Design-based learning is drawn from concepts relating to problem-based and project-based learning. Designbased learning is used in this paper to refer to the design and construction of an electronic hardware project by ...

Initiatives have long been taken to attain sustainable road transportation system across the world, including South Africa. Despite the various initiatives, sustainable road transportation in South African cities remains ...

Innovation and technology are critical to reinforce sustainability in road transportation. In recent years’ smart technologies such as ‘Smart Mobile Travel Apps’ are influencing mobility particularly in cities. For example, ...

This paper explores Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for consideration in the public transportation system in the Free State and how the two main types of public transportation; buses and taxis, are likely ...

In this paper we explore the possibilities of having an algorithm that can protect Zigbee wireless sensor networks from intrusion; this is done from the Internet of Things paradigm. This algorithm is then realised as ...

South African industry today need to utilise the available technology across disciplines to compete globally. One of the latest trends in the system integration field is to use virtual commissioning. Virtual commissioning ...

It is widely accepted that model predictive control (MPC) with long prediction horizons yields, in general, a better performance than with short horizons. In the context of power electronic systems, the main advantages ...

This paper presents an overview of various methods used to minimize the fluctuating impacts of power generated from renewable energy sources. Several sources are considered in the study (biomass, wind, solar, hydro and ...

Flexible pavement is usually designed to last for at least 20 years, however sometimes the first failure is formed after the first year of use. This failure has been associated with; overloading of the structure, use of ...