Author:Govender, NicolinDate:May 2013This paper introduces the BLAZE-DEM code that is based on the Discrete Element Method (DEM) and specifically targeted for Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) platforms. BLAZE-DEM uses actual polyhedral particle representations as opposed to ...Read more
Author:Govender, Nicolin; Wilke, DN; Kok, SDate:Sep 2015Convex polyhedra represent granular media well. This geometric representation may be critical in obtaining realistic simulations of many industrial processes using the discrete element method (DEM). However detecting collisions between the ...Read more
Author:De Villiers, Johan PDate:Jun 2010Improving the quality of an image increases the probability, speed and accuracy with which possible objects of interest can be located and identified. Image sharpening, in particular, can correct for soft focus and strengthen the outlines of ...Read more
Author:Govender, Nicolin; Wilke, DN; Kok, S; Els, RDate:2013Understanding the dynamical behavior of Granular Media (GM) is extremely important to many industrial processes. Thus simulating the dynamics of GMis critical in the design and optimization of such processes. However, the dynamics of GM is ...Read more
Author:Govender, Nicolin; Rajamani, RK; Kok, S; Wilke, DNDate:Aug 2015The Discrete Element Method (DEM) simulation of charge motion in ball, semi autogenous (SAG) and autogenous mills has advanced to a stage where the effects of lifter design, power draft and product size can be evaluated with sufficient accuracy ...Read more
Author:De Villiers, J; Cronje, JDate:Apr 2013This work extends earlier work on the real-time photogrammetric stitching of staring arrays of high resolution videos on commercial off the shelf hardware. The blending is both further optimised for Graphics Processor Unit (GPU) implementation ...Read more
Author:Bachoo, AKDate:Dec 2009Within the context of video surveillance, object and incident detection by an operator is minimized in over- and under-exposed pixels. Multiple different exposures of the same scene can be fused to create a well-balanced and detailed image ...Read more
Author:Govender, Nicolin; Pizette, P; Wilke, DN; Abriak, NDate:Sep 2015Understanding the dynamical behavior of particulate materials is extremely important to many industrial processes, with typical applications that range from hopper flows in agriculture to tumbling mills in the mining industry. The discrete ...Read more