Author:Tizora, P; Le Roux, Alize; Mans, Gerbrand G; Cooper, Antony KDate:Sep 2018Models which integrate and evaluate diverse factors of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change can be used to guide planners in making more informed decisions and achieving a balance between urban growth and preservation of the natural environment. ...Read more
Author:Goncalves, DPDDate:Jul 2006Simulation is an important aspect of engineering complex systems. In the real world,
numerous problems can prevent the effective use of simulation. This paper looks at the tough question: When is a simulation effective? How would we know? ...Read more
Author:McDonald, Andre M; Cilliers, Jacques EDate:Oct 2012A coherent autoregressive–to–anything (ARTA) stationary stochastic process for modelling maritime clutter and targets is presented in this paper. The ARTA stochastic process model is an improvement over previous models in the sense that it ...Read more
Author:Steynberg, L; Erasmus, Louwrence D; Pretorius, LDate:Aug 2022There are opportunities for disruptive applications of blockchain technology in outbound logistics management, especially with peer-to-peer networking support to keep records of verified transactions in distributed ledgers without control by ...Read more
Author:Fourie, M; van Rensburg, JJDate:Aug 2005This presentation focuses on setting of tools to facilitate optimisation and integration of coal value chain. It also focuses on maximising coal to gas yield and supply optimum coal qualityRead more
Author:Bender, B; Grum, M; Gronau, N; Alfa, Atahiru; Maharaj, BTDate:Jun 2019Modern production infrastructures of globally operating companies usually consist of multiple distributed production sites. While the organization of individual sites consisting of Industry 4.0 components itself is demanding, new questions ...Read more
Author:Higgs, FSDate:Jun 1985A series of enhancements to the DEROB-IUA 1, 0 building thermal simulation system coding which aid the advanced user of the system in validation exercises is described.Read more
Author:Mbanjwa, MB; Land, K; Jewell, LL; Gledhill, Irvy MADate:Jan 2011The production of water-in-oil (w/o) emulsions in T-junction microfluidic channels was studied through experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD). W/o emulsions were produced in the microchannels from deionised water and mineral oil. ...Read more
Author:Schmitz, P; Pretorius, R; Du Plooy, N; Cooper, Antony KDate:Aug 2023Post-conflict reconstruction includes the removal of land mines and remnants of war. The CSIR conducted field experiments to determine the impact of TNT in the soil on plants as a possible means to detect landmines. All the leaf clip readings ...Read more
Author:Strydom, JJ; Cilliers, Jacques E; Gouws, M; Naicker, D; Olivier, KDate:Oct 2012This paper describes the development and testing of a digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) kernel, as well as some of the functionality which has been added to the system to make it a fully-fledged hardware in the loop (HIL) radar environment ...Read more
Author:Strydom, JJ; De Witt, JJ; Cilliers, Jacques EDate:Oct 2014This paper describes a simple process for the generation of arbitrary probability distributions of complex data with correlation from sample to sample, optimized for hardware in the loop radar environment simulation. Measured radar clutter ...Read more
Author:Malinga, Andries L; Le Roux, WHDate:Jul 2009The performance of three Run-Time Infrastructures (RTI) is measured. Two open source implementations (Portico version 0.8 and CERTI version 3.3.0) and one commercial implementation (MÄK version 3.2) have been subjected to a specific test under ...Read more
Author:Kufakunesu, Rachel; Hancke, Gerhard P; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Aug 2022The concept of Internet of Things (IoT) has increased in prominence as the demand for device interconnectedness increases worldwide. Numerous technologies have been proposed to provide the required technology and network infrastructure. Low ...Read more
Author:Le Roux, WHDate:Jun 2006As part of Modelling and Simulation-based Acquisition Decision Support to a Ground-Based Air Defence acquisition programme, dedicated simulations have been used to evaluate and develop tactical doctrine, define measures of performance and ...Read more
Author:Letting, LK; Hamam, Y; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jul 2017The application of simulation optimization in water distribution network analysis and design is a promising method for generating solutions to existing challenges. The absence of a standard interface for coupling the open source EPANET software ...Read more
Author:Uys, DC; Le Roux, WHDate:Jul 2009The results of attempting to define a JC3IEDM (Joint Consultation, Command and Control Information Exchange Data Model) aware or compliant federate object model for the High Level Architecture (HLA), are presented. The primary aim of the ...Read more
Author:Twala, B; Djonon Tsague, HippolyteDate:2016The term carrier mobility generally alludes to both electron and hole mobility in semiconductors. These parameters characterize how quickly an electron and/or hole moves through a metal or semiconductor when under the influence of an electric ...Read more
Author:Ramadeen, P; Uys, D; Duvenhage, ADate:01 Sep 2010The command, control and information warfare competency of Defence, Peace, Safety and Security (DPSS), an operating unit of the CSIR is using systems modelling and simulation in its Joint Command and Control (JC2) research. JC2 encompasses ...Read more