THIS AGREEMENTis made on the day of , 20

BETWEEN

the GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA, who for this purpose is represented by Ministry of

Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) having an address at Block C5, Complex C,
Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62662 PUTRAJAYA (hereinafter referred to as
“the Government”) of one part:

AND

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) ,acompany established under the

Companies Act 1965 [Act 125] / a statutory body established under the
Act [Act ]/ a public / private higher education institution established
under the University and University Colleges Act 1971 [Act 30] and having its address at
Pengarah, Pusat Pengurusan Penyelidikan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310 UTM
Skudai, Johor Darul Takzim
(hereinafter referred to as “the Entity”) of the other part.

The Government and the Enity may individually be referred to as “Party” or collectively as
“the Parties”.

WHEREAS :

A. The Government desirous to promote scientific and technological development by the

provision of financial assistance for research and development activities in identified
priority areas;

B. The Entity has submitted an application for a grant of financial assistance under the
ScienceFund for a project of Development of Active Suspension Systems
for a Quarter Car Model
(hereinafter referred to as 'the Project'); and

C. The Entity wishes to carry out the Project and the Government agrees to provide a grant
for financial assistance under the ScienceFund based on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.

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NOW IT IS AGREED as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement, the following words or phrase and any other part of other
grammatical form in respect of such words or phrase used in this Agreement shall have
the following meaning except where the context otherwise requires:

"Agreement" Whenever used herein and in all agreement documents shall

mean the documents forming this Agreement together with all
the Schedules attached hereto and all documents taken
together shall be complementary to one another;

"Confidential mean all know-how, financial information and other

Information" commercially valuable information in whatever form
including unpatented inventions, trade secrets, formulae,
graphs, drawings, designs, biological materials, samples,
devices, models and other materials of whatever description
which a Party claims is confidential to itself and over which it
has full control and includes all other such information that
may be in the possession of a Party’s employees or
management. Information is not confidential if:

(a) it is or becomes part of the public domain unless it came

into the public domain by a breach of confidentiality;

(b) it is obtained lawfully from a third party without any

breach of confidentiality;

(c) it is already known by the recipient Party (as shown by its

written record) before the date of disclosure to it; or

(d) it is independently developed by an employee of the

recipient Party who has no knowledge of the disclosure
under this Agreement;

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"Financial Report" means a report consisting of all accounts relating to the
income received and expenses incurred by the Entity on the
Project, specifying the period in which the Entity has received
payments and incurred expenses together with all supporting
documents and / or documents as may be required by the
Government;

“Intellectual means all rights resulting from intellectual activity whether

Property” capable of protection by statute, common law or in equity and
including copyrights, discoveries, inventions, patent rights,
registered and unregistered trade marks, design rights, circuit
layouts and plant varieties and all rights and interest of a like
nature, together with any and all documentation relating to
such rights and interest;

“Milestones” means the major achievement of activities of the Project as

described in SCHEDULE A;

"Milestone Report” means a report containing the completion of milestone

planned and scheduled in accordance with the implementation
schedule as in SCHEDULE A;

“Project Team” means the Researchers employed by the Entity nominated as

such engaged by the Entity in the Application and approved
in writing by MOSTI who will be responsible for the project
management and submission of reports as in SCHEDULE B;

“Project Intellectual means Intellectual Property which is created, developed or

Property” discovered in the conduct of the Project including any output
of creative endeavour derived with the potential for
commercialization and exploitation for economic gain;

“ScienceFund” means a grant provided by the Government through a fund

created for the purpose of promoting the research and
development (R&D) activities which can generate new
knowledge in strategic basic and applied sciences, and
develop new products or processes necessary for further

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 development and commercialization in specific research areas
and also to generate more research capabilities and expertise
within the country; and

“Grant” means the total amount of money that the Government agrees
to pay to the Entity as a financial assistance for the
implementation of the Project under the ScienceFund.

1.2 Monetary references are in Malaysian currency.

1.3 Any word (including a word defined or given a special meaning) denoting the singular
shall included the plural and vice versa.

2. THE PROJECT

2.1 Scope of Work

2.1.1 The Entity shall implement the Project based on the scope of work as specified in
SCHEDULE A with reasonable professional, scientific, ethical and financial principles in
and standards.

2.1.2 The Entity shall carry out the Project with due diligence and efficiency and in
conformity with sound technical practices.

2.1.3 The Entity shall act at all times so as to protect the interests of the Government and
shall ensure the completion of the Project to the satisfaction of the Government.

2.2 Project Team

2.2.1 The Project shall be carried out by the Project Team consisting of Researchers as
specified in SCHEDULE B.

2.2.2 There shall be no changes or substitutions for the Researchers in the Project Team as
stated in SCHEDULE B by the Entity without the prior written approval of the
Government.

2.2.3 Subject to sub-clause 2.2.2, if for any reason beyond the reasonable control of the
Entity, it becomes necessary to replace the Project Team, the Entity shall forthwith
provide as a replacement, a person of equivalent or better qualifications and experience
acceptable to the Government.

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2.3 Commencement and Duration of the Agreement

2.3.1 This Agreement Shall be for a period of Twenty Four (24) months commencing from
01 December 2006(referred to as the “Commencement Date” ) until 01 December 2008
(referred to as the “Completion Date”).

2.3.2 The Entity shall carry out the Project in accordance with the provisions and within the
duration of this Agreement.

2.3.3 Upon it becoming reasonably apparent that the implementation of the Project is
delayed, the Entity shall forthwith give written notice of the cause of the delay to the
Government and if it is reasonable and justifiable in the opinion of the Government that
the performance of the Agreement is likely to be delayed or has been delayed, shall as
soon as the Researchers able to estimate length of the delay beyond the date or time
aforesaid, make in writing a fair reasonable extension for the performance of this
Agreement.

3. GRANT IN RESPECT OF EXPENDITURE

3.1 The Grant

3.1.1 In Consideration of the execution and completion of the Project and the fulfillment of
the Entity’s obligations under this Agreement, the Government agrees to pay to the
Entity the Grant to the amount of (RM 150,996) (One Hundred Fifty Thousand Nine
Nine Hundred Ninety Six only MALAYSIAN RINGGIT)
as detailed in SCHEDULE C of this Agreement. All other costs and expenses on any
other items shall be borne by the Entity.

3.1.2 The amount of the Grant may be adjusted by the Government and the Government has
the absolute discretion for any review of the Grant or aggregate amount to be paid to
the Entity.

3.2 Terms of Payment

3.2.1 The Entity shall be entitled for the payment of the Grant in accordance with the
schedule of payment as in SCHEDULE D

3.2.2 The Government shall be at liberty to declare all sums of money otherwise due to the
Entity, which may be in the hands of the Government, to be retained or reserve the right

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 to deduct from any monies that may become payable by the Government to the Entity
under this Agreement.

3.3 Withholding Payment of Grant

3.3.1 If any of the following events shall have happened and be continuing, via:
(a) a default shall have occurred in the execution of any of the terms of this
Agreement on the part of the Entity; or
(b) any other condition which has arisen, which, in the reasonable opinion of the
Government, interferes or threatens to interfere with the successful performance
of the Project or the accomplishment of the purposes of this Agreement;

then the Government may by written notice to the Entity-

(i) withhold in whole or in part payments to the Entity under this Agreement; and
(ii) demand the Entity to immediately cease all expenditures under this Agreement
and to return to the Government, such amount or amounts of unexpended
monies already paid by the Government to the Entity, in whole or in part, as the
case may be.

3.3.2 If any of the conditions referred to in sub-clause 3.3.1, shall have happened and be
continuing for a period of fourteen (14) days after the Government has given written
notice of withholding payments to the Entity under this Agreement, the Government
may by written notice to the Entity terminate this Agreement.

4. REPORTS

4.1 Progress Reports

4.1.1 The Entity shall submit to the Government a quarterly Progress Report consisting of
financial and milestone details in accordance with the format prescribed in
SCHEDULE E or any other format as approved by the Government within one month
of the end of each quarter.

4.1.1 The progress reports submitted by the Entity pursuant to this Agreement shall be
certified and verified as correct by a technical expert(s) or any other person(s)
appointed by the Government.

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4.2 End of Project Report

4.2.1 The Entity shall submit to the Government an End of Project Report in accordance with
the format prescribed in SCHEDULE F or any other format as approved by the
Government three months after the completion of all milestones.

5 MAINTENANCE, ACCESS AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS

5.1 Maintenance of Records

5.1.1 The Entity shall in connection with the Project, and in addition to any other reports
required by this Agreement, keep and maintain, to the Government's satisfaction,
proper books of account and operating records necessary to afford a correct record and
explanation of:
(a) All expenditure by the Entity on the Project; and
(b) The technical progress and performance of the Project.

5.1.2 The Entity shall, unless the Government otherwise agrees in writing, retain all such
books of account and operating records relating to the Project for six (6) years after the
completion of the Project or earlier termination of the Agreement.

5.2 Access to Records

5.2.1 The Entity shall at all times permit the Government, its officers, servants, agents and
authorized representatives access to the Entity’s premises, to enter and remain in any
part of the premises.

5.2.2 The Entity shall render all reasonable and necessary assistance to enable those officers,
servants or agents to examine and take copies of any records maintained pursuant to
this Agreement or any records which in the opinion of the Government are considered
relevant to the Project.

5.2.3 The Government and the Entity shall have equal access to the records pertaining to the
Project.

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5.3 Inspection of Records

The Entity shall at all times permit the Government, its officers, servants, agents and
authorized representatives to inspect the activities of the Project (or any work relating
to it) and access the progress thereof.

6. SITE VISITS

The Government through its authorized representatives has the right, at all reasonable
times, to make site visits to review the Project accomplishments and management
control systems. If any site visit is made by the Government to the premises of the
Entity, or other premises where the Project may be conducted, the Entity shall provide
and require its servants or agents to provide reasonable assistance to the Government
and its authorized representatives in the performance of their duties.

7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

7.1 Project Intellectual Property

7.1.1 Upon the successful completion of the Project, the Parties shall jointly secure the
Intellectual Property right arising from the Project.

7.1.2 The Parties shall ensure that, subject to the notification to the Government, the
existence of the intellectual property remains confidential and is not published until
adequate arrangements are put in place for its protection where this is feasible.

7.1.3 The Government shall be entitled to use the result of the Project for its own purposes
and to the right-of-first-refusal to a license to use the inventions.

7.2 Honorarium to the Researchers

7.2.1 The Entity shall ensure that the Researchers of the Project Team be entitled for certain
amount of honorarium in respect of any commercialization of the intellectual property
arising from the Project, based on the circular issued by the Government,Pekeliling
Perkhidmatan Bil. 5 Tahun 1999 or not less than its equivalent.

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8. VARIATIONS

8.1 The Entity shall not make any variation to the scope of work of the Project as described
in SCHEDULE A without obtaining the prior approval of the Government.

8.2 Any approval for variation shall not include the approval for the carrying on of an
activity outside the scope of the Project as described inSCHEDULE A

8.3 Where a variation is proposed by the Entity and approved by the Government, or
proposed by the Government and agreed by the Entity, the variation shall be ineffective
unless and until it is made in writing and signed by the Government and the Entity.

8.4 The Government shall not be obliged to approve any proposed variation and shall have
an absolute discretion in deciding whether or not to grant its approval.

9. CONFIDENTIALITY

The Entity shall treat all Confidential Information arising from the Project which is not
already in the public domain as confidential.

10. FORCE MAJEURE

10.1 Neither the Government nor the Entity shall be in breach of its obligation under this
Agreement if it is unable to perform its obligation under this Agreement (or any part of
them), as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Force Majeure. An Event of Force
Majeure shall mean -
(a) War (whether declared or not), hostilities, invasions, armed conflict, act of
foreign enemy, rebellion, insurrection, revolution, terrorism or usurped power;
(b) Ionization, radiation or contamination by radioactivity from any nuclear waste,
from combustion of nuclear fuel, radioactive toxic, explosive, nuclear assembly
or nuclear competent thereof;
(c) Pressure waves caused by aircraft or other aerial devices traveling at sonic or
supersonic speed;
(d) Riot and disorders, strike, lockout, labor unrest or other industrial disturbances,
sabotage or criminal damage affecting the maintenance of this Agreement or
any act of vandalism which is not the fault of the Entity, which cause, or can

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 reasonably be expected to cause, any party to fail to comply with its obligations
under this Agreement; and
(e) Natural catastrophes including but not limited to earthquakes, floods,
subsidence, lightning and exceptionally inclement weather and subterranean
spontaneous combustion.

10.2 If an event of Force Majeure occurs by reason of which either Party is unable to
perform any of its obligation under this Agreement (or any part thereof), the Party shall
inform the other Party immediately of the occurrence of that event of Force Majeure
with full particulars thereof and the consequences thereof.

10.3 If either Party considers the event of Force Majeure to be of such severity or to be
continuing for such period of time that it effectively frustrates the original intention of
this Agreement, then the Parties may agree that this Agreement may be terminated
upon mutual agreement of the parties.

10.4 If this Agreement is terminated by an Event of Force Majeure pursuant to the above
clause, all rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall forthwith
terminate and neither Party shall have any claim against the other Party and neither
Party shall be liable to each other save for any rights and liabilities accruing prior to the
occurrence of the Event of Force Majeure.

10.5 Neither Party shall be entitled to rely upon the provisions above if both Parties
reasonably determine that an Event of Force Majeure has not occurred.

10.6 For avoidance of doubt, the Parties shall continue to perform those parts of those
obligations not affected, delayed or interrupted by an Event of Force Majeure and such
obligations shall, pending the outcome of this clause continue in full force and effect.

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11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

11.1 Any matter, claim or dispute between the parties in respect of any matter under this
Agreement may be referred by either party to a dispute resolution committee (the
“Dispute Resolution Committee”) consisting of:
a. the Secretary General of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
as Chairman;
b. two representatives appointed by the Government; and
c. two representatives appointed by the Entity.

11.2 The Dispute Resolution Committee shall determine its own procedures. The Dispute
Resolution Committee shall meet and endeavour to achieve an amicable settlement
between the parties in respect of any dispute referred to it.

11.3 If any matter, dispute or claim which is referred to the Dispute Resolution Committee
cannot be agreed by the relevant parties hereto within thirty (30) days after the date of
referral, either party may refer that matter, dispute or claim to arbitration.

12. ARBITRATION

12.1 If any matter, dispute, or claim cannot be settled amicably by the parties hereto within
thirty (30) days after the same having been referred to the Dispute Resolution
Committee, then the matter, dispute or claim shall be decided by arbitration in
accordance with the Rules of Arbitration of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for
Arbitration (KLRCA), before a single arbitrator who shall be nominated by the
KLRCA and mutually agreed by both parties and shall take place in Kuala Lumpur and
any such reference shall be deemed to be a submission to arbitration within the
meaning of the Arbitration Act, 2005.

12.2 The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in either the Malay or English language
or both whenever it deems necessary.

12.3 The decision and award of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding on each of the
Parties.

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13. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT

13.1 Termination by the Government

13.1.1 In the event the Entity without reasonable cause-

i. suspends the Project and fails to proceed regularly and diligently with the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement;
ii. fails to execute the Project in accordance with this Agreement or persistently
neglects to carry out its obligations under this Agreement;
iii. defaults in performing the duties under this Agreement; or
iv. breaches any of its obligations or fail to comply with any other terms and
neglects to carry out its obligations under this Agreement;
then, the Government shall give notice in writing to the Entity specifying the default
and requiring the Entity to remedy such default within thirty (30) days after the date of
the notice. If the Entity fails to remedy the relevant default within such period or such
other period as may be determined by the Government, the Government shall have the
right to terminate this Agreement at any time thereafter by giving notice to that effect.

13.1.2 If at any time during the Agreement period-

i. an order is made or a resolution is passed for the winding-up of the Entity,
except for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation not involving the
realization of assets in which the interest of creditors are protected;
ii. the Entity goes into liquidation or a receiver is appointed over the assets of the
Entity or the Entity makes an assignment for the benefit of or enters into an
arrangement or composition with its creditors or stops payment or is unable to
pay its debts; or
iii. execution is levied against a substantial portion of the Entity’s assets, unless it
has instituted proceedings in good faith to set aside such execution,
then the Government shall have the right to terminate this Agreement forthwith by
giving notice to that effect.

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13.1.3 Upon termination of this Agreement under Clause 13.1.1 or 13.1.2 :–
i. the powers and rights granted by and the obligations in this Agreement shall
terminate immediately;
ii. the Entity shall :–
a. forthwith cease all the scope of works; and,
b. prepare a statement of expenditure incurred and a report in a form
satisfactory to the Government in connection of the Project including the
present stage of its progress; and,
iii. the Government shall cease the payment of the Grant or balance payment of the
Grant.
PROVIDED THAT the termination shall not affect or prejudice the rights of any Party
which have accrued prior to the date of termination of this Agreement and the
obligations under this Agreement shall continue even after the termination if this
Agreement in respect of any act, deed, matter or thing happening prior to such
termination of this Agreement.

13.2 Termination by the Entity

13.2.1 If the Government without reasonable cause fails to perform or fulfill any of its
obligations which adversely affects the Entity’s obligations under this Agreement, then
the Entity may give notice in writing to the Government specifying the default and the
Government shall remedy the relevant default within thirty (30) days after receipt of
such notice or such other extended period as agreed by the Parties.

13.2.2 If the Government fails to remedy the relevant default within such period or other
extended period as agreed by the Parties, the Entity shall be entitled to terminate
Agreement at any time by giving notice to that effect.

13.2.3 Upon such termination, the Entity shall accept the following undertaking by the
Government as full and complete settlement of all claims for payment under or arising
out of this Agreement:-
i. the Government shall pay the Entity all monies due and payable to the Entity as
at the date of the termination of the Agreement and which have not been paid

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 provided that the Government shall be entitled to deduct such sum due to the
Government from the Entity under this Agreement;
ii. the Entity may cease to execute the scope of works of the Project.

13.3 Termination on national interest

13.3.1 Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement, the Government may terminate this
Agreement by giving not less than thirty (30) days notice to that effect to the Entity
(without any obligation to give any reason thereof) if it considers that such termination
is necessary for national interest, in the interest of national security or for the purposes
of Government policy or public policy.

13.3.2 For the purposes of this Clause, what constitutes “national interest”, “interest of
national security”, “Government policy” and “public policy” shall be solely made and
determined by the Government and such determination shall for all intent and purposes
be final and conclusive and shall not be open to any challenge whatsoever.

13.4 Termination on corruption

13.4.1 Without prejudice to any other rights, if the Government is satisfied that the Entity, its
personnel, servants, agents or employees is or are involved in corruption in relation to
this Agreement, the Government shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement at any
time by giving immediate written notice to that effect to the Entity.

13.4.2 Upon such termination, the Government shall be entitled to all losses, costs, damages
and expenses including any incidental costs and expenses incurred by the Government
arising from such termination.

14. MISCELLANEOUS

14.1 Applicable Law

14.1.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
Malaysia.

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14.2 Assignment

This Agreement shall not be assigned or novated in whole or in part by the Entity
without the prior written consent of the Government and the Government has the
absolute right to reject any application and such decision shall be final.

14.3 Further Assurances

The Entity shall do all things and execute all further documents necessary to give full
effect to this Agreement at its own cost.

14.4 Successors-in-Title

This Agreement shall be binding on the respective heirs, personal representatives,

receivers, successors-in-title and assigns of the Entity.

14.5 Amendment/modification

Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified by mutual consent

between the Government and the Entity and such amendment/modification shall be in
writing and signed by the duly authorised representative of both parties.

14.6 Indemnity

The Entity shall be liable for and shall indemnify, protect and hold harmless the
Government from and against all suits, actions, demands, damages, losses, expenses
and cost.

14.7 Waiver

No failure or delay on the part of any Party having an interest in the Research Grant to
exercise any right or remedy under the Grant Conditions shall be construed or operated
as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy as the

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 case may be. The rights and remedies provided in the Grant Conditions are cumulative
and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

14.8 Notices

14.8.1 Any notice or other document to be given under the Grant Conditions shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if left at or sent by:
(a) Registered post, courier service, express mail or other fast postal service; or
(b) Email or facsimile to a Party at the address or relevant telecommunications
number for such Party or such other address as the Party may from time to time
designate by written notice to the other[s].

14.8.2 Any notice or other document shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee
five (5) working days following the date of dispatch of the notice or other document by
post or, where the notice or other document is sent by hand or is given by facsimile
simultaneously with the delivery or transmission. To prove the giving of a notice or
other document, it shall be sufficient to show that it was dispatched.

14.8.3 Such notices shall be addressed to :

For the Government: Ketua Setiausaha,
Kementerian Sains, Teknologi & Inovasi,
Aras 3, Blok C5, Parcel C,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62662 PUTRAJAYA.
Tel : +6 03 8885 8000
Fax : +6 03 8889 2994
Email : esciencefund@mosti.gov.my

For the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia :

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Pengarah
Pusat Pengurusan Penyelidikan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
(UTM)
81310 UTM Skudai, Johor Darul Takzim
Tel : +607-5502371
Fax : +607-5566177

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in
their respective names by their duly authorized representatives the day and year first above
written.

SIGNED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF IN THE PRESENCE OF

GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA

Name : ) Name : )
I.C. No : ) I.C. No : )
Designation : ) Designation : )

SIGNED FOR AND ON BEHALF OF IN THE PRESENCE OF

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Name : ) Name : )
I.C. No : ) I.C. No : )
Designation : ) Designation : )

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 SCHEDULE A

SCOPE OF WORK OF THE PROJECT

PART I - DETAILS OF PROJECT

(A) Project Number : 04-01-06-SF0129

(B) Project Title : Development of Active Suspension Systems for a Quarter Car Model
(C) Project Leader : Dr. Yahaya bin Md Sam
(D) Period of Performance : 24 months
(E) Date of Commencement : December 2006
(F) Date for Completion : December 2008

PART II - PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The following information must be included :

(A) Brief information on the project (research background, objective etc.)

OBJECTIVE

I. Specific objective
i. To design an active suspension system for a quarter car model.

ii. To apply a robust control scheme for the active suspension system.

iii. To determine the dynamics of the active suspension system.

II. Type of research

Applied research

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 RESEARCH BACKGROUND

Project status - Extension of existing project

Literature review summary

The suspension system can be categorized into passive, semi-active and active suspension system according
to external power input to the system. A passive suspension system is a conventional suspension system
consists of a non-controlled spring and shock-absorbing damper. The commercial vehicles today use passive
suspension system as means to control the dynamics of a vehicle’s vertical motion as well as pitch and roll.
Passive indicates that the suspension elements cannot supply energy to the suspension system. The
suspension spring and damper do not provide energy to the suspension system and control only the motion
of the car body and wheel by limiting the suspension velocity according to the rate determined by the
designer. Hence, the performance of a passive suspension system is variable subject to the road profiles.

The semi-active suspension has the same elements but the damper has two or more selectable damping rate.
In early semi-active suspension system, the regulating of the damping force can be achieved by utilizing the
controlled dampers under closed loop control, and such is only capable of dissipating energy (Williams,
1994). Two types of dampers are used in the semi- active suspension namely the two state dampers and the
continuous variable dampers. The disadvantage of these dampers is difficulties to find devices that are
capable in generating a high force at low velocities and a low force at high velocities, and be able to move
rapidly between the two.

An active suspension is one in which the passive components are augmented by hydraulic actuators that
supply additional force. Active suspensions differ from the conventional passive suspensions in their ability
to inject energy into the system, as well as store and dissipate it. The active suspension is characterized by
the hydraulic actuator that placed in parallel with the damper and the spring. Since the hydraulic actuator
connects the unsprung mass to the body, it can control both the wheel hop motion as well as the body
motion. Thus, the active suspension now can improve both the ride comfort and ride handling
simultaneously.

Various control laws such as adaptive control (Hac, 1987), optimal state-feedback (Hrovat, 1997), fuzzy
control (Ting, 1995) and robust sliding mode control (Sam, 2004) have been proposed to control the active
suspension system. The methods were successful applied in computer simulations based but not in real
application.

Therefore, a real active suspension system that based on a quarter car model is needed to implement the
developed control strategy.

Related research
Modeling and Control of Active Suspension System Using Proportional Integral Sliding Mode Control - A
PhD Thesis.
This work is deals with the linear active suspension system and the development of PISMC. The research
has produced 2 international journal papers, 3 national journal papers and 20 papers for international and
national conferences .

(B) Research Approach (research methodology, project activities, milestone and risk of the project

I. Research methodology

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 1. Designing the active suspension model for a quarter car model.

a. Involves the literature survey on the experimental set-up

b. Involves identifying the system specifications and design

2. Development of the physical model of the active suspension system and the robust controller
for a quarter car as shown in figure 1.

a. Involves the construction of quarter car hydraulically actuated active suspension system.

b. Involves the software development and interfacing between a PC and the active suspension
system.

c. Involves the testing of the developed physical model.

3. Parameter estimation of the suspension components

a. Involves the online data acquisition for the springs and damper.

b. Involves the identification process for parameter estimations of the springs and damper.

4. Validation of the physical model of the active suspension system for a quarter car model.

a. Involves the online data acquisition of the vertical displacement and acceleration of the car
body and car wheel.

b. Involves the comparisons of the simulation and the experimental results.

c. Involves the fine tuned of the developed physical model.

II. Project activities

Activities From Date To Date
1) Literature Survey on experiment set-up 01/12/2006 01/02/2007
2) Identifying the system specifications and design 01/02/2007 01/05/2007
3) Purchasing of the components 01/03/2007 01/07/2007
4) Construction of the model and interfacing 01/07/2007 01/11/2007
5) Testing the developed model 01/12/2007 01/02/2008
6) Parameter estimations of the springs and damper 01/02/2008 01/06/2008
7) Data acquisitions of the vertical displacement and 01/07/2008 01/09/2008
8) Model validations 01/10/2008 01/12/2008

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 III. Key milestones
Milestones Date
1) Completion of an experimental setup studies 01/02/2007
2) Completion of the model design and spec. 01/08/2007
3) Completion of the model constructions 01/01/2008
4) Completion of the parameter estimations 01/06/2008
5) Completion of the model validations 01/12/2008
Project Completion 01/12/2008

IV. Risks of the project

Factor :
Technical risk : Low
Timing risk : Low
Budget risk : Low

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 (C) Research Output

BENEFITS OF THE PROJECT

I. Outputs Expected from the project

Research Quantity Details\Remark
Method/technique 1 New robust technique to control an active
suspension.
Masters degrees 1 Automotive Control
Demonstrator/prototype 1 A quarter car active suspension system can be
extended to a full car model.
New equipment 1 The quarter car active suspension model can be used
to test the effectiveness of various control
techniques.
Research staff with new 1 Automotive Control
specialization
Revenue from consultancies

II. Human capital and expert development

III. Economic contributions of the project

Revenue from consultancies

IV. Infrastructural contributions of the project

New equipment

(D) Research Collaboration (If any)

I Institutions involved in the project

Organisations Involved Other Role
UTM - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

II. Industries involved in the project

Industry Role

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PART III - PROJECT MILESTONES
Total No. of Milestones = 6 milestones to be achieved

No Milestone Deliverable / Project Activities Date to be

completed
1 1) Completion of an experimental setup 1) Literature Survey on experiment set-up 01/02/2007
studies

2 2) Completion of the model design and spec. 4) Construction of the model and interfacing 01/08/2007

3 3) Completion of the model constructions 5) Testing the developed model 01/01/2008

4 4) Completion of the parameter estimations 6) Parameter estimations of the springs and 01/06/2008
damper

5 Project Completion 8) Model validations 01/12/2008

6 5) Completion of the model validations 8) Model validations 01/12/2008

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PART IV - PROJECT GANTT CHART

Period 2006 2007 2008

(month)
Activities J FMAM J J A S ON D J FMAM J J A S ON D J FMAM J J A S ON D

1) Literature Survey on experiment set-up 3

2) Identifying the system specifications and 4

design

3) Purchasing of the components 5

4) Construction of the model and interfacing 5

5) Testing the developed model 3

6) Parameter estimations of the springs and 5

damper

7) Data acquisitions of the vertical 3

displacement and

8) Model validations 3

Period 2006 2007 2008

(month)
Project Milestone J FMAM J J A S ON D J FMAM J J A S ON D J FMAM J J A S ON D

1) Completion of an experimental setup 1

studies

2) Completion of the model design and spec. 1

3) Completion of the model constructions 1

4) Completion of the parameter estimations 1

5) Completion of the model validations 1

Project Completion 1

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Period of performance (months) 37

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SCHEDULE B
THE PROJECT TEAM

PART I - PROJECT LEADER

Name : Yahaya bin Md Sam

Organisation : Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Role :

PART II - RESEARCHERS

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 No. Name Organisation Role
1 Shahdan Sudin Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
2 Mohamad Noh Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
3 Zaharuddin bin Mohamed Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

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SCHEDULE C
DETAILS OF THE GRANT

The following expenditure details are acceptable for the purpose of the calculations referred to in clause 4:

1. Temporary and contract personnel (V11000)

2. Travel and transportation (V21000)
3. Rentals (V24000)

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 4. Research materials and supplies (V26000)
5. Minor modifications and repairs (V28000)
6. Special services (V29000)
7. Special equipment and accessories (V35000)

Expense Category Year 1 (RM) Year 2 (RM) Year 3 (RM) Total

(RM)
2006 2007 2008
Temporary and contract personnel 32,357 14,273 19,000 65,630
(V11000)

Travel and transportation 6,471 3,865 16,500 26,836

(V21000)

Rentals 0 0 0 0
(V24000)

Research materials and supplies 6,471 8,325 5,000 19,796

(V26000)

Minor modifications and repairs 0 1,189 2,000 3,189

(V28000)

Special services 0 2,973 5,000 7,973

(V29000)

Special equipment and accessories 0 25,571 2,000 27,571

()

Total direct 45,299 56,196 49,500 150,995

TOTAL FUNDING : RM 150,995 ( Ringgit Malaysia : One Hundred Fifty Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety
Five only )

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 SCHEDULE D

SCHEDULE OF PAYMENT OF THE GRANT

No Grant's Payable

Initial payment of first year allocation of the project will be disbursed upon acceptance by the Entity
1.
and signing of the Agreement.

2. Subsequent progress payment will be made subject to;

(i) Submission of quarterly Progress Report and completion of each phases or milestones; and,
(ii) Achievement of 50% expenditure of allocation disbursed.

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 SCHEDULE E

PROGRESS REPORT
Report (please indicate report period, eg.1/2006, 2/2006 or 3/2006
Period :
A. PROJECT DETAILS

Project number :
Project Title :
Project Leader :
Project Duration : __________ (months)
Project Start : __________ (month) __________ (year)
date
Project End date : __________ (month) __________ (year)
Te : Fax : Email :
l _________________ _________________ _________________________________
_ _ ____

B. FINANCIAL PROGRESS

i. Approved Project : RM ____________

Allocation
Year 1 ( 20__ : RM Year 2 ( 20__ : RM Year 3 ( 20__ : RM
__ ) ____________ __ ) ____________ __ ) ____________
ii. Total Allocation Received : RM ____________
Todate
iii. Total Expenditure : RM ____________ or (Total Expenditure / Total Allocation
Todate ________ % received X 100)
iv. Balance of Allocation : RM ____________
Todate
v. Actual Project (Please report total cumulative expenditure up to the past report period)
Expenditure

Report Period : Jan - April May-Aug Sept-Dec

Project Cost Components Total Approved Total Allocation Total

Budget ( RM) Received (RM) Cumulative
Expenditure
(RM)

* Temporary and contract personnel

(V11000)
* Travel and transportation (V21000)
* Rentals (V24000)
* Research materials and supplies (V26000)
* Minor modifications and repairs (V28000)
* Special services (V29000)
* Special equipment and accessories
(V35000)
Total direct expenses
Total

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 Is this performance in line with Yes No (Please complete para vi and vii)
plan?

Progress Report

vi. Reasons for variations from (Please provide the reasons)

budget

vii. Proposed corrective (Please give details of the proposed action)

action

C. PHYSICAL PROGRESS

i. Milestone Achievement
No Planned Planned Achieved Actual Completion Date
Milestone Date *(Yes/No) (month/year)
M1
M2
M3
M4
M5
* If No, please give reasons for non-achievement and proposed adjustments or corrective actions in section
C ii
ii. Planned milestone :

Reasons for non-achievement :

Proposed adjustments/corrective actions :

Revised milestone completion : __________ (month) __________ (year)

date
iii. Impact on project (if applicable)
schedule
Request for project : __________ (months)
extension
New date of project : __________ (month) / __________ (year)
completion
Reasons for project :
extension

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 iv. Impact on project (if applicable)
budget
Request for
Additional
Budget : RM ____________ V-series (V11000,V21000,V24000,V26000,V28000,V2900
________ 0,V35000)
: RM ____________ V-series (V11000,V21000,V24000,V26000,V28000,V2900
________ 0,V35000)
: RM ____________ V-series (V11000,V21000,V24000,V26000,V28000,V2900
________ 0,V35000)

Revised project : RM ____________

budget

Reasons for revised :

budget

Progress Report

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 iv. Project (please provide details on the project achievements, its status and prospects
Achievement with regards to the
followings :)

1. Intellectual Property (Patent, Industrial Design, Trademark, Copyright etc)

Rights

2. Publications and (International, national, books, citations etc)

papers

3. Expertise ( PhD, Masters, Research Staff with new specialty etc)

Development

4. Prototyp (prototype name, type eg, lab scale, engineering scale, commercial scale etc)
e

5. Commercialisati (licensing, royalty, spin-off, direct sale etc)

on

v. General (please provide additional information, if any, on the future direction of this project in
Comment terms of its
prospects to commercialization)

Date : Signature :

Progress Report

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 SCHEDULE F

END OF PROJECT REPORT

A. Description of the Project

1. Project number :
2. Project title :
3. Project leader :
4. Project (Please provide an assessment of how the project team performed and highlight any
Team significant departures
from plan in either structure or actual man-days utilised)

5. Industrial : (Please describe the nature of collaborations with relevant industry)

Partnership

6. National/International (please identify research organisations and describe the nature of

Collaboration collaboration)

7. Project Duration : ___________ months. Start Date : ____________ End Date : ____________
8. Total Budget Approved : RM _________

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B. Objectives of the project

1. Socio-economic Objectives (SEO)

Which socio-economic objectives are addressed by the project? (Please identify the Research Priority
Area, SEO Category
and SEO Group under which the project falls. Refer to the Malaysian R&D Classification System, 4th
Edition.)
Research Priority Area _________________________________________________________
(priority _________
SEO Category : _________________________________________________________
_________
SEO Group : _________________________________________________________
_________

2. Fields of Research (FOR)

Which are the two main FOR Categories, FOR Groups, and FOR Areas of your project? (Please refer
to the Malaysian
R&D Classification System, 4th Edition)

a. Primary field of research

FOR Category: _________________________________________________________
_________
FOR Group : _________________________________________________________
_________
FOR Area: _________________________________________________________
_________

b. Secondary Field of
research
FOR Category: _________________________________________________________
_________
FOR Group : _________________________________________________________
_________
FOR Area: _________________________________________________________
_________

End of Project Report

C. Objectives achievement

* Original project (Please state the specific project objectives as described in Section II of
objectives the Application
Form)
* Objectives (Please state the extent to which the project objectives were achieved)
Achieved
* Objectives not (Please state the extent to which the project objectives were achieved)
achieved
D. Technology Transfer / Commercialisation (Please describe the approach planned to
Approach, if any. transfer /
commercialise the results of the project)
E. Assessment of Research (Please highlight the main steps actually performed and indicate any
Approach major departure
from the planned approach or any major difficulty encountered)

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F. Assessment of the Project (Please make any relevant comment regarding the actual duration of
Schedule the project
and highlight any significant variation from plan)
G. Assessment of Project (Please comment on the appropriateness of the original budget and highlight
Costs any major
departure from the planned budget)
H. Additional Project Funding (In case of involvement of other funding sources, please indicate the
Obtained source and
total funding provided)
I. Benefits of the (Please identify the actual benefits arising from the project as defined in
Project Section III of
the Application Form. For examples research direct outputs, organisational outcomes and
sectoral/national impacts,
please refer to Section III of the Guidelines for the Application of R&D Funding under ScienceFund)
1. Direct Outputs of the (please describe as specifically as possible the outputs achieved and
Project provide an
assessment of their significant to users)
i. Technical contribution of the project
a. What was the achieved direct output of the project:
Basic Research Project
Description:
Algorithm

Structure

Data

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

Basic Research Project

Description:
Method/technique

Demonstrator/prototype

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 Description:
Product/component

Process

Software

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

b. How would you characterise the quality of this output?

Significant breakthrough

Major improvement

Minor improvement

ii. Contribution of the project to knowledge

a. How has the output of the project been documented?

Detailed project report

Product/process specification documents

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

b. Did the project create an intellectual property stock?

Number Type
Patent obtained

Patent pending

Patent application will be filed

Copyright

c. What publications are available?

Articles (s) in scientific publications

International : How many : ____________
National : How many : ____________

Paper(s) delivered at conferences/seminars How many : ____________

Book How many : ____________

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

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 d. How significant are citations of the results?

Citations in national publications How many : ____________

Citations in international publications How many : ____________

None yet

Not known

2. Organisational Outcomes of the (Please describe as specifically as possible the

Project organisational benefits
arising from the project and provide an assessment of their significance)
i. Contribution of the project to expertise development
a. How did the project contribute to expertise?

Area of Specialisation:

PhD degrees How many : ____________

MSc degrees How many : ____________

Research staff with new specialty How many : ____________

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

b. How significant is this expertise?

One of the key areas of priority for Malaysia

An important area, but not a priority one

ii. Economic contribution of the project?
a. How has the economic contribution of the project materialised?

Description (if applicable)

Sales of manufactured product/equipment

Royalties from licensing

Cost savings

Time savings

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

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 b. How important is this economic contribution?

High economic contribution Value : RM

________________________

Medium economic contribution Value : RM

________________________

Low economic contribution Value : RM

________________________
c. When has this economic contribution materialised?

Already materialised

Within months of project completion

Within three years of project completion

Expected in three years or more

Unknown

iii. Infrastructural contribution of the project

a. What infrastructural contribution has the project had?

New equipment Type : Value : RM ____________

New/improved facility Type : Value : RM ____________

New information networks

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

b. How significant is this infrastructural contribution for the organisation?

Not significant/does not leverage other projects

Moderately significant

Very significant/significantly leverages other projects

iv. Contribution of the project to the organisation’s reputation

a. How has the project contributed to increasing the reputation of the
Organisation

Recognition as a Center of Excellence

National award (Type and category)

International award (Type and category)

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Demand for advisory services

Invitations to give speeches on conferences

Visits from other organisations

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

b. How important is the project’s contribution to the organisation’s reputation?

Not significant

Moderately significant

Very significant

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 3. National Impacts of the (If known at this point in time, please describe as specifically as
Project possible the
potential sectoral/national benefits arising from the project and provide an assessment of their
significance)
i. Contribution of the project to organisational linkages
a. Which kinds of linkages did the project create?

Domestic industry linkages

International industry linkages

Linkages with domestic research institutions,

universities

Linkages with international research institutions,

universities

b. What is the nature of the linkages?

Staff exchanges

Inter-organisational project team

Research contract with a commercial client

Informal consultation

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

i. Social-economic contribution of the project

a. Who are the direct customer/beneficiaries of the project output?

Customers/beneficiaries : Number :
________________________________________ ________________________________________
_______ _______
________________________________________ ________________________________________
_______ _______

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 b. How has/will the socio-economic contribution of the project materialised?

Improvements in health

Improvements in safety

Improvements in the environment

Improvements in energy
consumption/supply

Improvements in international relations

Other, please ______________________________________________________________

specify : __________

c. How important is this socio-economic contribution?

High social contribution

Medium social contribution

Low social contribution

d. When has/will this social contribution materialised?

Already materialised

Within three years of project completion

Expected in three years or more

Unknown

Date : Signature :

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