Author:Burger, Chris R; Jones, TDate:Sep 2011As unmanned aircraft are introduced into civil airspace, a framework for training and licencing of dispatch and operating staff will be required. This paper assesses existing pilot training unit standards and proposes a framework within which ...Read more
Author:Hassan Mahmud, MM; Rosman, Benjamin S; Ramamoorthy, S; Kohli, PDate:Jun 2014Interactive interfaces are a common feature of many systems ranging from field robotics to video games. In most applications, these interfaces must be used by a heterogeneous set of users, with substantial variety in effectiveness with the ...Read more
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:Bean, WL; Schmitz, P; Engelbrecht, GNDate:Sep 2009The Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model has been widely used as a tool for supply chain analysis in commercial environments, since its creation by the Supply Chain Council. More recently the SCOR model has been used during the ...Read more
Author:Davis, C; Archer, Emma RM; Maserumule, R; Stevens, N; Sinden, LADate:Apr 2010This study will draw on the findings of a significant amount of research that has already taken place in the area. There is a keen desire amongst diverse stakeholders to access global change information (for example, the use of such information ...Read more
Author:Mpofu, K; Kumile, CM; Tlale, NSDate:2008A variety of methodologies have been utilised in the design of reconfigurable industrial machines. Authors consider some of the methods that have been used given the critical aspects of these methods, the commercial off the shelf (COTS) method ...Read more
Author:Roux, DJ; Kleynhans, CJ; Thirion, C; Hill, Liesl; Engelbrecht, JS; Deacon, AR; Kemper, NPDate:Oct 1999The River Health Programme (RHP) is being designed to generate information regarding the ecological state of riverine ecosystems in South Africa. An adaptive assessment and management procedure is suggested as a means of linking the monitoring ...Read more
Author:Schneider, F; Waibel, P; Wallrabe, UDate:Aug 2009In this paper the authors compare the performance and optical quality of two types of adaptive fluidic silicone-membrane lenses. The membranes feature either a homogeneous thickness, or it is shaped resulting in an inhomogeneous cross-section. ...Read more
Author:Masonta, Moshe T; Mekuria, Fisseha; Mzyece, M; Djouani, KDate:Sep 2015Spectrum decision is the ability of a cognitive radio (CR) system to select the best available spectrum band to satisfy dynamic spectrum access network (DSAN) users¿ quality of service (QoS) requirements without causing harmful interference ...Read more
Author:Onumanyi, Adeiza J; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Feb 2020Some low power wide area network (LPWAN) developers such as Sigfox, Weightless, and Nwave, have recently commenced the integration of cognitive radio (CR) techniques in their respective LPWAN technologies, generally termed CR-LPWAN systems. ...Read more
Author:Luus, FPS; Van den Bergh, F; Maharaj, BTJDate:Jun 2014Multitemporal land-use analysis is becoming increasingly important for the effective management of Earth resources. Despite that, consistent differences in the viewing and illumination geometry in satellite-borne imagery introduce some issues ...Read more
Author:Oxtoby, Oliver FDate:Jul 2012We present an adaptively trained Reduced-Order Model (ROM) to dramatically speed up flow simulations of an oscillatory nature. Such repetitive flowfields are frequently encountered in fluid-structure interaction modelling, aeroelastic flutter ...Read more
Author:Hunter, Lawrance; Fan, JDate:Nov 2014Consumers expect the garments they buy to meet a multiplicity of end use and wear conditions, and this means manufacturers need to build functionality, or multifunctionality, into the garments they produce. This chapter discusses the ways in ...Read more
Author:Braun, ALDate:Jul 2000South Africa has over 6 million indigenous goats, many of which have two coats of fibre, namely a fine down (cashmere) that is finer than 18,5 micron and a coarse guard hair. These goats are primarily kept for their meat, milk, skin products ...Read more
Author:Sibolla, B; van Zyl, T; McFerren, G; Hohls, DDate:Oct 2014Users of Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) increasingly require provision to data holdings beyond the traditional static raster, map or vector based data sets within their organisations. The modern GIS practitioner and Spatial Data Scientist ...Read more
Author:Suliman, Ridhwaan; Mtsweni, Jabu SDate:Jun 2022The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has wreaked havoc globally, with over half a billion people infected and millions of lives lost. The pandemic has also interrupted every aspect of our lives, with most governments imposing various interventions and ...Read more
Author:Jacobs, A; Botha, A; Van Zyl, WHDate:Feb 2010The processing of cereals as agricultural crops or biofuels generates millions of tons of byproducts annually. The South African beer brewing industry alone produces approximately 520 000 tons of brewers’ spent grain per year. These residues ...Read more
Author:Aramide, BP; Popoola, P; Sadiku, R; Jamiru, T; Pityana, Sisa LDate:Aug 2021Laser cladding is an additive manufacturing technology that can be utilized in surface strengthening, modification, and repair of components that are subjected to adverse working conditions. This can be accomplished by the addition of ...Read more
Author:Ramosoeu, ME; Chikwanda, HK; Bolokang, AS; Booysen, G; Ngonda, TNDate:Oct 2010Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) is one of the new Laser Additive Manufacturing (LAM) techniques used for producing complex topology components mostly found in medical applications. The work presented in this paper focuses on metallographic ...Read more