because basalt has advantages such as wear resistance, corrosion resistance, resistance to chemical reactions, and high hardness. The research parameters used were variations in the size of the basalt powder, the composition of the polyester resin matrix to the basalt powder, and the percentage of the catalyst. All parameters were mixed according to the research procedure, and all samples were formed under pressure 20 kN. Tensile test results showed the highest value of 0.961 kgf/mm2 from 60 mesh-25% polyester-1/30 catalyst variation parameter. The highest compressive strength value of 28.331 kgf/mm2 was obtained from the various parameters of 270 mesh-20% polyester-1/20 catalyst and 270 mesh-25% polyester-1/30 catalyst. The results were not much different from those, which is 27.787 kgf/mm2. The use of 1/30 hardener catalyst to the amount of polymer by 25 %wt gives optimal results on the characterisation material testing. However, the effect of the filler grain size gave different results for each test carried out. Therefore, to obtain the desired mechanical properties when using basalt rock powder as a filler, it is necessary to pay attention to the correct grain size.
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SMARTPHONE RECOMMENDATION: THE COMPARISON OF FUZZY AHP AND FUZZY ANP IN MULTI-ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING Okfalisa Okfalisa; Hidayati Rusnedy; Dwi Utari Iswavigra; B. Pranggono; Elin Haerani Haerani; Saktioto Saktioto
SINERGI Vol 25, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.1.013

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Previous researches outlined the advantages of the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Analytic Network Process (ANP) methods in solving Multi-Attribute Decision Making (MADM) problems. The advancement of the above methods was continually developed as an effort to cover up various weaknesses. Mainly related to the consistency and linguistic variables in translating the expert opinions. Thus, it initialized the emergence of Fuzzy AHP (F-AHP) and Fuzzy ANP (F-ANP). Due to the restricted operation of these algorithms in smartphone selection, this research attempted to investigate the effectiveness of both methods in providing the analysis of criteria weight, the final recommendation weight, the product recommendation weight, and the execution time in DSS-SmartPhoneRec application development. A survey of one hundred respondents of University students identified the dominant criteria in selecting the smartphone, namely price, Random Access Memory (RAM), processor, internal memory, and camera. Hence, five alternative products were then chosen as the appropriate smartphones’ recommendations based on the respondent’s preferences.  As an automatic tool, a DSS-SmartPhoneRec application was built to analyze and compare between F-AHP and F-ANP methods in resolving the smartphone selection cases. It revealed that the level of consistency of criteria weight, the final weight of recommendation, and the weight that the product-based F-ANP was 40% greater than F-AHP. In terms of execution time, F-AHP had a shorter time than F-ANP. Meanwhile, the comparison of products recommendation from DSS-SmartPhoneRec and a manual test showed that F-ANP was 16% more in line with the respondents’ predilection. In a nutshell, the DSS-SmartPhoneRec administered the devote smartphone recommendations based on the user’s expectation. The comparison analysis furnished a learning outcome for the users in determining the appropriate MADM method tailored to the type of cases.
DIAGNOSIS OF INDUCTION MOTOR BEARING DEFECT USING DISCRETE WAVELET TRANSFORM AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK Gigih Priyandoko; Istiadi Istiadi; Diky Siswanto; Dedy Usman Effendi; Eska Riski Naufal
SINERGI Vol 25, No 1 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.1.005

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Induction motor is electromechanical equipment that is widely used in various industrial applications. The research paper presents the detection of the defect to three-phase induction motor bearing using discrete wavelet transforms and artificial neural networks to detect whether or not the motor is damaged. An experimental test rig was made to obtain data on healthy phase currents or damaged bearings on the induction motor using the motor current signature analysis (MCSA) method. Several mother-level wavelets are chosen on the wavelet method from the obtained current signal. The feature of the wavelet results is used as an input of the Artificial Neural Network to classify the condition of the induction motor. The results showed that the system could provide an accurate diagnosis of the condition of the induction motor.
STUDY ON URBAN RESIDUAL SPACE AS SOLUTIONS REVIEW FOR AREA PROBLEMS Diana Ayudya; Mona Anggiani
SINERGI Vol 25, No 3 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.3.002

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In cities, spaces were intentionally formed, planned, or unintentionally unplanned. Unlike planned spaces, unplanned spaces in urban areas eventually tend to cause problems for the area. These spaces were referred to as residual spaces, which were generally vacant land or open space in various urban spaces. Urban residual space was also commonly found in tertiary activity centers in big cities like Jakarta, one of which was in the trade and service area of the city. Residual space in such areas grew and developed due to dense activity within the area, resulting building density, irregularity in some spatial use and environmental degradation. Due such conditions, several questions are significant to be raised.  What are the typology, utilization, and its impacts on the area? Did it only cause a problem, or could it be a solution to problems within the area? This study aimed to examine the typology of residual space based on the shape, location, utilization, and impact of trade and service activities in South Jakarta, Kebayoran Lama area. The proposed approach used was a qualitative study of the residual spaces in predetermined trade and commercial areas. The study results of the physical, spatial, visual, and social conditions of urban residual space were explained descriptively to get a picture of the characteristics of the form, location, utilization, and impact on the area.
SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR GREEN OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT Silia Yuslim; Hendrik Sulistio
SINERGI Vol 25, No 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.2.012

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To achieve the target of 30% of the total area's green space area, causing Jakarta and other big cities to make efforts to accelerate the provision of green space. Efforts to provide and manage it did not go as expected. The problem lies in the planning, implementation, utilization, and control relating to institutions, financing, and community participation. That causes the management of Green Open Space (GOS) is not running effectively and efficiently. The main problem is the unavailability of clear guidelines on implementing green space management and ineffective phasing related to the determination of terms of reference with budget constraints. Based on previous research, the concept of sustainable landscape design in harmony with sustainable development is the right way to solve this problem. This study aims to discuss how the concept of sustainable landscape design can be bundled by governance involved in managing green space using action research based on soft systems methodology. It will provide a conceptual model of packaging efforts so that it becomes a reference in various actions to provide and manage green space to achieve effective and efficient GOS management.
SELF-COLLISION AVOIDANCE OF ARM ROBOT USING GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORK AND PARTICLES SWARM OPTIMIZATION (GAN-PSO) Zendi Iklima; Andi Adriansyah; Sabin Hitimana
SINERGI Vol 25, No 2 (2021)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22441/sinergi.2021.2.005

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Collision avoidance of Arm Robot is designed for the robot to collide objects, colliding environment, and colliding its body. Self-collision avoidance was successfully trained using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). The Inverse Kinematics (IK) with 96K motion data was extracted as the dataset to train data distribution of  3.6K samples and 7.2K samples. The proposed method GANs-PSO can solve the common GAN problem such as Mode Collapse or Helvetica Scenario that occurs when the generator  always gets the same output point which mapped to different input  values. The discriminator  produces the random samples' data distribution in which present the real data distribution (generated by Inverse Kinematic analysis).  The PSO was successfully reduced the number of training epochs of the generator  only with 5000 iterations. The result of our proposed method (GANs-PSO) with 50 particles was 5000 training epochs executed in 0.028ms per single prediction and 0.027474% Generator Mean Square Error (GMSE).