Technologies such as text-to-speech and braille provide an alternative to electronic text. It allows blind users to access most documents independently using a screen reader that reads a text out …
As an electronics design project, Munashe Matingo of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University recently developed, tested and reported on a battery-powered remote-controlled car with collision …
Probability theory often follows a familiar process of modelling, observation and inference and plays an important role in solving problems in engineering and computer science. To use probability theory, you …
Legged robots have advantages over other forms of terrestrial locomotion, such as wheeled or treaded locomotion. In the past, legged locomotion on compliant terrains, such as sand or gravel, has …
Facial recognition technology has become an increasingly prominent tool in many areas, ranging from crowd control at public events to data collection for marketing purposes. This revolutionary technology utilises highly …
During November 2022, PhD student, Matthew Baas and Professor Herman Kamper, both from the Department Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University implemented a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) for unconditional speech synthesis calling …
In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on developing robots that can assist in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) missions. These robots are designed to enter hazardous environments …
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, under the guidance of Professor Thinus Booysen, is working on an off-grid electric vehicle (EV) charging solution. It’s funded as part of the …
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University boasts a new planar air-bearing test facility. The facility contains a testbed for researchers to validate their projects and perform experiments …
South Africa has displayed a unique energy supply profile over recent years, where the ability to meet the energy demand consistently has been constrained by physical limitations of the current …
