Author:Pelser, Winnie CDate:Sep 2019Many of the administrative decisions that must be made in a military environment are complex and rely on a rational analysis of situations. Decisions within the domain of ageing systems are particularly difficult and often riddled with different ...Read more
Author:Ndlovu, Z; Desai, D; Pandelani, Thanyani A; Ngwangwa, H; Nemavhola, FDate:Feb 2022This study assesses the modelling capabilities of four constitutive hyperelastic material models to fit the experimental data of the porcine sclera soft tissue. It further estimates the material parameters and discusses their applicability ...Read more
Author:Ndlovu, Z; Desai, D; Pandelani, Thanyani A; Ngwangwa, H; Nemavhola, FDate:Feb 2022This study assesses the modelling capabilities of four constitutive hyperelastic material models to fit the experimental data of the porcine sclera soft tissue. It further estimates the material parameters and discusses their applicability ...Read more
Author:Modungwa, Dithoto M; Mekuria, Fisseha; Kekana, Mzuzwezulu ZDate:Sep 2021The design of an autonomous underwater robot based on biomimicry is presented in this paper. The systematic design of the robot focuses on integrating 5G-AI-IoT- as effective technological tools to autonomously monitor and harvest invasive ...Read more
Author:Sheik, Muhammed; Segakweng, Tshiamo; Sekhuthe, Karabelo LDate:Nov 2023The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy estimates that the industrial sector is the largest consumer of energy in South Africa. Approximately 66% of energy end-use in industry is for heat generation during manufacturing. South African ...Read more
Author:Pandelani, Thanyani ADate:May 2023One of the aims of the South African Ballistic Organisation (SABO) is to organise and host a local ballistic symposium every second year. This year SABO is hosting the 2023 symposium. The SABO 2023 Organising Committee has been overwhelmed ...Read more
Author:Mostert, Frikkie J; Rwexwana, A; Tseki, PFDate:Jul 2020The interactions between cyanoacrylate type of glue and model compounds for dinitrotoluene (DNT) and trinitrotoluene (TNT) are investigated using mainly spectroscopic techniques. Electrostatic fields emanating from dispersion and dipole ...Read more
Author:Pandelani, Thanyani A; Modungwa, Dithoto MDate:Apr 2022Objective: Antivehicular landmines (AVLs) and underbelly improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are found to be some of the major threats for military vehicles and their occupants. Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) such as the 50th percentile ...Read more
Author:Rushambwa, MC; Suvendi, R; Pandelani, Thanyani A; Palaniappan, R; Vijean, V; Nabi, FGDate:Jan 2023Recent advances in medical imaging include integrating photoacoustic and optoacoustic techniques with conventional imaging modalities. The developments in the latter have led to the use of optics combined with the conventional ultrasound ...Read more