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
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• 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