Febrian Cornellius Sidabutar

Work place: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Informatics and Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Del, Sitoluama, Toba 22381, Indonesia

E-mail: febrian.sidabutar@del.ac.id

Website: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2271-5758

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Biography

Febrian Cornellius Sidabutar is an Assistant Lecturer at the Faculty of Informatics and Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Del, where he has been actively contributing since 2021. He was born in Medan, Indonesia, on February 3, 1999. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Institut Teknologi Del and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Computer Engineering, at Universitas Sumatera Utara. His research interests include Embedded Systems, Intelligent Control, and Machine Learning.
As an academic assistant, he has handled several courses, including Basic Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Signal Processing, Operating Systems, Data Structures and Algorithms, Cloud Computing, and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP). In addition to teaching, he has actively participated in research projects such as Autonomous Trash Collecting Robot, Institut Teknologi Del (2021), Educating on Electrical Vehicles using Blended Learning (EduEV) sponsored by the British Council (2022), and Design and Development of a Seismometer and Tiltmeter in Collaboration with IBM as an Earthquake and Building Inclination Detection Tool (2024).

Author Articles
Potential Study of Parallel Dipoles Line Technology as Tiltmeter Sensor for Geotechnical Applications

By Indra Hartarto Tambunan Andi Ray Hutauruk Philippians Manurung Amsal Sinambela Febrian Cornellius Sidabutar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5815/ijieeb.2026.01.06, Pub. Date: 8 Feb. 2026

Tiltmeters with high accuracy and sensitivity are indispensable for various geotechnical applications, including soil deformation monitoring, structural inclination analysis, and seismic activity assessment. This study proposes a novel tiltmeter system utilizing Parallel Dipole Line (PDL) technology, where a diamagnetic graphite cylinder is levitated within a camelback potential field generated by parallel magnetic dipoles. Variations in the vertical position of the graphite cylinder correspond to tilt angles, which are captured by a high-resolution imaging system and processed using a Jetson Nano microcomputer for real-time analysis. Experimental results show that shorter graphite lengths can increase the measurement range. One of the test results is that 6 mm graphite can measure inclination in the range of -1.00000° to +0.99999°. In contrast, longer graphite, such as 12 mm, only reaches a range of -0.60000° to +0.60434°. In addition, the increase in graphite length and the reduction in magnet dimensions significantly help reduce oscillations during measurement, which ultimately improves system stability. The optimized PDL-based tiltmeter is capable of detecting inclination with a high resolution of up to 10⁻⁵ degrees, with critical damping used to eliminate oscillatory interference. These findings confirm that the PDL tiltmeter system offers much better precision, stability, and durability than conventional methods, making it a potential innovative tool for high-resolution geotechnical and structural monitoring.

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