Research and Development students projects
MASTER PROJECTS
F'SATI TUT MASTER'S PROJECTS
- Dynamic modelling and application to tracking of a lunar laser ranging telescope
- Beamforming combined with Space Time Black Coding to improve reliability in underground communication systems
- Development of a distributed autonomous energy management system
- Locomotion control of a biped robot towards humanoid robot design
- Semantic based reasoning and wireless sensor network for assistive living
- A Hexapod Stabilizing Platform
- The design of an exso-arm for assistance to persons with disabilities
- 2-Axis Precision Gimbal Control and Platform Stabilizer for Image Stabilization on a Multi-rotor UAV
- Gait Analysis platform
- Handicapped Virtual Tennis and Associated Control
- Development of A differential driven treadmill for the enabled environment
- Modelling and simulation of human gait and ITS application to the control of an exoskeleton
- Optimal power mix in smart grid for renewable energies
- Chaotic encryption to secure effective spectrum usage in cognitive radio
- Impacts of distributed generation on power network operation
- Spectrum selection schemes for dynamic spectrum access in cognitive radio
- Capacity enhancement in vehicle-to-vehicle wireless networks
- A magnetic bearing control employing model-free method
- Public key encryption through hyperchaos: Application to a web client server
- Hardware specifications for improvement of quality service in wireless MIMO systems
- Development of an improved link metric for routing protocols in wireless ad-hoc networks
- Enhancement of channel allocation strategies in vehicular networks
- Development of an Improved Routing Approach in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Development of an optimisation approach for Alamouti 2x1 and 4x2 Space-Time Bock Coding (STBC) firmware
- Adaptive Multi beams Antennas for wireless networks
- A study on a novel "3 & 6" Induction machine
- MIMO MAC Layer Protocol Specification and Firmware Design
- Developing a reliability based model for selecting test probe receptacles interfaces
- The dynamic behaviour of distance protection relays on series compensated lines under fault conditions
- Rotor Bar Breakage Reduction in Squirrel Cage Induction Motors
- Coordination of transformer tap changers in a transmission network
- Development of a platinum/iron nanocatalyst with improved activity for Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cells (DFAFC)
- Implementation of a two-level chaos based cryptography for image security
- Cross Layer Optimisation in Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Networks using Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) and Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC)
- Performance evaluation of scheduling algorithms in WiMAX networks using a hardware testbed
- Control and Monitoring System for pulsed lasers
- Development of a Biped Humanoid Robot
- An Efficient Approach for Node Localisation and Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Congestion Reduction Strategies in 3G and 4G Mobile Networks
- Mobile Based Smartphone Application for Telemedicine In Africa
- Development of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Access Point For High Data Rate Fourth Generation Mobile Applications
- Secure Routing in Mobile Wireless AD Hoc Networks
- Dynamic Cell-Individual Offset Allocation for Load Balancing In Self-Optimizing 4th Generation Mobile Cellular Networks
- Integrated Intelligent Electronic Control of Wheel Chairs
- Co-channel Interference Reduction using Radio Resource Management Techniques for 4th Generation Mobile Networks
F'SATI CPUT MASTER'S PROJECTS
- Design of a diplexer for UHF and L-band communication on a nano-satellite
- The design and construction of an L-band receiver with FM demodulation for a nano-satellite application
- A baseband modem for a CubeSat UHF transceiver
- An extreme ultraviolet and plasma spectrometer (SEPS) scientific payload for a CubeSat
- Augmentation of a Nano-Satellite Electronic Power System using a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
- Image classification, storage and retrieval system for a 3U CubeSat
- Mission control software architecture for a CubeSat constellation
- Low rate picture transmission (LRPT) system standard for 3U CubeSat
- Development of a power distribution module for a nanosatellite
- System design of a constellation of CubeSats for in-situ monitoring applications
- Image filtering and compression system for a 3U CubeSat
- Nano-satellite spacecraft GPS receiver design: a firmware approach
- Low energy cooling technology for a mobile satellite ground station
- Implementation of a reverberation chamber electromagnetic compatibility test facility
- A high frequency interferometer direction finder receiver for the ZACUBE-1 mission
- Silicon carbide resonance converter for nanosatellite
- Avalanche photodiode particle detector for CubeSat space weather missions
- X-Band phase-locked loop for a Cube Sat transmitter
- Development of real-time orbital propagator software for CubeSat onboard computer
- Student interrupted studies before a title was chosen.
- Design and implementation of a QPSK demodulator for a nanosatellite
- Design of a ground segment for in-situ monitoring using nano-satellites
- Design and implementation of a C-band down converter for a receiver for a nanosatellite
- RF antenna tuning unit
- Advanced channel coding for nano-satellite communication
- Development of a soft-core based controller for power electronic applications
- Characterization of radiation effects on power system components for CubeSats
- A systems engineering approach to quality management of a nanosatellite development life-cycle
- Magnetic hardware in the loop simulator for a 3U CubeSat
- Design of an S-Band power amplifier for CubeSat
DOCTORATE PROJECTS
F'SATI TUT DOCTORATE PROJECTS
- Scheduling and QoS Enhancement in Wireless Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
- Mathematical Modelling and Control of an Inductive Charging System for Electric Vehicle
- Optimisation and Performance Evaluation in Image Registration Techniques.
- Energy Efficient Spectrum Decision Algorithms for Cognitive Radio Networks
- Development and Performance Evaluation of Link Adaptation Strategy for Vehicular Networks
- Flat Control of a Class of Industrial Robots for Sensored Applications
- Behaviour Modelling and System Control with Human in the Loop
- Integration Analysis of Cathodic Protection Systems on Long Segmented Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline
- Improved Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization
- Generation and Analysis of a Spherical System of Chaos for Application to Secure Communication
- Dynamic Modelling and Control of Coagulant Dosage System for Water Treatment Plants
- Enhancement of Spatial Detection and Multiplexing in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Vehicular Networks.
- Techno-Policy Evaluation of Dynamic Spectrum Management Frameworks
- Modelling of Residential Lighting Load Profile using Stochastic Approach
- Dynamic Power Control and Interference Management for Improved Spectral Efficiency in Multi-hop LTE-Advanced Networks
- Multi-Tier Interference Management and Delay Minimization in Femtocell Networks
- On-line Fault Diagnosis for Electrical Machines
- Radio Resources Management in Mobile cellular Networks
- Virtual Reality Platform Modeling and Design for Versatile Electric Wheelchair Simulation in an Enabled Environment
- Optimal Graph-based Mesh Smoothing for Video Processing Applications
F'SATI CPUT DOCTORATE PROJECTS
- Documenting and exploiting the temporal variability of land surface anisotropy for selected locations in South Africa
- Characterising the electrical environment around high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines in Southern Africa
- Design of a high gain steerable antenna on an artificial magnetic conductor for CubeSat
- Design and Implementation of an Integrated Solar Panel Antenna for Small Satellites
- In-situ characterization of the insulator leakage current of the Cahora Bassa high voltage direct current scheme
- Measurement and modeling of geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) in power lines
- Design of a high gain steerable antenna on an artificial magnetic conductor for CubeSat applications
- Optimisation of doping profiles for mm-wave Gunn diodes