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Magnetite thermal energy storage for CSP plants

Author: Sheik, Muhammed ; Segakweng, Tshiamo ; Sekhuthe, Karabelo L Date: Nov 2023 The 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
Best practices in support of vulnerable road user protection in South Africa

Author: Barnard, HC ; Venter, Karien Date: Jul 2023 Vulnerable road user fatalities continue to make up the bulk of road traffic related deaths in South Africa. Safe System-based measures aim to improve the safety of the road environment for all road users including vulnerable road users. Safe ... Read more
Towards a digitally transformed criminal justice system: A South African case study

Author: Dlamini, N ; Mamushiane, Lusani ; Nkosi, M ; Dlamini, S ; Ramaboka, T Date: Aug 2023 The criminal justice system is a critical component of the South African government and its developmental and operational activities must be seamless to ensure timely delivery of justice to those who committed crimes. This study provides a ... Read more
Work in Progress: Deep learning vs. traditional learning for radio frequency fingerprinting

Author: Otto, AJ ; Rananga, S ; Masonta, Moshe T Date: Aug 2023 Radio Frequency (RF) Fingerprinting is the theory of identifying a wireless device based on its unique transmitting characteristics which can improve authentication and security in wireless networks. This research project will briefly discuss ... Read more
Towards a dedicated transport safety research facility for South Africa

Author: Marole, Busisiwe C ; Venter, Karien ; Sallie, Ismail M ; Muronga, Khangwelo ; Kemp, Lana ; Kemp, Mauritz ; De Franca, Volanda ; Dube, Mxolisi ; Matsaung, Ntsetsadi ; Bosilong, Keolebogile ; Malope, Retang K ; Mogae, T ; Mashaba, Hasane P ; Kwange, Boniswa N ; Kwange, Mamokgolwane L ; Maraga, C ; Feikie, M Date: Jul 2023 The establishment of a dedicated CSIR research facility for transport safety has been a topic of discussion for several years. In 2020 the CSIR embarked on a process to establish a facility dedicated to transport safety research to be known ... Read more
Climate change and the Knysna Estuary

Author: James, J ; Van Niekerk, Lara ; Lamberth, S Date: 2023 Estuaries are shallow coastal environments that are influenced by both tidal action and freshwater inflow. As a result of the mixing of marine and fresh waters, estuaries are naturally dynamic, unstable environments with physico-chemical ... Read more
The effect of curing conditions on bonded repair with boron/epoxy composite patch of aircraft skin

Author: Malika, Khodja ; Hamida, F ; Wahid, O ; Rossouw, Pierre ; Corderley, Gary Date: Jul 2017 Composite materials are becoming more important in the construction of aerospace structures. Bonded joints fulfil a significant role in the development of new technologies, particularly in the aerospace industry where they give new possibilities ... Read more
Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV 2023), Tampere, Finland, 25-28 July 2023

Author: Banissi, E ; Siirtola, H ; Ursyn, A ; Pires, J ; Datia, J ; Nazemi, N ; Kovalerchuk, B ; Andonie, R ; Nakayama, M ; Mabakane, Mabule S Date: Jul 2023 This collection of papers on this year's information visualization forum, compiled for the 27th conference on Information Visualization incorporating the following: Artificial Intelligence analytics, machine-, deep-learning, and Learning ... Read more
A synthesis of mercury research in the Southern Hemisphere, part 2: Anthropogenic perturbations

Author: Fisher, JA ; Schneider, L ; Fostier, A-H ; Guerrero, S ; Guimaraes, JD ; Labuschagne, Casper ; Leaner, JJ ; Martin, Lynwill G ; Mason, RP ; Walters, Chavon R Date: May 2023 Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination is a global concern requiring action at national scales. Scientific understanding and regulatory policies are underpinned by global extrapolation of Northern Hemisphere Hg data, despite historical, ... Read more
Modular robotic arm for automation of SMME industrial press

Author: Naicker, Dhananathan M ; Purdon, Kyla ; Ramruthan, Kshir Date: Nov 2023 Small South African manufacturing companies, endeavouring to benefit from Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, specifically automation, are restricted by exorbitant costs and the lack of know-how associated with automation. This ... Read more
Nano mechanical study on a single layer TiC/TI6Al4V-ELI composite manufactured with laser metal deposition

Author: Ramasobane, P ; Mashinini, MP ; Masina, Bathusile N Date: Nov 2023 This study investigated the nano mechanical properties of Ti6Al4V-ELI embraced with TiC particles, synthesized with in situ laser metal deposition technique. The 3.85% feed ratio fraction TiC/Ti6Al4V-ELI composite samples were manufactured ... Read more
A real-time implementation of a DPCA GMTI technique for a UAV SAR demonstrator system developed by the CSIR

Author: Mosito, Katlego E ; Magaoga, Mpereke E ; Nel, Willem AJ ; Blaauw, Ciara ; Tema, Thabo H Date: Nov 2023 This paper presents a real-time Displaced Phase Center Antenna (DPCA) Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI) processor. The GMTI processor performs clutter suppression, target detection, target tracking and target geolocation in real-time on ... Read more
A novel energy-aware SDWSN controller placement scheme

Author: Molose, RRS ; Isong, B ; Dladlu, N ; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI Date: Nov 2023 This paper presents a novel algorithm for placing multiple controllers in a software defined wireless sensor network (SDWSN). The algorithm is designed to address scalability and energy efficiency issues in the network. We propose a hybrid ... 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
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
Towards energy-efficient intelligent edge computing

Author: Afachao, F ; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI Date: Nov 2023 This research focuses on energy-efficient edge computing in the context of intelligent edge computing. With the increasing demand for computation and data processing at edge network nodes, the study explores the use of artificial intelligence ... Read more
Voyager, a ground mobile robotic platform for research development

Author: Purdon, Kyla ; Dickens, John S ; De Ronde, Willis ; Ramruthan, Kshir ; Crafford, Gerrie Date: Nov 2023 This paper describes a mobile ground-based robotic platform named Voyager which was developed to support robotics research and replace the old mobile robotic platform, the Pioneer. A comparative analysis was done with three mobile robot: ... 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
Voyager, a ground mobile robotic platform for research development

Author: Purdon, Kyla ; Dickens, John S ; De Ronde, Willis ; Ramruthan, Kshir ; Crafford, Gerrie Date: Nov 2023 This paper describes a mobile ground-based robotic platform named Voyager which was developed to support robotics research and replace the old mobile robotic platform, the Pioneer. A comparative analysis was done with three mobile robot: ... Read more
Trust management framework for securing software-defined wireless sensor networks

Author: Isong, B ; Manuel, M ; Dladlu, N ; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI Date: Nov 2023 The growing application of wireless sensor networks (WSN) has unveiled several opportunities for innovative services and data-driven applications. However, the WSN's inherent vulnerabilities and challenges have raised considerable concerns ... Read more

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