College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science: Recent submissions
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Low-cost sensory glove for human-robot collaboration.
(2020)Human Robot Collaboration (HRC) is a technique that enables humans and robots to co-exist in the same environment by preforming operations together. HRC has become a vital goal for industry to achieve progress towards the ... -
System integration of a remotely accessible satellite tracker.
(2022)The recent rise in space missions and satellite launches has piqued the interest of many. As a result, the growing number of objects in orbit has led to an increase in space monitoring. While large-scale tracking systems ... -
Implementation of Iterative Learning Control on a Pneumatic Actuator.
(2022)Pneumatic systems play a pivotal role in many industrial applications, such as in petrochemical industries, steel manufacturing, car manufacturing and food industries. Besides industrial applications, pneumatic systems ... -
Renewable energy powered reverse osmosis system for seawater desalination.
(2022)Desalination is one of the most successful procedures for freshwater supply from seawater in the world. Reverse osmosis (RO) is a major technology in the business of seawater desalination because of its ability to produce ... -
Tracing star formation in groups and filaments around a young active galaxy cluster at z ∼ 1.46.
(2022)Abstract available in PDF. -
Development of a titanium sheet manufacturing process via direct powder rolling and spark plasma sintering.
(2022)The intention of this research was the improvement of titanium processing in South African industry. South Africa currently has limited ability to efficiently process its titanium reserves and the results of this research, ... -
An assessment of the component-based view for metaheuristic research.
(2023)Several authors have recently pointed to a crisis within the metaheuristic research field, particularly the proliferation of metaphor-inspired metaheuristics. Common problems identified include using non-standard ... -
Reliability study under the smart grid paradigm using computational intelligent techniques and renewable energy sources.
(2022)The increase in the demand for a reliable electricity supply by the utilities and consumers has necessitated the evaluation of the reliability of power systems. A reliable electricity supply is characterized by no or ... -
Frequency response analysis of a current limiting reactor.
(2022)With the demand for electricity continuously increasing, power systems are required to increase capacity to meet such demands which can entail integrating renewable energy resources to the grid. This increase in capacity ... -
Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Electrical Energy Systems for a Port.
(2022)The port terminals in South Africa currently face significant challenges linked to electricity constraints and security. South Africa is predominantly reliant on coal-generated electricity from the local utility for the ... -
Study the effect of topology on the performance of an advanced metering infrastructure network.
(2021)A smart grid operates based on the integration of various renewable energy sources, distributed generators and storage units in order to deliver an uninterrupted energy supply to consumers. Such a complex grid requires a ... -
Resource allocation in non-orthogonal multiple access technologies for 5G networks and beyond.
(2022)The increasing demand of mobile and device connectivity poses challenging requirements for 5G wireless communications, such as high energy- and spectral-efficiency and low latency. This necessitates a shift from orthogonal ... -
Modeling and estimation of scattering attenuation and scintillation effects on optical wireless communication systems in South Africa.
(2021)Optical wireless communication (OWC) is a viable complementary solution for next-generation communication networks saddled with meeting the great demands of high data rates and fast internet connectivity. Its numerous ... -
Methods to reduce the starting current of an induction motor.
(2022)Power system loads that have high starting currents are a serious source of concern in smaller grids or remote locations on the main grid. This problem is envisaged to be exacerbated by the rollout of smart microgrids. ... -
Rain Attenuation Modelling and Prediction for Optical Wireless Communication Systems in Durban, South Africa.
(2021)The continuous demand for more reliable wireless communication systems with extremely high data rates has accelerated various aspects of research topics to be able to meet future needs. One of the most crucial topics in ... -
Modelling the Agulhas Ocean Current: with a focus on the related shallow water hydrodynamics in and around the Durban Bay, South Africa.
(2021)The Agulhas Ocean Current is a powerful and persistent western boundary current that flows along the continental shelf edge off the eastern coast of South Africa in a southerly direction. In addition to the tide- and ... -
An Effective Public Procurement Model for Construction Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises in South Africa.
(2022)Public procurement plays a vital role in the economy and public expenditure of any country and serves as an indicator of the effectiveness of a government. Despite the several reforms made to the South African public ... -
Molecular sensors for evaluating substandard anti-retroviral medication using surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy.
(2023)Africa has the highest number of people living with HIV and AIDS, with South Africa housing the largest Anti-retroviral treatment (ART) program in the world. In addition, the continent is troubled by the continuing ... -
Analysis of targeted pharmaceuticals and metabolites at a wastewater treatment plant in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2022)Globally, surface water bodies are shown to be severely contaminated by chemical compounds as a result of human activity. Some of these compounds are inclusive of pharmaceuticals and their metabolites which are classified ... -
Quadrature spatial modulation aided single-input multiple-output-media based modulation: application to cooperative network and golden code orthogonal super-symbol systems.
(2022)SIMO-MBM (single-input multiple-output media-based modulation) overcomes the limitations of SIMO (single-input multiple-output) systems by reducing the number of antennas required to achieve a high data rate and improved ...