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High-altitude balloon missions conducted

4 Nov 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral NewsCubeSense, high-altitude balloons, payloads

Conducted by final-year E&E engineering students The Electric and Electronic Engineering Department at Stellenbosch University has an ongoing programme of high-altitude balloon (HAB) missions to conduct experiments in near-space conditions. …

Using a hidden Markov model to detect inshore Bryde’s whale short pulse calls

29 Oct 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Newsbryde's whales, hidden Markove model, sound detection

As the interest in studying cetaceans’ sounds increases, so has the motivation to develop different automated sound detection and classification methods. One such technique is passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) which …

Signal processing algorithms and systems to detect, classify and track cetaceans

23 Oct 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Newscetaceans, signal processing algorithms, tracking

The Department of Science and Technology’s Marine Research Plan focuses on understanding the role of biodiversity in maintaining ecosystems’ functionality, the relationships between human pressures and ecosystems, and the impact …

Detection, identification and tracking of the inshore Bryde’s Whales of False Bay

30 Sep 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Newsbryde's whales, passive acoustic monitoring, vocalisation

The soundscapes of our oceans have undergone substantial changes as a result of human anthropogenic activities. This, in turn, threatens the existence of ocean mammals such as the Bryde’s whale, …

Spinning solar sail: Solar Sailing Missions

4 Sep 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

Our blog series on solar sail technology commenced with a brief overview and introduction to solar sailing as well as the controlling mechanisms of sailcrafts followed by an investigation of …

An overview: Virtual Reality Assisted Fluorescence Microscopy Data Visualisation and Analysis for Improved Understanding of Molecular Structures Implicated in Neurodegenerative Disease

27 Aug 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

1. Introduction – What is confocal microscopy and how does it work? Confocal microscopy is a leading imaging tool used in molecular life sciences with which to render detailed high-resolution …

Spinning solar sail: The deployment and control of a spinning solar sail satelite

21 Aug 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

The notion of using the photons emitted from the sun for propulsion in space is not novel. In fact, as early as 1610, Johannes Kepler noticed the potential of this …

Electric vehicles could reduce carbon emissions without straining electricity grid using solar photovoltaic charging systems

27 Jul 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

Increased Global emissions resulted in stronger efforts to reduce emissions in order to stabilise the global warming benchmark at 1.5°C. This means that in order to meet the 2030 emissions …

An overview: The deployment of a spinning solar sail

15 Jul 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral News

Interest in solar sailing – a revolutionary way to propel spacecraft through space – has piqued in recent years which lead to significant research and resources being contributed to developing …

An overview: Virtual reality assisted microscopy data visualisation and colocalization analysis

6 Jul 2020Posted by Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Newscolocalization analysis, hand tracking, virtual reality

Traditionally, biological visualisation was limited to two-dimensional displays only. Until recently, using three-dimensional displays for quantitative signal assessment, including precise signal selection, processing of multiple signals and determining their spatial …

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