Author:Steele, A; Treurnicht, JDate:Nov 2015The use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) is on the rise with an array of industries finding use for them in a variety of applications. This review hopes to assist potential drone designers in selecting the drone best suited for their application. ...Read more
Author:Sebogodi, Keolebogile R; Johakimu, Jonas K; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Feb 2021Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the repercussions that result from earth-moving activities around the sulfide-bearing mineral hosts. The detrimental effects associated with this AMD are driven by its characteristics, which include low pH ...Read more
Author:James, JP; Basola, ALDate:Jun 2007Despite increasing levels of trackless mining automation in South African mines, there is a distinct lack of design focus specific to the human operator tasked with driving machines for prolonged periods of the working shift. In many instances ...Read more
Author:Sebake, NDate:Sep 2008The World Green Building Council (WGBC) has 10 existing members including the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Australia and America. These members have adopted building rating systems, such as Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment ...Read more
Author:Pardoe, DR; Molesworth, DVDate:Jan 1994In 1992, a proposal was submitted to SIMRAC for a two year programme of work with the overall objective of conducting a general review of problems and techniques related to underground colliery illumination, particular emphasis on identifying ...Read more
Author:Shikwambana, L; Sivakumar, V; Sharma, AmeethDate:Jul 2012LIDAR is an acronym for light detection and ranging, it is analogous to radar (radio detection and ranging), except that it is based on discrete light pulses and measured travel times. We report on the mobile LIDAR system developed at the ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, SDate:Aug 2012Via its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for Electricity, the South African Government has set targets to generate electricity from a range of technologies including wind energy technology. This paper provides a strategic review of wind energy ...Read more
Author:Matsebe, O; Kumile, CM; Tlale, NSDate:Apr 2008This paper overviews graphical simulators used for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) development. Graphical simulators allow researchers to develop autonomous software without the need for the actual vehicle. There are many graphical ...Read more
Author:Matsebe, O; Kumile, CM; Tlale, NSDate:Apr 2008This paper overviews graphical simulators used for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) development. Graphical simulators allow researchers to develop autonomous software without the need for the actual vehicle. There are many graphical ...Read more
Author:Szewczuk, SDate:Mar 2010The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the DoE and Eskom have jointly developed the South African Renewable Energy Resource Database. Since the wind resource database is not accurate enough the Global Environmental Facility ...Read more
Author:Cloete, OP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Feb 2019A strong relationship exists between the relevancy of sense data and the location of the data's origin. Current methods for localisation are too demanding on the resources of constrained devices or have high estimation errors. Software Defined ...Read more
Author:Noubissie-Tientcheu, SI; Chowdhury, SP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Sep 2016The building with its components such as Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) and lighting constitute a bigger part of energy consumption in Southern Africa. Control system in a building reduced the energy consumption, according to ...Read more
Author:Makondo, Ntshuxeko; Kobo, Hlabishi I; Mathonsi, TE; Mamushiane, LusaniDate:Nov 2023Many sectors, including agriculture, have benefited significantly from the introduction of Fifth Generation wireless technology (5G). One of the most interesting benefits of 5G is how it may optimize the latency of the Internet of Things ...Read more
Author:Makondo, Ntshuxeko; Kobo, Hlabishi I; Mathonsi, TE; Mamushiane, LusaniDate:Nov 2023Many sectors, including agriculture, have benefited significantly from the introduction of Fifth Generation wireless technology (5G). One of the most interesting benefits of 5G is how it may optimize the latency of the Internet of Things ...Read more
Author:Wolff, H; Visser, AT; De Beer, MorrisDate:1993A brief review of the theory of material behavour is given as background to a discussion on the behaviour of granular materials as determined, from accurate measurments of elastic and plastic strains under fullscale Heavy Vehicle Simulator ...Read more
Author:Rens, G; Meyer, T; Casini, GDate:Apr 2016We propose a method for an agent to revise its incomplete probabilistic beliefs when a new piece of propositional information is observed. In this work, an agent’s beliefs are represented by a set of probabilistic formulae – a belief base. ...Read more
Author:Van Niekerk, Cornelia W; Petzer, Engela; Ndaba, D; Pieterse, Amy; Raja, A; Kruger, Daniel MDate:Nov 2015The Guidelines for Human Settlement Planning and Design, commonly known as the Red Book, is a South African publication aimed at providing practical guidance to built environment professionals in support of the creation of sustainable and ...Read more
Author:Kannemeyer, L; Theyse, HL; Verhaeghe, Benoit MJA; Van As, SCDate:Aug 2015South Africa has a long pavement engineering history in terms of developing methodologies and solutions for supporting the local economy using available materials under specific environmental and socio-economic conditions. Over the past 10 ...Read more
Author:Theyse, HL; Maina, JW; Kannemeyer, LDate:Sep 2007The current version of the South African Mechanistic –Empirical Design Method for flexible pavements is based on technology and models developed during the 1970’s and 1980’s. Given the current level of concern regarding the validity of the ...Read more