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3D mapping and photogrammetry sensor payload for unmanned aerial vehicles

Author: Purdon, Kyla ; Van Niekerk, T ; Phillips, R ; Marais, Stephen T Date: Nov 2023 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have shown great potential for data collection and monitoring of areas. Sensors such as LiDARs and cameras can be used on UAVs for high-resolution data collection and used for various applications like Digital ... Read more
4-RRS PKM for stabilisation on a mobile sensor platform

Author: Ramruthan, Kshir ; Kuchwa-Dube, C Date: Nov 2023 Disturbances experienced by an inspection robot can reduce the quality of its sensor measurements, which can in turn negatively affect the robot’s functionality. This research aimed to design a Parallel Kinematic Mechanism (PKM) for use as ... Read more
ARGUS: A pole climbing surveillance robot

Author: De Ronde, Wiilis ; Bosscha, Peter A ; Marais, Stephen T ; Pretorius, A Date: Nov 2023 Due to the high prevalence and unpredictability of violent protest action in South Africa, a need has arisen for rapidly deployable surveillance. This paper proposes an Automated Robotic Guardian for Urban Surveillance (ARGUS) platform, a ... Read more
Assembly line quality assurance through hand tracking and object detection

Author: Mokuwe, Mamuku W ; Goorun, Yurisha ; Crafford, Gerhardus J Date: Oct 2022 This work presents a vision-based quality assurance system that does assembly line monitoring. The system is developed using machine learning hand tracking and object detection methods to monitor the worker’s hand movement while evaluating ... Read more
A cloud-based road infrastructure analysis system using machine learning

Author: Naidoo, Thegaran ; Verster, Jacobus J ; Marais, Stephen T Date: Nov 2022 A cloud-based road infrastructure analysis system was developed to assist as an information management system for detecting and managing information about road defects and road assets. The system uses computer vision and machine learning ... Read more
A comparison of visual place recognition methods using a mobile robot in an indoor environment

Author: Van Eden, Beatrice ; Botha, Natasha ; Rosman, B Date: Nov 2023 Spatial awareness is an important competence for a mobile robotic system. A robot needs to localise and perform context interpretation to provide any meaningful service. With the deep learning tools and readily available sensors, visual ... Read more
Design of HERMES: a mobile autonomous surveillance robot for security patrol

Author: Dickens, John S ; Maweni, Thabisa ; Setati, Tiro ; Suddoo, Zubair Date: Nov 2023 The HERMES autonomous surveillance robot platform is a low-cost outdoor autonomous surveillance vehicle. It is designed to autonomously patrol outdoor areas performing surveillance and providing automated alerts of detected vehicles and ... Read more
Development of a graphical user interface as a learning tool for artificial intelligence

Author: Botha, Natasha ; Marais, Stephen T Date: Nov 2021 This study developed a Graphical User Interface (GUI) aimed at teaching the concepts of Machine Learning (ML) algorithms which form the backbone of Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is done by means of tutorial videos and allowing the student ... Read more
Development of a multipurpose, outdoor autonomous ground vehicle for agricultural inspection

Author: Dickens, John S ; Goorun, Yurisha ; De Ronde, Willis Date: Nov 2021 The Dassie robot platform is a rugged outdoor autonomous vehicle, capable of moving through rough terrain whilst carrying a heavy payload and operating for extended periods of time. It is designed to autonomously perform inspections of rows ... Read more
Effect of heat treatment temperature on the microstructure and microhardness of TiC/Ti6Al4V composite manufactured with laser metal deposition

Author: Kgoahla, Reneilwe M ; Lekoadi, Paul M ; Masina, Bathusile N Date: Nov 2023 This study presented the investigation of the influence of post heat treatment temperature on the microstructure and hardness of TiC/Ti6Al4V composite manufactured with laser metal deposition. Heat treatment was performed to improve the ... Read more
Effect of LSP parameters on the corrosion and hardness properties of TI6Al4V

Author: Kubjane, SM ; Arthur, Nana KK ; Masina, Bathusile N ; Popoola, API ; Pityana, Sisa L Date: Sep 2019 Because of its low density, high corrosion resistance and high strength to weight ratio, titanium and its alloys are widely used in aerospace applications. As a result, the material is exposed to detrimental environment. An enhancement in ... Read more
The effect of vanadium and nickel on the microstructure and transformation temperatures of Ti50Pt50 alloy

Author: Motsai, Tebogo ; Makhatha, E ; Camagu, Sigqibo ; Machio, Christopher N ; Daswa, Pfarelo ; Radingoana, Precious ; Motsi, Glenda Date: Nov 2022 Significant research has been done to produce shape memory alloys that have good shape memory properties and high martensitic transformation temperatures. The Ti50Pt50 alloys have been found to have high transformation temperature of around ... Read more
Effects of energy density on the microstructure evolution of TiC/Ti6Al4V-ELI metal composite fabricated with laser metal deposition

Author: Ramasobane, P ; Mashinini, MP ; Masina, Bathusile N Date: Nov 2022 This study investigated the microstructural evolution of Ti6Al4V-ELI reinforced with TiC, fabricated via in-situ laser metal deposition technique. The 3.85% volume fraction TiC/Ti6Al4V-ELI metal composite samples were fabricated at two different ... Read more
Effects of laser shock peening on the mechanisms of fatigue short crack initiation and propagation of AA7075-T651

Author: Sanchez, AG ; You, C ; Leering, M ; Glaser, Daniel ; Furfari, D ; Fitzpatrick, ME ; Wharton, J ; Reed, PAS Date: Nov 2020 A laser shock peening (LSP) treatment was performed on AA7075-T651 for maximum fatigue improvement. Surface and microstructural characterisation techniques (micro-hardness, SEM-EBSD, contact-profilometry) showed LSP surface modification was ... Read more
Electrical resistivity and oxidation behavior of Cu and Ti doped laser deposited high entropy alloys

Author: Dada, M ; Popoola, P ; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R ; Pityana, Sisa L ; Adeosun, S Date: Sep 2022 In this study, AlCoCrFeNi–Cu (Cu-based) and AlCoCrFeNi–Ti (Ti-based) high entropy alloys (HEAs) were fabricated using a direct blown powder technique via laser additive manufacturing on an A301 steel baseplate for aerospace applications. The ... Read more
Examining HIV infected cells using optical trapping and Raman spectroscopy

Author: Lugongolo, Masixole Y ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Manoto, Sello L ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Sep 2021 Manipulation of biological cells using optical trapping is a non-invasive approach in which individual living cells are examined without causing any damage because there is no direct mechanical contact with cells. Optical trapping uses a ... Read more
Fabrication of a ß-based titanium alloy for biomedical applications

Author: Madigoe, Mandy N ; Modiba, Rosinah ; Lesley, Cornish, L Date: Nov 2022 The aim of this study was to produce a titanium-based alloy with mainly ß-phase and reduced Young’s modulus for biomedical applications. Alloys Ti-Nbx-Ta5-Zr5 (x = 20, 30, 40 at.%Nb) were prepared by arc melting then solution annealed at 950 ... Read more
Framework for cemented tungsten carbide drill bit prototype fabrication using laser engineered net shaping

Author: Davoren, B ; Sacks, N ; Theron, Maritha Date: Nov 2021 The interest in additive manufacturing and its unique applications has increased significantly over recent years. This has resulted in the need for alloys and composites to be optimized for these processes. In this study a multiphase parameter ... Read more
Gelatine-based biosensor for molecular screening of aspirin and paracetamol via surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Author: Thobakgale, Setumo L ; Manoto, Sello L ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Feb 2020 Polypeptide gelatine has been used extensively in microbiology to enhance cellular adhesion and growth. Likewise, fabrication of biochemical sensors using a variety of organic material and nanomaterials is a growing research area particularly ... Read more
Ground robot path planning on 3D mesh surfaces using Bi-directional RRT based on local regions

Author: Mthabela, C ; Withey, Daniel ; Kuchwa-Dube, C Date: Nov 2021 The increasing application of ground robots requires efficient path planning algorithms in three-dimensional (3D) environments containing non-spherical topology. Path planning on surface meshes is possible, however, expensive computation of ... Read more

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