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  • An inductive approach to simulating multispectral MODIS surface reflectance time series 
    Grobler, Trienko Lups; Ackermann, Etienne Rudolph; Van Zyl, A.J.; Olivier, Jan Corne; Kleynhans, Waldo; Salmon, Brian Paxton (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013-05)
    In this paper, a first order MODIS time series simulator, which uses a Colored Simple Harmonic Oscillator, is proposed. The simulated data can be used to augment data sets so that data intensive classification and change ...
  • Induktiefgekoppelde plasmas: die rol van die skermgas in hoëdrywingstoerusting 
    Grobler, N.J. Marno (University of Pretoria, 2020)
    Induktiefgekoppelde-plasmareaktore (IGP’s) het toepassings in verskeie industrieë, insluitend die voorbereiding van metaalpoeiers vir laagvervaardiging. Die skermgas (ook skutgas gnoem) speel ’n belangrike rol in die ...
  • Industrial and commercial opportunities to utilise concentrating solar thermal systems in South Africa 
    Brent, Alan Colin; Pretorius, Marthinus W. (Energy Research Institute, University of Cape Town, 2011-11)
    The authors wish to thank the team members of the larger DST project that contributed to the development of the SETRM, and in particular those individuals that provided meaningful inputs to improve and finalise the ...
  • Industrial and office wideband MIMO channel performance 
    Nair, Lakshmi Ravindran (University of Pretoria, 2009-12-09)
    The aim of this dissertation is to characterize the MIMO channel in two very distinct indoor scenarios: an office building and an industrial environment. The study investigates the use of single- and dual-polarized antenna ...
  • The industrial archaeology of the NZASM in South Africa and some of its unique artefactual residue 
    Clarke, Nicholas John; Fisher, Roger C. (South African Institute of Architects, 2018-09)
    Industrial archaeology”, according to the Nizhny Tagil Charter for Industrial Heritage (2003) of the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH), the world organisation representing ...
  • Industrial capability and national technological competitiveness : the case of South Africa's civil aircraft industry 
    Mayindi, Daphney Hellen (University of Pretoria, 2009-05-18)
    The thesis is about analysing the capability of the civil aircraft industry in contributing towards improved national technological competitiveness. The South African government recognises the potential for the country’s ...
  • The industrial engineer as enterprise designer 
    Rottier, Johan (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 1997)
    A method is proposed by which the suitability of development capabilities can be evaluated for Enterprise design. The method is based on a model for development and models for various aspects of Enterprises. The evaluation ...
  • Industrial engineering : rooting for roots, hankering for heroes 
    Kruger, P.S. (Paul Stephanus), 1944- (Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2003)
    The “roots” of Industrial Engineering are certainly extensive, diverse and deep. Similarly, there are numerous historical “heroes” that made significant contributions to the development of the Industrial Engineering ...
  • An Industrial Engineering approach to power management logic 
    Snyman, Matthys Gerhardus; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, )
  • An industrial engineering approach to the restructuring of a business 
    Erasmus, Nicholaas; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering (2010-02-01)
    Golf in SA and in the world has grown into one of the largest industries over the last few years. Based on the “Economic Impact Study of Golf in South Africa” (2008) by IFM Sports Marketing Surveys it can be seen that there ...
  • Industrial engineering disciplines in the next millenium 
    Janse van Rensburg, Antonie C. (2008-03-25)
    The combination of globalisation, new management thinking and technology creates vast new open deregulated markets, wired together by a converging information highway. As new and transformed organisations are re-writing ...
  • An industrial engineering perspective of business intelligence 
    Conradie, Pieter Jacobus (University of Pretoria, 2006-05-17)
    In this thesis the candidate explores the apparent gaps between strategy development and strategy implementation (the strategy alignment question), and between business end-user needs and the suppliers of information ...
  • Industrial Engineering support for emerging business 
    Janse van Rensburg, Antonie C. (2008-03-25)
    According to FutureWorld (see http://asp.futureworld.co.za) the past two decades have seen three major revolutions transforming world markets. The combination of globalisation, new management thinking and technology creates ...
  • Industrial engineering support for emerging business models 
    Janse van Rensburg, Antonie C. (2008-03-25)
    Engineering is concerned with the economical use of limited resources for the benefit of mankind. Business engineering is a systems approach to the analysis, design, development, construction and implementation of holistic ...
  • Industrial heat utilisation through water management 
    Zhelev, Toshko; Majozi, Thokozani; Semkov, K.; Mooney, E.; Korobeinikov, A. (International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 2011)
    Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Mauritius, 11-13 July, 2011.
  • Industrial PID control loop data repository and comparison of fault detection methods 
    Bauer, Margret; Auret, Lidia; Di Capaci, Riccardo Bacci; Horch, Alexander; Thornhill, Nina F. (American Chemical Society, 2019-04)
    This paper presents the control loop data of industrial controllers that are recently made available online. All data are verified and some of it has been published previously to develop fault detection and diagnosis ...
  • An industrial PID data repository for control loop performance monitoring (CPM) 
    Bauer, Margret; Auret, Lidia; Le Roux, Johan Derik; Aharonson, Vered (Elsevier, 2018)
    Control loop performance monitoring methods to detect problems in PID loops are developed and tested using industrial data sets. The data is captured from the process, passed on to the researcher who tries out new detection ...
  • Industrial solar process heat yield and feasibility 
    Joubert, E.C.; Van Niekerk, J.L. (3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015., 2015)
    Paper presented to the 3rd Southern African Solar Energy Conference, South Africa, 11-13 May, 2015.
  • Industrial wireless sensor networks : challenges, design principles, and technical approaches 
    Gungor, Vehbi Cagri; Hancke, Gerhard P. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009-10)
    In today’s competitive industry marketplace, the companies face growing demands to improve process efficiencies, comply with environmental regulations, and meet corporate financial objectives. Given the increasing age of ...
  • Industry engagement with control research : perspective and messages 
    Samad, Tariq; Bauer, Margret; Bortoff, Scott; Di Cairano, Stefano; Fagiano, Lorenzo; Odgaard, Peter Fogh; Rhinehart, R. Russell; Sánchez-Pena, Ricardo; Serbezov, Atanas; Ankersen, Finn; Goupil, Philippe; Grosman, Benyamin; Heertjes., Marcel; Mareels, Iven; Sosseh, Raye A. (Elsevier, 2020)
    Despite the enormous benefit that has accrued to society from control technology and the continued vitality of control science as a research field, there is broad consensus that the practitioners of control and the academic ...