PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full Name: Avitus Titus Kashaija
Title: Assistant Lecturer
Area of specialization: Mechanical Engineering (Prognostics and Health Management)
School: School of Engineering and Technology
Department: Agricultural Engineering
Office Location: School of Engineering and Technology
Email address: avitustitus[at]sua.ac.tz
Avitus Titus received the BSc. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dar es salaam, Dar es salaam, Tanzania, in 2010, and the Masters of Engineering degree in Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation from Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin, China, in 2014. He is currently pursuing the PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering with the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. Before joining the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Sokoine University of Agriculture as an Assistant Lecturer, he was with Mzinga Corporation as a Mechanical Engineering, and MANTRAC Tanzania Ltd as a Trainee Field Service Engineer. He has published five technical papers. His current research interests include data driven based algorithms for fault diagnosis and prognosis of mechanical systems. He is a member of Engineers Registration Board (ERB) and Institution of Engineers Tanzania (IET).
Academic/Educational Background
PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Candidate). Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. 2018- to date.
Masters of Engineering in Mechanical Manufacturing and Automation. Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin, China. 2011-2014.
BSc. in Mechanical Engineering. University of Dar es salaam, Dar es salaam, Tanzania, 2006 – 2010.
Full Technician Certificate in Mechanical Engineering. Mbeya University of Science and Technology, Mbeya, Tanzania, 2002 – 2005.Certificate of Secondary School Examination. Rukindo Secondary School, Kagera, Tanzania, 1998 – 2001.
Professional Qualifications
Member of Engineers Registration Board (ERB) as a Graduate Engineer (GE6920) since 2014.
Member of Institution of Engineers, Tanzania since 2009.
CNC Machine Tools operator, Intermediate Level, Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin, China.
Possession of HSK Level II Certificate (Chinese Speaking Certificate), Ministry of education, China.
Research Interests / Areas
Mechanical equipment condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.
Mechanical equipment condition diagnosis and prognosis using data driven techniques.
The use of machine learning and deep learning techniques for data analysis and machine performance condition monitoring.
Renewable Energy
Agricultural Mechanization using smart technologies
Funded Research Projects
Adaptation of Briquettes making technology for green energy and youth employment in Morogoro. Funded by SWISS CONTACT.
List of courses
Engineering Drawing
Engineering Mechanics (Statics)
Fluid Power
Ergonomics, Safety and Maintenance
Materials Technology
Renewable Energy
Students Supervision
I have supervised Undergraduate degree students in Agricultural Engineering in their Special Projects.
I have supervised Undergraduate degree students in Agricultural Engineering, Bioprocess and Postharvest Engineering and Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering during their Field Practical Trainings.
Journal Articles
Hongyu Jin, Avitus Titus, Yulong Liu, Yang Wang and Zhenyu Han. (2019). Fault diagnosis of Rotary Parts of a Heavy-Duty Horizontal Lathe Based on Wavelet Packet Transform and Support Vector Machine. Sensors 2019,19,4069.
Kiobia, D., Yustas, Y., Tarimo, W., Mbacho, S., Makange, N., Kashaija, A., Mukama, E. and Silungwe, F. (2022). Classification of Briquettes Selection Criteria Using Principal Component Analysis Approach. Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 10, 14 -26. doi:10.4236/jpee.2022.106002.
Yustas, Y., Tarimo, W., Mbacho, S., Kiobia, D., Makange, N., Kashaija, A., Mukama, E., Mzigo, C., and Silungwe, F. (2022). Towards Adaptation of Briquettes Making Technology for Green Energy and Youth Employment in Tanzania: A Review. Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 10, 74 -93. doi:10.4236/jpee.2022.104006.
Yustas, Y., Tarimo, W., Mbacho, S., Kiobia, D. O., Makange, N., Kashaija, A. T., & Silungwe, F. R. (2022). Likelihood of Adopting Briquette Technology in Abudance of Competitive Energy Sources: A case study of Morogoro Urban and Rural Districts, Tanzania. Journal of Energy Research and Reviews, 11(2), 11-20. https://doi:10.9734/jenrr/2022/v11i230272.
Conference/Workshops/Seminar Papers
4.1. Avitus Titus Mwelinde; Hongyu Jin; Jamal Banzi; Hongya Fu; Zhenyu Han. Spindle Bearings Fault Diagnosis Technique Based on Integration of Zero Resonator Frequency Filter and Discrete Wavelet Packet Transform. Proceedings of the ASME 2021 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition IMECE2021. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2021-73194.
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Mobile Numbers: +255783698398 / +255759699641
Email: avitustitus@sua.ac.tz