Author:Callanan, Gareth MitchellDate:2020The correlator is a key component of the digital backend of a modern radio telescope array. The 64 antenna MeerKAT telescope has an FX architecture correlator consisting of 64 F-Engines and 256 X-Engines. These F- and X-Engines are all hosted ...Read more
Author:Gangopadhyay, AnanyaDate:2018Molecular Dynamics (MD) is a simulation technique widely used by computational chemists and biologists to simulate and observe the physical properties of a system of particles or molecules. The method provides invaluable three-dimensional ...Read more
Author:Mafereka, MoeketsiDate:2019The purpose of this study was to investigate how particular business practices, focusing on those occurring in multi-site non-governmental organization (NGOs), could be enhanced by use of a knowledge management system (KMS). The main objective ...Read more
Author:Mohammed, HishamDate:2018Nowadays, Mobile Network Operators are confronted with many challenges to operate and
maintain their network. Subscribers expect stable and perpetual services. Repeated
interruptions of services will result in the dissatisfaction of users ...Read more
Author:Wilson, Bradlee KennethDate:2018The processing of three-dimensional (3D) room models is an area of research undertaken by many academics and hobbyists due to multiple uses derived from the information obtained - such as the generation of a floor plan; an example of bridging ...Read more
Author:Mugagga, Pius Kavuma BasajjabakaDate:2015The ability to estimate positions of sound sources is one that gives animals a 360° awareness of their acoustic environment. This helps compliment the visual scene which is restricted to 180° in humans. Unfortunately, deaf people are left out ...Read more
Author:Setetemela, KhobathaDate:2019This dissertation is a comparative study of tool-flows for rapid prototyping of SDR DSP operations on programmable hardware platforms. The study is divided into two parts, focusing on high-level tool-flows for implementing SDR DSP operations ...Read more
Author:Raw, BruceDate:2012The Reconfigurable Hardware Interface for computiNg and radiO (Rhino) Platform is an FPGA based computing platform designed at the University of Cape Town to provide an FPGA resource that is both affordable and easy to learn and use in research ...Read more
Author:Van Balla, Tyrone JadeDate:2022As engineering and computer systems become larger and more complex, additional challenges around the development, management and maintenance of these systems materialize. While these systems afford greater flexibility and capability, debugging ...Read more
Author:Boleme, MpatiDate:2017This project focuses on developing a supporting framework for integrating the Reconfigurable Hardware INterface for computing and radiO (RHINO) with a Personal Computer (PC) host in order to facilitate the development of Software Defined Radio ...Read more
Author:Mohapi, Lerato JerfreeDate:2017This thesis presents a domain-specific language (DSL) for software defined radio (SDR)
which is referred to as OptiSDR. The main objective of OptiSDR is to facilitate the development and deployment of SDR applications into
heterogeneous ...Read more
Author:Winberg, SimonDate:2013The objective of this course is for students to develop an understanding of the concepts involved in the design and development of high performance and special-purpose digital computing systems. The course involves lectures in a standard ...Read morecb
Author:Paverd, Andrew JamesDate:2011The purpose of this research is to investigate, review and analyse the use of cloud resources for the enhancement of mobile computing. Mobile cloud computing refers to a distributed computing relationship between a resource-constrained mobile ...Read more
Author:Makumborenga, RoyDate: 2021Object perception, classification and similarity discernment are relatively effortless tasks in humans. The exact method by which the brain achieves these is not yet fully understood. Identification, classification and similarity inference ...Read more
Author:Mohapi, Lerato JerfreeDate:2012This dissertation presents a project to develop a real-time trigger that is hardware reconfigurable, triggering on user specified events, and captures data for permanent storage and later processing. This triggering platform is planned to ...Read more
Author:Tshililo, Israel RDate:2016Tools to measure clustering are essential for analysis of Astronomical datasets and can potentially be used in other fields for data mining. The Two-point Correlation Function (TPCF), in particular, is used to characterize the distribution ...Read more
Author:Hotele, ApiweDate:2018This paper reports on an immersion cooling method used to reduce power consumption in a data centre. This study involves a case study of the MeerKAT Science Processor that is responsible for the MeerKAT imaging pipeline. Immersion cooling ...Read more
Author:Aleem, ZeeshanDate:2019Power electronics have revolutionized the concept of power control for power conversion and for control of electrical motor drives. Power electronics has been extensively used in industrial applications since it was first discovered in 1902. ...Read more
Author:Katsiru, Noah KudakwasheDate: 2021This work is motivated by the need to understand the performance of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and Filterbank Multicarrier (FBMC). Multicarrier techniques are widely being considered for the development of the ...Read more
Author:Shumba, JosiahDate: 2020In recent years, there has been a steep rise in the demand for bandwidth due to a sharp increase in the number of devices connected to the wireless network. Coupled with the expected commercialization of 5G services and massive adoption of ...Read more