Author:Purdon, Kyla; Van Niekerk, T; Phillips, R; Marais, Stephen TDate:Nov 2023Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have shown great potential for data collection and monitoring of areas. Sensors such as LiDARs and cameras can be used on UAVs for high-resolution data collection and used for various applications like Digital ...Read more
Author:De Ronde, Wiilis; Bosscha, Peter A; Marais, Stephen T; Pretorius, ADate:Nov 2023Due to the high prevalence and unpredictability of violent protest action in South Africa, a need has arisen for rapidly deployable surveillance. This paper proposes an Automated Robotic Guardian for Urban Surveillance (ARGUS) platform, a ...Read more
Author:Mokuwe, Mamuku W; Goorun, Yurisha; Crafford, Gerhardus JDate:Oct 2022This work presents a vision-based quality assurance system that does assembly line monitoring. The system is developed using machine learning hand tracking and object detection methods to monitor the worker’s hand movement while evaluating ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, Thegaran; Verster, Jacobus J; Marais, Stephen TDate:Nov 2022A cloud-based road infrastructure analysis system was developed to assist as an information management system for detecting and managing information about road defects and road assets. The system uses computer vision and machine learning ...Read more
Author:Van Eden, Beatrice; Botha, Natasha; Rosman, BDate:Nov 2023Spatial awareness is an important competence for a mobile robotic system. A robot needs to localise and perform context interpretation to provide any meaningful service. With the deep learning tools and readily available sensors, visual ...Read more
Author:Dickens, John S; Maweni, Thabisa; Setati, Tiro; Suddoo, ZubairDate:Nov 2023The HERMES autonomous surveillance robot platform is a low-cost outdoor autonomous surveillance vehicle. It is designed to autonomously patrol outdoor areas performing surveillance and providing automated alerts of detected vehicles and ...Read more
Author:Botha, Natasha; Marais, Stephen TDate:Nov 2021This study developed a Graphical User Interface (GUI) aimed at teaching the concepts of Machine Learning (ML) algorithms which form the backbone of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is done by means of tutorial videos and allowing the student ...Read more
Author:Crafford, Gerhardus J; Rosman, BDate:Nov 2022Different reinforcement learning (RL) methods exist to address the problem of combining multiple different learners to generate a superior learner. These existing methods usually assume that each learner uses the same algorithm and/or state ...Read more
Author:Boloka, Tlou J; Makondo, N; Rosman, BDate:Jan 2021Deep reinforcement learning has recently been adopted for robot behavior learning, where robot skills are acquired and adapted from data generated by the robot while interacting with its environment through a trial-and-error process. Despite ...Read more
Author:Purdon, Kyla; Setati, Tiro; Marais, Stephen TDate:Nov 2021At the CSIR, a Learning Factory has been established to teach about the fundamentals of robotics and other Industry 4.0 disciplines. The Learning Factory makes use of the Annin Robotics AR3 robot arm: a low-cost robot designed for small ...Read more
Author:Maweni, Thabisa; Setati, Tiro; Botha, NatashaDate:Nov 2023Inventory management in warehouses is a crucial task in the logistics industry. Manual stocktaking in larger-scale warehouses can be time-consuming and labour-intensive. To automate this process, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have gained ...Read more
Author:Botha, Natasha; Van Eden, Beatrice; Lehman, Lodewyk; Verster, Jacobus JDate:Nov 2023There is an increased interest in using aerial robotic platforms for indoor applications in industrial and manufacturing environments. One such example is stocktaking in warehouses, where the use of other mobile robotic systems is not efficient ...Read more
Author:Setati, Tiro; Maweni, Thabisa; Botha, NatashaDate:Nov 2023There is a need to ensure that an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) can fly safely in indoor environments. In this paper, the visual inertial odometry (VIO) implemented in a commercial UAV is tested to determine its reliability to keep its position ...Read more
Author:Van Eden, Beatrice; Botha, NatashaDate:Nov 2023Collaborative robots are adopted in the drive towards Industry 4.0 to automate manufacturing, while retaining a human workforce. This area of research is known as human-robot collaboration (HRC) and focusses on understanding the interactions ...Read more
Author:Wessels, Gert J; Botha, Natasha; Koen, Hildegarde S; Van Eden, BeatriceDate:Nov 2022After years of drought, the rainy season is always welcomed. Unfortunately, this can also herald widespread flooding which can result in loss of livelihood, property, and human life. In this study a Bayesian network is used to develop a flood ...Read more