Author:Fadeyi, J; Markus, ED; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2019Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWANs) are designed to overcome range and scalability problems encountered by traditional cellular networks and short-range communication technologies. This has brought a revolution to wireless communications ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Smith, Andrew CDate:Jul 2011This research proposes an architecture based on the Internet of Things (IoT) technologies for primary school learners to know about various parameters in their environment, that is, the temperature, light, vibration, sound and gas levels. ...Read more
Author:Taviv, RDate:Aug 2007TNA(Technology needs assessment) is a requirement of Article 4.5 of the UNFCCC ‘Technology Transfer’ is a broad set of processes covering the flows of know-how, experience and equipment for mitigating or adapting to climate change amongst ...Read more
Author:Malinga, Andries L; Oosthuizen, RudolphDate:Sep 2021Recent advances in technologies have changed how we live, conduct business, and interact with each other. Moreover, these advances have given rise to new complex systems and systems of systems. As the complexity of systems increases, new and ...Read more
Author:Thaba, MphahlelaDate:May 2017The evolution of military warfare and its increasing complexity has made planning for future military deployments more difficult. The need to plan for more uncertain military operating environments makes it more complex. There exists a ...Read more
Author:Ramadeen, PDate:Oct 2015South Africa is home to an estimated 80% of the world's rhino population. This presentation discusses technologies to combat poaching, from laboratories to safeguard experimentation that can be taken to South African National Parks.Read more
Author:Horak, E; Hagemann, D; Rust, FC; Heerden, CDate:Oct 1994Research on Heavy Duty Asphalt Pavements [HDAPs] was conducted by the CSIR Division of Roads and Transport Technology on behalf of the South African Bitumen and Tar Association [SABITA]. This research soon focused on Large Aggregate Mixes for ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, MDate:Jul 2002Originally the research was sponsored collectively by the mining industry through the Chamber of Mines, and later through government levies raised and administered by the Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee (SIMRAC). The CSIR (a ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, MDate:Jul 2002In the early 1980's, winder ropes research in South Africa gained new momentum when it was decided to investigate the validity of the regulations governing the strength of winder ropes. Although knowledge of, and experience with winder systems ...Read more
Author:Marais, Mario A; Smith, Andrew C; Duveskog, MDate:Apr 2007TekkiKids is a part of the The Young Engineers of South Africa (YESA) programme which is an initiative aimed at increasing the pipeline for the generation of more scientists, engineers and technologists by creating the necessary interest and ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, Soogandhree; Barnard, EDate:Jul 2005Telephone-based information services hold tremendous potential as a means of information access in the developing world. However,surprisingly little research has been done on the design of such systems - whether basic Interactive Voice Response ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Kliks, A; Mzyece, MDate:Sep 2013The use of unoccupied television (TV) frequency band (known as TV white space - TVWS) for non-broadcasting services is gaining momentum around the world. Especially in developing countries where the majority of the population are in under-served ...Read more
Author:Keet, CM; Nasubo Ongoma, EADate:Jan 2015Representing data that changes over time in conceptual data models is required by various application domains, and requires a language that is expressive enough to fully capture the operational semantics of the time-varying information. ...Read more
Author:Seotsanyana, MDate:Jul 2010Robotic computer systems are increasingly ubiquitous in everyday life and this has led to a need to develop safe and reliable systems. To ensure safety and reliability of these systems, the following three main verification techniques are ...Read more
Author:Cooper, Antony KDate:Feb 1988This paper describes a suite of programs that simulates the lighting effects of the sun or moon on the earth's surface. A digital terrain model (DTM) is typically a two-dimensional regular tessellation of some measured phenomenon, the most ...Read more
Author:Gelderblom, H; Kotzé, PaulaDate:Jun 2009The existing knowledge base on child development offers a wealth of information that can be useful for the design of children’s technology. Furthermore, academic journals and conference proceedings provide us with a constant stream of new ...Read more
Author:Fouché, Gerda; Moodley, N; Maharaj, VDate:Nov 2008The bioprospecting group of CSIR Biosciences, focuses on the transformation of African traditional medicines into minimally-processed, scientifically-validated herbal medicines and remedies; the discovery of new pharmaceutical active ingredients ...Read more
Author:Veerasamy, Namosha; Grobler, MDate:Mar 2011The growth of technology has provided a wealth of functionality. One area in which Information Communication Technology (ICT), especially the Internet, has grown to play a supporting role is terrorism. The Internet provides an enormous amount ...Read more
Author:Ramaloko, PM; Van Dyk, JT; Smit, EDate:Sep 2014Protective footwear that mitigates the shock transferred to the victim’s leg during an antipersonnel landmine blast need to be evaluated to verify their protection levels. The Mine Boot Test and Evaluation System which include a surrogate ...Read more