Author:Ottermann, RW; Von Wielligh, AJ; Burger, NDL; Kononov, VADate:Oct 2000The purpose of this project was to develop tele-controls to control drilling operations from a distance. The controls were fitted to the prototype quiet rock drill and demonstrated to be working. Noise is a generic hazard common to all ...Read more
Author:De Wet, Febe; De Waal, A; Van Huyssteen, GBDate:Aug 2011Afrikaans is one of the eleven official languages of South Africa. It is classified as an under-resourced language. No annotated broadband speech corpora currently exist for Afrikaans. This article reports on the development of speech resources ...Read more
Author:Labuschagne, William A; Grobler, Marthie MDate:Jun 2017With the increase in technology adoption, quality assurance in terms of the technical skill level of cybersecurity experts working on a task is crucial. Educating employees and ensuring that they have the necessary tools and skills required ...Read more
Author:Salerno, S; Ouma, S; Botha, AdèleDate:Sep 2015Gamification and digital badging are new concepts to the educational environment, where on completion of specific tasks, an individual can earn a badge or badges showing their achievement. Currently Mozilla Open Badges is the standard for the ...Read more
Author:Raborife, M; Zerbian, S; Ewert, SDate:Nov 2011The authors report on a study that involved the development of a corpus used to verify the performance of two tone labelling algorithms, with one algorithm being an improvement on the other. These algorithms were developed for speech synthesis ...Read more
Author:Mutemba, M; Mtsweni, Jabu S; Mkhonto, NNDate:Mar 2017Cyber attacks are on the increase in severity, complexity and frequency, negatively affecting the citizens, government, and businesses. Adversely, the security and Defence role-players in developing countries, such as South Africa, are short ...Read more
Author:Leenen, L; Alberts, R; Britz, K; Gerber, A; Meyer, TDate:Mar 2011In this paper we describe a research project to develop an optimal information retrieval system in an Information Operations domain. Information Operations is the application and management of information to gain an advantage over an opponent ...Read more
Author:Hohls, DR; Verryn, SVDate:Nov 2008CSIR research group has developed a web-based information system on tree breeding, which will link national and international partners, which data dating back more than 80 years. Tree breeding relies heavily on managing and exploiting data. ...Read more
Author:Tawona, Neville; Sithole, Bishop BDate:Oct 2013Waste management in South Africa faces many challenges. The growing population and the expanding economy results in increased volumes of waste being produced, thereby putting a burden on waste management facilities. South Africa is collaborating ...Read more
Author:Sebake, Thandi N; Mphutlane, L; Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Jun 2007The Thuba Makote (TM) Programme, initiated in 2002 by the Department of Education and managed by the CSIR, was developed to introduce and pilot innovative approaches to school building design, construction and operation in order to address ...Read more
Author:Brown, B; Horak, M; Wadiwala, EDate:Nov 2008The production of essential oils and medicinal plant products by communities with access to arable land represents a promising new sector in the agroprocessing industry. The Enterprise Creation for Development (ECD) unit of the CSIR transfers ...Read more
Author:Ledwaba, LPI; Hancke, GP; Isaac, Sherrin J; Venter, HSDate:Jul 2019The ability for the smart microgrid to allow for the independent generation and distribution of electrical energy makes it an attractive solution towards enabling universal access to electricity within developing economies. Distributed Ledger ...Read more
Author:Van Rooyen, S; Leenen, LDate:Sep 2011Border safeguarding is the defence of territorial integrity and sovereignty, and this is a joint responsibility of the military and the police. Military doctrine for conventional warfare is not sufficient for Border Safeguarding operations ...Read more
Author:Albers, PN; Wright, C; Olwoch, JDate:Oct 2010Pedestrians, comprising approximately 60% of the population, are among the most vulnerable road users in South Africa. The roadside environment may be an important factor influencing the nature and frequency of pedestrian fatalities. While ...Read more
Author:Harrison, JA; Von Maltitz, Graham P; Tiwari, SDate:Jun 2009Focusing on the situation relating to bioenergy in India, this paper provides analyses of the currently available methodologies for assessing the varied impacts, both positive and negative, of bioenergy production. This contextual information ...Read more
Author:Marais, Mario A; Turpin, M; Marais, Mario A; Scott, L; Saidi, M; Meyer, IDate:Sep 2007The purpose of the project is to use systems methodologies developed in a science and engineering environment and to apply these towards a better understanding of the National Poverty Alleviation System. The aim of such a project is to establish ...Read more
Author:Saidi, MDate:May 2007CSIR undertook a project to use systems methodologies and apply them towards a better understanding of the ‘assumed’ NPAS aiming: at establishing a suitable framework for analysis; describe and analyse the system in such a way that stakeholders ...Read more
Author:Saidi, MDate:May 2007The objective of the study is to develop a systems framework for the implementation and management of sustainable infrastructure technologies in the built environment with specific focus on health facilities. It look at the global trends and ...Read more
Author:Ferreira, A; De Saxe, C; Steenkamp, Anton J; Nordengen, PDate:Jul 2022The Static Rollover Threshold (SRT) is an important metric for characterising a heavy vehicle’s inherent stability and risk of rollover. Current methods of assessing SRT include a tilt-table test and multi-body dynamics simulation which can ...Read more