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Research proposal for the development of an integrated solution for wheel misalignment detection in the road transport industry in South Africa

Author: Mashigo, K ; Erasmus, Louwrence D ; Ayomoh, MK Date: Oct 2023 One of the key contributing factors leading to road crashes in South Africa is associated with vehicle instability caused by wheel misalignment. Research conducted over the past 10 years shows that most vehicle accidents occur due to vehicle ... Read more
Systematic review of WAVE water treatment design software and related technologies

Author: Roopchund, R ; Andrew, Jerome E ; Sithole, Bruce B Date: Jan 2023 The water treatment industry needs customized solutions. Despite the advancement of water treatment technologies, proposed designs must pass pilot trials before industrial implementation. Technology piloting is costly and time-consuming. Water ... Read more
Using systems dynamics to support a city’s growth and development strategy (gds): A city of Johannesburg case study

Author: Rathogwa, Mashudu ; Malope, Retang K Date: Jul 2023 The Growth and Development Strategy 2040 (GDS2040) envisions a transportation system that contributes to the resilience of the city and breaks the apartheid spatial form. The implementation of a cost-effective, dependable, safe, and efficient ... Read more
A review on edge computing in 5G-enabled IoT for agricultural applications: Opportunities and challenges

Author: Makondo, Ntshuxeko ; Kobo, Hlabishi I ; Mathonsi, TE ; Mamushiane, Lusani Date: Nov 2023 Many sectors, including agriculture, have benefited significantly from the introduction of Fifth Generation wireless technology (5G). One of the most interesting benefits of 5G is how it may optimize the latency of the Internet of Things ... Read more
Extending the usage of adjectives in the Zulu AfWN

Author: Marais, Laurette ; Pretorius, L Date: Jan 2023 The African languages Wordnet (AfWN) for Zulu (ZWN) was built using the expand approach, which relies on the translation of concepts in the Princeton WordNet (PWN), while retaining their PWN lexical categories. In this paper the focus is on ... Read more
Prototype design of an aerial robotic platform for indoor applications

Author: Botha, Natasha ; Van Eden, Beatrice ; Lehman, Lodewyk ; Verster, Jacobus J Date: Nov 2023 There is an increased interest in using aerial robotic platforms for indoor applications in industrial and manufacturing environments. One such example is stocktaking in warehouses, where the use of other mobile robotic systems is not efficient ... Read more
Streamlining factory simulations with an intuitive factory layout tool

Author: De Ronde, Willis ; Crafford, G ; Roux, Pieter W ; Wenhold, Derryn L Date: Nov 2023 Complex factory layouts can be improved by performing optimization on the layout in discrete event simulation packages. Creating models of complex factories in these simulation packages can, however, be very time-consuming and generally ... Read more
Simulating object handover between collaborative robots

Author: Van Eden, Beatrice ; Botha, Natasha Date: Nov 2023 Collaborative robots are adopted in the drive towards Industry 4.0 to automate manufacturing, while retaining a human workforce. This area of research is known as human-robot collaboration (HRC) and focusses on understanding the interactions ... Read more
Comparative analysis of nature-inspired algorithms for energy efficiency and load-balancing in the edge-cloud environment

Author: Afachao, K ; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI ; Hancke, GP Date: Aug 2023 This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithms for achieving energy efficiency in the Edge-Cloud environment. The study focuses on the Particle Swarm Algorithm (PSO), Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), ... Read more
The development of green hydrogen in South Africa

Author: Pandarum, Aradhna Date: Oct 2023 South Africa is the 12th largest global emitter of greenhouse gas emissions. As part of global initiatives to reduce emissions, the country also pledged alliance to this common goal via the conference of parties. Strict net-zero targets have ... 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
An experimental investigation into high bandwidth wireless communication standards for the underground mine stope

Author: Chetty, Brenton L ; Isaac, Sherrin J ; Walingo, T Date: Sep 2023 There are many challenges associated with developing a feasible wireless communication system for the harsh underground mining environment. Radio signals suffer from strong attenuations due to the excessive reflections, diffractions, scatterings, ... Read more
Mathematical content browsing for print-disabled readers based on virtual-world exploration and audio-visual sensory substitution

Author: Kruger, Rynhardt P ; De Wet, F ; Niesler, T Date: May 2023 Documents containing mathematical content remain largely inaccessible to blind and visually impaired readers because they are predominantly published as untagged PDF which does not include the semantic data necessary for effective accessibility. ... Read more
Biowaste biorefineries in South Africa: Current status, opportunities, and research and development needs

Author: Sekoa, Patrick T ; Chunilall, Viren ; Msele, K ; Buthelezi, L ; Johakimu, Jonas ; Andrew, Jerome E ; Zungu, M ; Moloantoa, K ; Maningi, N ; Habimana, O ; Swartbooi, Ashton M Date: Dec 2023 As one of the highest carbon-emitting nations, South Africa is working tirelessly to swiftly transition to sustainable technologies in order to strengthen its green economy initiatives. Amongst the technologies that are explored in the ... Read more
Effective removal of Congo red dye from aqueous solution using activated MgO-nanoparticles

Author: Rasilingwania, TE ; Gumbo, JR ; Masindi, V ; Muedi, KL ; Mbhele, Nkhangweleni R Date: Jul 2023 Herein, the removal of Congo red (CR) dye from aqueous solution using MgO nanoparticles (MgONPs) was reported. Batch experiments were used to fulfil the objectives of this study. Specifically, the one-factor-at-a-time (OFAAT) mode where the ... Read more
IoT-enabled supply chain management and logistics

Author: Chauke, Mapoo D ; Gama, G ; Sebetoa, Matlapane R ; Marimuthu, Luveshan ; Mavhona, Tshifhiwa Date: Jul 2023 Supply Chain Management (SCM) has evolved over the years, from mechanisation in the 1920s to intelligentisation in the 2000s. Major changes in supply chain are due to challenges in the environment, such as the fragmentation of SCM activities ... Read more
Urine-HILIC: Automated sample preparation for bottom-up urinary proteome profiling in clinical proteomics

Author: Govender, Ireshyn S ; Mokoena, Rethabile ; Stoychev, Stoyan ; Naicker, Previn Date: Sep 2023 Urine provides a diverse source of information related to a patient’s health status and is ideal for clinical proteomics due to its ease of collection. To date, most methods for the preparation of urine samples lack the throughput required ... Read more
Creating a JUST energy transition for embedded generation via customer empowerment in South Africa

Author: Pandarum, Aradhna ; Mbam, Vuyo Date: Sep 2023 South Africa (SA) is the 12th largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter in the world. Furthermore, the country has pledged to transition away from a carbon insensitive economy within the Conference of Parties (COP) thus highlighting the need to ... Read more
Using open-source intelligence and machine learning to analyze cyberattack trends in the African cyberspace

Author: Mtsweni, Jabu S Date: Oct 2023 Cyber-attacks continue to evolve, circumventing modern security solutions and exploiting discovered software vulnerabilities. Businesses and governments tend to respond in a reactive manner when dealing with these attacks, mostly due to limited ... Read more
Domain-specific sentiment analysis of tweets using machine learning methods

Author: Sefara, Tshephisho Joseph ; Rangata, Mapitsi R Date: Dec 2023 Most general sentiment analysers degrade quality when tested on Tweets in the broadcast domain. This domain covers both radio and television broadcast. This paper proposes domain-specific data in the broadcast domain. Furthermore, it proposes ... Read more

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