Iowa State University

 

 

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

SaSamsuzana Abd Aziz

 

 

 

Background

Samsuzana is currently enrolled in PhD program majoring Agricultural Engineering at the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University. She received a scholarship from Government of Malaysia to obtain a doctorate degree as a preparation to become a faculty member at the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

 

Research

Digital elevation model development from agricultural applications

This project investigates how digital elevation models could be developed using measurements available from field operations with minimal user input for conservation planning, precision agriculture, and field automation.

 

Dielectric sensing for hydraulic fluid contamination detection

Degradation and contamination of the working fluids is a major cause of failures in hydraulic systems. Low cost sensors that give early warnings of fluid problems could add significant value to hydraulic systems by providing an opportunity to take corrective action prior to failure. This project is to investigate the variability in dielectric measurements across fluids and temperatures affected by different contaminations in order to develop a model for a sensing system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduate Research Assistant

 

139 Davidson Hall

515-708-3167

suzana@iastate.edu

www.abe.iastate.edu

 

Education

M.S. Agricultural Engineering, 2004

Iowa State University

B. S. Electrical Engineering, 2002

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

 

Honors and Awards

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Award, International Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood. 2005-2007.

 

Harold and Katherine Guy Graduate Fellowship. 2006.

 

Recent Publications

Abd Aziz, S., S. J. Birrell and B. L. Steward. 2007. Multifrequency Dielectric Sensing for Hydraulic Fluid Contamination Detection. NFPA's 5th Educator/ Industry Summit. Milwaukee, WI: NFPA.

 

Abd Aziz, S., B. L. Steward, and S. J. Birrell. Dielectric Spectroscopy of Hydraulic Fluid Contamination Detection. Proceedings of ISFP' 2007. Beidaihe, China.

 

Abd Aziz, S., and Brian L. Steward. 2007. Development of Agricultural Field DEM Using Repeated Measurements from Field Operations: Effects of Sampling Intensity and Pattern. ASAE Paper No. 071089. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE.

 

Karkee, M., B. L. Steward and S. Abd Aziz. 2007. Distributed Virtual Reality Simulation Assisted Controller Design for Off Road Vehicle and Implement Tracking. ASAE Paper No. 073006. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE.

 

Abd Aziz, S., B. L. Steward, L. Tang, M. Karkee. 2006. Multiple GPS Measurements for Digital Elevation Model. 2006. 8th International Conference in Precision Agriculture Proceedings. Minneapolis, MN.

 

Abd Aziz, S., B. L. Steward, L. Tang, M. Karkee. 2006. Multiple GPS Measurements for Digital Elevation Model. Proceedings of Computers in Agriculture, ASAE Paper No: 701P0606. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE.

 

Abd Aziz, S., B. L. Steward, S. J. Birrell, T. C. Kaspar, D. S. Shrestha. 2004. Ultrasonic Sensing for Corn Plant Canopy Characterization. ASAE Paper No:  04112. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE.