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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Electrical & Mining Engineering) by Issue Date

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Measurement, modelling and optimization of three-phase submerged ARC furnaces (SAF)

Amadi, Amos (2012-06)

This thesis investigates the modelling and optimization of electro-thermal variable parameters applicable in obtaining an optimal operating point in SAFs. Graphite electrodes that are symmetrically positioned around the ...
Driver attention and behaviour monitoring with the Microsoft Kinect sensor

Solomon, Cleshain Theodore (2015-11)

Modern vehicles are designed to protect occupants in the event of a crash with some vehicles better at this than others. However, passenger protection during an accident has shown to be not enough in many high impact ...
Managing energy efficiency in base stations for green cellular networks

Mwashita, Weston (2016)

With the astronomical increase in cellular traffic, there is need to cut down on the power consumption so as to reduce CO2 emissions and in the process lowering network operational expenditure (OPEX). In this thesis, one ...
Data acquisition system for pilot mill

Molepo, Isaih Kgabe (2016-04)

This dissertation describes the development, design, implementation and evaluation of a data acquisition system, with the main aim of using it for data collection on a laboratory pilot ball mill. An open-source prototype ...
Modelling, simulation and optimisation of a crushing plant

Ndhlala, Blessing (2017-07)

African copper PLC’s flagship is the copper producing Mowana mine located 129 km from Francistown in the North-Eastern part of the Republic of Botswana. The processing operation at Mowana is a standard flotation plant ...
Fabrication of Nano Josephson Junctions Using the Femtosecond Laser Technique on High Tc Superconducting YBCO Thin films

Umenne, Patrice (UNISA PHD Dissertation, 2018-02-27)

This PhD work involves the utilization of the femtosecond laser technique to fabricate the novel S-shaped Josephson Junctions on the high - T_C superconducting YBCO thin films. Initially, it was envisaged as the title ...
Face image recognition using PCA, 2DCT and neural network

Mirabeau, Nguela (2018-07)

Automatic face recognition is a very important research area in computer science since it has been widely used in security systems. During the last two decade, the research area of face recognition has focused much attention ...
An analysis and a comparative study of cryptographic algorithms used on the internet of things (IoT) based on avalanche effect

Muthavhine, Khumbelo Difference (2018-07)

Ubiquitous computing is already weaving itself around us and it is connecting everything to the network of networks. This interconnection of objects to the internet is new computing paradigm called the Internet of Things ...
High tech automated bottling process for small to medium scale enterprises using PLC, scada and basic industry 4.0 concepts

Kiangala, Kahiomba Sonia (2018-08)

The automation of industrial processes has been one of the greatest innovations in the industrial sector. It allows faster and accurate operations of production processes while producing more outputs than old manual ...
Quadri-dimensional approach for data analytics in mobile networks

Minerve, Mampaka Maluambanzila (2018-10)

The telecommunication market is growing at a very fast pace with the evolution of new technologies to support high speed throughput and the availability of a wide range of services and applications in the mobile networks. ...
Multi-objective power quality optimization of smart grid based on improved differential evolution

Saveca, John (2018-10)

In the modern generation, Electric Power has become one of the fundamental needs for humans to survive. This is due to the dependence of continuous availability of power. However, for electric power to be available to ...
Data mining and predictive analytics application on cellular networks to monitor and optimize quality of service and customer experience

Muwawa, Jean Nestor Dahj (2018-11)

This research study focuses on the application models of Data Mining and Machine Learning covering cellular network traffic, in the objective to arm Mobile Network Operators with full view of performance branches (Services, ...
Unmanned ground vehicles: adaptive control system for real-time rollover prevention

Mlati, Malavi Clifford (2019-10)

Real-Time Rollover prevention of Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) is very paramount to its reliability and survivability mostly when operating on unknown and rough terrains like mines or other planets.Therefore this research ...
Detection of pulmonary tuberculosis using deep learning convolutional neural networks

Norval, Michael John (2019-11)

If Pulmonary Tuberculosis (PTB) is detected early in a patient, the greater the chances of treating and curing the disease. Early detection of PTB could result in an overall lower mortality rate. Detection of PTB is ...
Investigation of hierarchical deep neural network structure for facial expression recognition

Motembe, Dodi (2020-01)

Facial expression recognition (FER) is still a challenging concept, and machines struggle to comprehend effectively the dynamic shifts in facial expressions of human emotions. The existing systems, which have proven to ...
Detection and identification of faulty modules in a large-scale photovoltaic installation

Yokwana, Xolani Phillip (2020-01)

The global warming and realisation that fossil fuel is limited, has been a drive over the years to move to renewable energy sources (RES). Consequently, solar energy and other renewable energy sources are currently being ...
Utilasation of locomotive for mid-term energy storage

Nqodi, Andile (2020-12)

The idea of a mid-term energy storage system (ESS) is becoming a popular option for improving the performance of energy conservation, power efficiency and the power grid. The goal of this research is to explore the ...
Multi-input multi-output proportional integral derivative controller tuning based on improved particle swarm optimization

Nkwanyana, Thamsanqa Bongani (2021-01)

The PID controller is regarded as a dependable and reliable controller for process industry systems. Many researchers have devoted time and attention to PID controller tuning and they all agree that PID controllers are ...
Weather classification from still images using ensemble method

Oluwafemi, Ajayi Gbeminiyi (2021-01)

In the field of computer vision, multi-class outdoor weather classification is a difficult task to perform due to diversity and lack of distinct weather characteristic or features. This research proposed a novel framework ...
Investigation and analysis of premature failure of valve regulated lead acid batteries

Mohale, Jan Moses (2021-01-29)

Over the past fifty years Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) battery has been deployed with Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS) backup systems as a last line of defense against primary power outages, due to its affordability ...

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