SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING

ELEN4006

Project Allocation

Note: You have to design the “smart” transducer, not buy one. Please check.

Stud #

Name

Application

Outcome

Presentation Date

Presentation Duration

Comments

Sutcliffe B

Wiggins L

Capacitive Sensor to Measure Soil Moisture

Approved

02-Mar-17

8 minutes

Proposal Presentation

Mohamed I

Seedat N

Photoplethysmogram (modulation) Based Heart Rate Monitor

Approved

02-Mar-17

8 minutes

Proposal Presentation

Moraba K

Phafula I

Measurement of Water Flow Using a UltraSound Water Flow Meter for Irrigation Systems

Approved

02-Mar-17

8 minutes

Proposal Presentation

Khumalo F

Mokwena I

Measurement of Soil Moisture Tension using Gypsum Block Sensor for Irrigation System Control

Approved

02-Mar-17

8 minutes

Proposal Presentation

Mathega B

Venge T

Soil Moisture Measurement Using a Time Domain Reflectometry Transducer

Approved

02-Mar-17

8 minutes

Proposal Presentation

Feller S

Polliack J

Velocity Control of Crop Duster Plane Using Continous Frequency Modulated Radar

Approved

02-Mar-17

8 minutes

Proposal Presentation

Limalia A

Fernandes F

Auditory Brain Stem Response Measurement

Approved

09-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including sensor details

Bham R R

Subramanian K

Measurement of Cattle’s Rumen Pressure Using a Capacitive Sensor

Approved

09-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including sensor details

Avital K

Malavika N

Using a Capacitive-sensor to Measure Humidity in Greenhouses

Approved

09-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including sensor details

Heever vd C

Heerden v S

Measurement of Soil Resistivity Primarily using the Wenner Method

Approved

09-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including sensor details

Brooksbank L

Steyn E R

Water Leak Detection in Agricultural Irrigation Systems using a Piezoresistive Pressure

Approved

09-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including sensor details

Golach D

Pearse W

Fruit Ripeness Sensor for the Visually Impaired via prssure and colour sensors

Approved

09-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including sensor details

Mapanda M

Nakupi A

Measurement of Light Intensity in Greenhouses Using a Photo-diode Array

Approved

16-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including signal conditioning details

Coetzee P

Mugazambi P

Measurement of Plant Colour as an Indicator of Plant Helath via Near Infrared Radiation Detection

Approved

16-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including signal conditioning details

Chabangu T

Maila M

Piezoelectric Accelerometer to Measure Tractor Vibrations

Approved

16-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including signal conditioning details

Dessai S

Mashile S

Wind Speed Measurement Over Land Using a Tungsten Hot-wire based High Velocity Anemometer

Approved

16-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including signal conditioning details

Baeta J

Rubin E

Ultrasonic level transducers to Indicate Storage Space Left in a Harvesting Truck and Silos.

Approved

16-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including signal conditioning details

Haupt C

Goodford C

Measuring Soil Moisture Levels Using Microwave Radiation Resonance and GHz FPGA Sampling

Approved

16-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including signal conditioning details

Cheung S

Wright K

Measurement of Flow Rate in Maize Irrigation Pipes Using Vortex Flow Principle

Approved

16-Mar-17

10minutes

Design details including signal conditioning details

Daya R

Niekerk van D

Wearable Heart-rate monitor using Giant Magneto Resistance

Approved

06-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including signal processing details

Beder D

Ziskin Y

Measurement of Solar Radiation with Thermopile Pyranometer Heat Flux Sensors

Approved

06-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including signal processing details

Fensham H

Wilson J

High temperature Measurement via Ceramic Contact Pyrometer

Approved

06-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including signal processing details

Dukes M

Rawahani N

Otoacoustic Emissions with High Bandwidth Piezoelectric Transduction

Approved

06-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including signal processing details

Kastanos A

Tasman J

Laser Doppler Vibrometer Method for Acoustic Reflex Delay Measurement

Approved

06-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including signal processing details

Mkhabela S

Nyembe B

Measuring Water Level in a Reservoir using Inductive Pressure Sensor

Approved

06-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including signal processing details

Dube A

Wambangu

Linear Variable Differential Transducer Based Reservoir Water Tank Gauge

Approved

06-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including signal processing details

Choenyane K

Nemurangoni R

Tractor Vibrations Measurement Using Moving Coil Range Transducer

Approved

06-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including signal processing details

Lamfel

Tlali M

Measuring the Temperature Within an Artificial Egg Incubator Using an NTC Thermistor

Approved

13-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including display details

Maseko B

Mochalibane T N

The Design of a Ground-Based Lightning Detector Using Antennas for the Protection of Livestock

Approved

13-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including display details

Mabodi R

Senoamadi J.M

High Resolution Metal Oxide Semiconductor Sensor for Measuring Carbon Monoxide Gas

Approved

13-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including display details

Shear B

Thomas B

Ultrasonic Anemometer to Measure Wind Speed for Ventilation of a Greenhouse

Approved

20-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including display details

Molobela F

Vorajee M

Light intensity measurement in a Greenhouse using a Photoresistor

Approved

20-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including display details

Hlakotsa

Saif H

Light Intesnisty Monitoring System Using Digitised Monolith Sun Sensor

Approved

20-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including display details

Morake

Kumirayi L

Using a Capacitive Sensor to Measure Crusher Vibrations

Approved

20-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including display details

Risimati

Tshishonga T

Rain Water Flowrate Measurement Using Electromagnetic Flowmeter

Approved

20-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details including display details

Dikgale MB

Ngwepe

Bolometer based high temperature measurement via conduction

Approved

20-Apr-17

10minutes

Design details up to and including Smart Elements

Ngema L

Pulisa T and 3rd Member

Hall Effect Sensor for Wheel Slip Indication in a Tractor

Approved

04-May-17

12.5minutes

Design details up to and including Smart Elements

Bungane B

Mataboge Z

Temperature in a Fruit & Vegetable Storage Unit Using RTD

Approved

04-May-17

10minutes

Design details up to and including Smart Elements

Lombard J

Sibindi L

Irrigation Pump Rolling Bearing Fatigue Detection Using an Eddy-Current Displacement Sensor

Approved

04-May-17

10minutes

Design details up to and including Smart Elements

Mosime V

Nkosi M.L

Measurement of Electrical Conductivity of Irrigation Water via a Conductivity Sensor

Approved

04-May-17

10minutes

Design details up to and including Smart Elements

Mathabatha R

Mosala M

Monitoring Machine Health Status Using and Electro-dynamic Velocity Sensor

Approved

04-May-17

10minutes

Design details up to and including Smart Elements

Mzileni S

Xulu S

Measurement of Crop Irrigation Water Flow Rate Using a Turbine Based Transducer

Approved

04-May-17

10minutes

Design details up to and including Smart Elements

Dlwathi P

Tshabalala V

Heart Rate Monitor via Silver Chloride Electrodes

Approved

04-May-17

10minutes

Design details up to and including Smart Elements