Group Theses

1988 - 2009

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Please note that the PDF documents that can be downloaded via the links on this page may not be the final versions of the theses. They may just be the original versions submitted to the examiners, prior to the final corrections being made.

This page is divided into the following sections:

  1. PhD Theses
  2. MSc Theses
  3. Undergraduate Projects
The documents are listed in reverse chronological order, i.e. with the most recent theses and projects first.

 

PhD Theses

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Date Author Title Abstract Download
Dec
2010
Simon Winberg
An Embedded System Artefact Organisation and Adaptation Knowledge Management System for Embedded System Product Prototyping
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Dec
2009
Yunus Gaffar
Ground based ISAR imaging of sea vessels with 3-D rotational motion: Selection of imaging
intervals for cooperative and non-cooperative vessels


June 2008 Marc Brooker The Design and Implementation of a Simulator for Multistatic Radar Systems
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Nov 2005 Pradip K. Mukhopadhyay Three-dimensional Borehole Radar Imaging
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Mar 2002 Alan Langman The Design of Hardware and Signal Processing for a Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave Ground Penetrating Radar
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Feb 2000 Richard T. Lord Aspects of Stepped-Frequency Processing for Low-Frequency SAR Systems
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May 1999 Jasper M. Horrell Range-Doppler Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing at VHF Frequencies
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MSc Theses

Click on the hyperlinked year to see all the MSc Abstracts for that year.

Year No. Author Title Abstract Download
2010
1.
Roufurd Julie
Fibre Optic Calibrator for Karoo Array Telescope



2.
Anria Cilliers
Automated Helicopter Target Recognition using Radar



3.
Joseph Milburn
Parallel Processing applied to Multiple Target Tracking








2009 1. Georgie George Integration, Implementation and Testing of the X-Band SASAR II System
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2.
Gunther Lange
Investigation into Passive Radar Target Tracking Techniques


  3. Wayne Anthony Smith Commissioning a 400 Hz Rotary Inverter
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2008 1. Sydney Bobby Dunn A Study of the SA SKA RFI Measurement Systems
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  2. David George The Design and Implementation of a Carrier Card for the Karoo Array Telescope
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  3. Peter McMahon Adventures in Radio Astronomy Instrumentation and Signal Processing
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  4. Jason Salkinder Design of a Low-Cost High Speed Data Capture Card for the Hubble Sphere Hydrogen Survey
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  5. Aadil Volkwin Suitability of a Commercial Software Defined Radio System for Passive Coherent Location
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  6. Lance Patrick Williams Low Cost Radar and Sonar using Open Source Hardware and Software
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  7. Monica Wai-Man Wu Characterisation of a Dual Frequency Conversion Superheterodyne Receiver
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2007 1. Andile Mngadi L-band RFI Measurement System Simulation and Investigation
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  2. Shikoane Given Phaladi Using GPS bistatic signal for ocean and land remote sensing in South Africa
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  3. Kalen Watermeyer Design of a Hardware Platform for Narrow-band Software Defined Radio applications
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2006 1. Tai-Lin Greg Chen GPR Propagation Simulation and Fat Dipole Antenna Design
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2005 1. Etienne F. Bauermeister Implementing a Ground Penetrating Radar User Interface in System-On-Chip Technology
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  2. Ching-Wei Wesley Chang Systems Level Investigation of Television Based Bistatic Radar
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  3. Sifiso B. Gambahaya Design and Implementation of the Pillbox Antenna for SASAR II
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  4. Andrew Martens A High Speed Data Acquisition System
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2004 1. Darren G. Coetzer Design and Implementation of a X-band Transmitter and Frequency Distribution Unit for a Synthetic Aperture Radar
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  2. Ajmal I. Mohungoo An Airborne X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar Receiver Design and Implementation
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  3. Alan N. Mountain Calibration System for the Tracking Accuracy Measurement System (TAMS) using differential GPS (dGPS)
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  4. Justin M. Webster The Development of a Radar Digital Unit for the SASAR II Project
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  5. Christian F. Zietsman Theory, Design and Implementation of an IF Cancellation Module for use in a Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave Ground Penetrating Radar
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2003 1. Thomas G.H. Bennett Development of a Parallel SAR Processor on a Beowulf Cluster
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  2. Michael K. Cope Design, Simulation, and Implementation of a Digital Quadrature Demodulator for a Stepped Frequency Radar
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  3. Tinashe Gwena Gollach - Configuration of a Cluster Based Linux Virtual Server
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  4. Stephen K. Modise Development of a Real Time Radar Acquisition System
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  5. Teboho N. Nyareli Development of a Cable Odometer with a Network Interface
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  6. Daniel J. Tanser Simulation of a Slope Stability Radar for Opencast Mining
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2002 1. Adam R. Isaacson A 500 kHz to 5 MHz Stepped Frequency Borehole Tomographic Imaging System
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  2. Clifford L. van Dyk The Design and Implementation of a Wideband Digital Radio Receiver
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  3. Carl F. van Schaik The Development of a Node for a Hardware Reconfigurable Parallel Processor
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2001 1. Amit Ashok Implementation and Analysis of a Bayesian Approach to Topographic Reconstruction with Multiple Antenna Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry
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  2. Oladipo O. Fadiran Design and Implementation of a Parallel Registration Algorithm for SAR Images
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  3. Allen B. Wallis The Design and Implementation of a Distributed Data Capture and Processing Framework for Ground Penetrating Radar
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  4. Lisa S. Wray Synthetic Aperture Radar Image Simulator for Interferometry
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2000 1. Gavin Doyle Three Applications of Satellite Borne Repeat Pass SAR Interferometry in Southern Africa
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1999 1. Gordon Farquharson Design and Implementation of a 200 to 1600 MHz, Stepped Frequency, Ground Penetrating Radar Transceiver
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  2. Yann Tremeac Top-Down Design of DSP Systems: A Case Study
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1998 1. Grant Carter System Level Simulation of Digital Designs: A Case Study
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  2. Rolf Lengenfelder The Design and Implementation of a Radar Simulator
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  3. Hyram Serretta Investigation of Ship Target Recognition using Neural Networks in Conjunction with the Fourier Mellin Transform
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1997 1. Paul J. Archer A Transputer Based Implementation of a Quick Look Processor for an Airborne SAR System
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  2. Peter J. Golda Software Simulation of a Synthetic Aperture Radar
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  3. Shirley L. Coetzee (nee Wuyts) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Processing using Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM)
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1996 1. I. Gernot Hassenpflug Literature Review of Interferometric SAR
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  2. Anthony Robinson Ship Target Recognition
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1995 1. Norman Ballard Electrode Length Measurement in Electric Arc Furnaces
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  2. Mark Gebhardt Speckle Reduction in SAR Imagery
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  3. Marten Kabutz Ground Penetrating Radar Equipment Design
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  4. Thomas W. Kusel On the Waveform Fidelity of Broadband Digital Storage Architectures
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1994 1. Leon Alexander The Planning of a South African Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Measuring Campaign
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  2. C.E. Alston Standardising Modules for Tactical Command and Control Man-Machine Interfaces
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  3. Rebecca Eatock A Spatially Variable Fertilizer Applicator System
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  4. Richard M. Fullalove Failsafe Display System
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1993 1. Adrian W.D. Jongens Application of Cepstrum Techniques to in-situ Sound Absorption Measurements
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1992 1. Mario del Mistro A Study of Bistatic Radar and the Development of an Independent Bistatic Radar Receiver
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1991 1. J.J. Bras Simulation of Angle Accuracy in Pulsed Surveillance Radars
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  2. P.J. Kritzinger A Spaceborne SAR Processor Design
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  3. K.P. van der Riet Test System for Shipboard Antennas
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  4. S. Welsh Implementation of a Spaceborne SAR Processor Software
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1990 1. C.P. van der Linden TMS320 C 25 Signal Processor Design for a Monopulse Radar
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Undergraduate Projects

PLEASE BE AWARE THESE DOCUMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND MAY HAVE FACTUAL AND CONCEPTUAL ERRORS. WE OFFER THEM AS IS, AS A SOURCE OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION

Click on the hyperlinked year to see all the Undergraduate Projects' Abstracts for that year.

Year No. Author Title Abstract Download
2008 1. Benson Chan Receiver Site Optimisation for Passive Coherent Location (PCL) Radar System
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  2. Shi-Huan Eric Chen Implementation of a Frequency Shift Correction Algorithm for Passive Coherent Location (PCL) Radar
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  3. Poovendren Govender Design and Implementation of a Graphical User Interface for the Flexible, Extensible Radar and Sonar Simulator
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  4. Ray Tsung-Jui Hsieh 3D Desktop Environment which Implements Headtracking via the Wii Controller
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  5. Victor Radoslavov Kirov Implementation of a 3D Game Using the Wii-Remote as an Enhanced User Interface
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  6. Mahlatse Lekalakala Implementation of a Noise Temperature Measurement Application
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  7. Mopati Mosiane Propagation in a Dielectric Slab
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  8. Mbulelo Brenzo Ntlangu Head Tracking with Nintendo Wiimote to view Terrain Maps
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  9. James Callum Russell A Control System and Application Program Interface (API) for an Elevation Over Azimuth Tracking Pedestal
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  10. Evan Pei-Hung Tsai Broadcast Signal Direction Finder
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  11. Michal Piotr Wronski Design and Implementation of a Hand Tracking Interface using the Nintendo Wii Remote
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2007 1. Gregor George A Control and Measurement System for an Elevation over Azimuth Antenna Pedestal
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  2. Michael Gorven Design of a 3GSPS ADC board for the iBOB
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  3. Brandon Hamilton Implementation and Performance Evaluation of Polyphase Filter Banks on the Cell Broadband Engine Architecture
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  4. Jane Hewitson Design of a micro processor based automated Sun photometer
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  5. Arjun Radhakrishnan Signal Processing on a Graphics Card An Analysis of Performance and Accuracy
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  6. André Schaafsma Using a GPU as a co-processor for a PC-based PCL System
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  7. Nick Thorne A uClinux driver system for the NIOS2 processor
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2006 1. Mike Aitken FPGA-Based Data Acquistion System for Ultrasound Tomography
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  2. Roger Deane Developing a Pulsar Search Algorithm
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  3. Rethabile Khutlang Design and Implementation of RF and Microwave Filters Using Transmission Lines
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  4. Gunther Lange Investigation into Pattern Synthesis and Target Tracking Techniques
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  5. Dinč le Roux Predicting the Accuracy with Which Upper Air Wind Dynamics can be Measured by the Doppler Tracking of a Pilot Balloon
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  6. Onkgopotse Isaac Madikwane Investigation, Design, Construction and Testing Broadband Antenna for Radio Telescope Receiver
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  7. Jason Manley Low Cost Penguin RFID Reader with GSM Uplink
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  8. Peter Leonard McMahon High Performance Reconfigurable Computing for Science and Engineering Applications
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  9. Joe Milburn An Algorithmic State Machine Simulation Package for Teaching Purposes
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  10. Tsepo Sadeq Montsi Design and Implementation of a Parallel Pulsar Search Algorithm
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  11. Amy Phillips Comparison of Imaging Radar Scenes at 2,5m and 6cm
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  12. Ka-Chuen Kenny Wai Investigating the Difference of Digital Elevation Models between Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) & Photogrammetry Techniques
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  13. Andrew Woods An FX Software Correlator for the Karoo Array Telescope Project
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2005 1. Marc Brooker An IPsec Gateway Based on the Intel IXP2400 Network Processor
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  2. David Browne Generator Status Monitoring System
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  3. Irene Cruywagen Design and Implementation of Experiments involving the Vector Network Analyser
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  4. David George A Firmware-Based Polyphase Filter Design Tool
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  5. Jason Salkinder Remote Operation of an Electrical Resistance Tomography System via an IP Connection
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  6. Aadil Volkwin Extending Depth of Field using a Sequence of Multi-Focused Images
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  7. Jonathan Ward Design and Implementation of a C-Band Transceiver for the South African Synthetic Aperture Radar (SASAR II) Project
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  8. Lance Williams Electromagnetic Levitation Thesis
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2004 1. Thomas Davies Elevation over Azimuth Position Controller
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  2. Roufurd Julie A VGA based low cost Student Oscilloscope
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  3. Guma Mwesige Kahimbaara Investigation and Simulation of an Impulse Ground Penetrating Radar Application
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  4. Andile Mngadi Design of a SystemView Simulation of a Stepped Frequency Continuous Wave Ground Penetrating Radar
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  5. Malesela Lawrence Sathekge The Simulation of SASAR ll X-Band Imaging Radar using Pulse Compression
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  6. Jonathan Yazenga Zyambo Commission a 400Hz Power Supply
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