ABSTRACT Every semester, students from each school in AUN take on their Senior Project. This project is expected to be a culmination of their work at the University and represent what they have learned. One of the biggest issues students have is what project they should take on. From the inception of AUN, there have undoubtedly been a great number of projects that have been done. Some could have been expanded upon or even improved; there has however seldom been an opportunity for this to tak...
Abstract In industries like oil and gas, Telecommunication Networks used multiple communication technologies to eliminate any possibilities of failures, when the network is operational, in case of catastrophic situation these networks have strict and tight requirements for robust. Accordingly availability of the transmission network is essential, even short interruptions especially during catastrophic risks may cause considerable economic losses and major environmental impacts. In reality th...
ABSTRACT Automated Fish Feeder is a system, which focuses on aiding small scale fish farmers to feed their farms efficiently. By using Arduino and Internet of Things, this is made possible. This provides fish farmers with time and adequate information as the system is set to feed at several time intervals and send information through the internet should the feed container be low or empty . In addition, the system has so many potentials. The system can be embed into other systems such as a wa...
ABSTRACT In Power line communication the information are sent via electrical power lines. The power lines are characterized by multipath fading and frequency selectivity due to impedance mismatch of the channel and impulsive noise. Therefore there should be a way to increase performance of the system. In this dissertation OFDM and MCSS modulation techniques were used to enhance PLC system performance. Bit Error Rate (BER) performance of OFDM and MCSS was analyzed and system efficiency was e...
Abstract The main objective of this project was to design a cost effective and efficient electronic voting system interfaced with a GSM module. There is need to replace the conventional voting system based on paper in Zimbabwe and many African countries by electronic voting machines which are cheaper, more secure and less cumbersome. Voting is when societies or a particular group of people come up with decisions based on choice and or preferences hence the need for a cheaper, more secure, re...
Abstract Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport was established in 1959 then known as Bulawayo Airport. It is located in the second largest city of Zimbabwe, 25 km to the north of the City of Kings- Bulawayo. JM Nkomo Airport is the second largest airport in Zimbabwe and boasts of two runways which are 2,588 meters long by 45 metres wide and 1,347 metres by 30 metres wide capable of handling wide bodied aircraft such as the Boeing 767. The airport operates 24 hours a day and is equip...
Abstract The aim of home automation is to control home devices from a central control point. In this paper, I present the design and implementation of a low cost but yet flexible and secure internet based home automation system. Nowadays, Internet has spread worldwide and most of the internet connections use Ethernet as media for data transfer. In industries or in home appliances, most of the time we need to monitor and control different parameters using microcontrollers. The popularity of ho...
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ABSTRACT The advent of technology has made life easier, smooth and smarter. Smart phones are being applied in all aspects of life, be it Medical field, Military, Aviation or Agriculture. Agriculture is one of the key drivers of Zimbabwe`s Economy. The majority of Zimbabweans venture into farming for both personal sustenance as well as sustenance of the nation as a whole. Small farming projects are being carried out in the backyards of urban areas. People have resorted to growing Potatoes, Bea...
ABSTRACT The pharmaceutical supply chain in Zimbabwe and abroad is wrought with unscrupulous traders who have flooded the medical market with illegal, tampered and falsely labelled counterfeit drugs. The risk posed by these products has proved to be fatal to patients in recent years; and this is only the beginning of the problem. The local generic pharmaceutical industry has been dealt a huge blow due to the open boarder trading and excessive importation of falsified medicines into the countr...
ABSTRACT Considering mobile wireless networks in Zimbabwe, most base station wireless antennas are positioned in a three sector sequence, which is always symmetric and rigid. NetOne Zimbabwe always maintains this setup while Econet takes a step further by conducting RF optimization and re-arrange the azimuth, the engineers and riggers travel to the site to make alterations and it becomes an extra unexpected expense to the company. This calls for the need to come up with an automatic system th...
ABSTRACT The toll collection system currently used in Zimbabwe is an open system whereby toll levies are collected manually by toll collectors at various tollgates across the country. This system has negative effects on both the drivers and passengers as it causes time delays and traffic congestion at tollgates especially during public holidays where traffic volumes are enormous as people will be travelling. The Tollgate Collection System using RFID Technology project will eliminate hard cash...
Abstract The dissipation of information is an essential aspect of any community. The advent of media services such as television and radio has improved the way information has been broadcasted to the general public. Unfortunately in Zimbabwe Universities, these services have not yet been utilized. This Dissertation illustrates a prototype of campus radio streaming system over an intranet. This is to provide local universities with a cheaper alternative to providing a local radio station compa...
ABSTRACT Prior studies have identified many problems of having poor water sanitation system. The major problem being rise of water-borne diseases. This thesis is an advancement to an argument that the leading root cause of the water-borne disease outbreaks in Zimbabwe was the unsustainable urban environmental practice especially in the water reticulation system. The overarching purpose of this project is to give a solution to a case in which the failure in proper water reticulation system in ...
ABSTRACT Home/ Bank/ Office security has been a major issue where crime is increasing and everybody wants to take proper measures to prevent intrusion. The project is aimed at developing the security of home against Intruders. In a case of intrusion while the user is out of the house, then the device sends SMS to the emergency number provided to it and also display it on LCD connected to it. The paper consists of a background into the area At mega 2560 microcontroller, sensing elements and GS...