School of Engineering (SEng.)
Recent Submissions
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Design and implementation of a low-cost Pre-Eclampsia detection system using image processing.
(2019-09-25)According to research carried out by the world health organization dated 16th February 2018, every day, approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Maternal mortality is higher ... -
Design and development of desktop application client software for running ILAB experiments.
(2020)The project was about the design and the development of desktop application client software for running iLabs experiments. In the past years, internet labs were accessed through web browsers which required installation of ... -
Design and development of a Robotic arm for fruit picking.
(2018-07-02)Horticulture is one of the fastest growing sectors in Uganda and is listed as a strategic export in the Uganda Strategic Exports Programme. Uganda is currently the largest producer of fresh fruit and vegetables in sub-Saharan ... -
Design and construction of a currency coin counting and sorting machine.
(2019-07-10)The various works done to test different coin currencies to construct their own currency coin counting and sorting machines do not have Ugandan Shilling coin currency included and thus the one for Ugandan currency coins ... -
Design and construction of a solar tracking device.
(2019-06)The major output of the project was to determine the energy and financial gain achieved in tracking the sun’s position when collecting solar energy versus having fixed tilt solar collectors. The use of solar energy as ... -
A comparative study of Lambda Iteration method and particle swarm optimization to solve Economic load dispatch (case study: TEST 30 BUS system)
(2019-06-30)With the increasing demand for power today, it becomes necessary to operate power plants most economically. This gives rise to economic load dispatch. Economic load dispatch is the process for allocating the generation ... -
Design and construction of an automatic blackboard cleaning system.
(2019-06-07)The basis of this project was to design and construct an automatic blackboard cleaning system that will reduce time, energy and spreading of chalk dust during cleaning. Various steps and methods were used to carry out the ... -
Design and construction of a fish descaling machine.
(2019)Aquaculture is the fastest growing form of animal husbandry in the world with 11% growth rate recorded over the last decade. Aquaculture has been seen as an important new source of food fish for the poor. Demand for fish ... -
Developing a road asset management plan for urban roads
(Makerere University, 2019-05)The study was conducted on Lukuli, Hanlon and Mobutu roads in Makindye division. The main objective of the study was to develop a road asset management plan for urban roads. Distresses on the mentioned roads were measured ... -
Feasibility study into the use of wind gliding and thermal updraft technologies as alternative energies for commuter flights
(2019-05)Thermal updrafts occur freely in the earth's troposphere. The effects of differential surface heating create convection effects within the planetary (convective) boundary layer. This leads to the formation of thermal ... -
Assessment of boiler efficiency in tea industries of Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-05)Tea as a beverage is enjoyed by more than half of the world’s population. India ranks first in tea production as well as consumption and while China ranks second. India and China together account for around half of the ... -
Development of a computerized solution for the mathematical design of shaft coupling
(2019-06)Designing shaft couplings using the manual method is long, tiresome and prone to error. This leads to development of inefficient designs leading to premature breakdowns and failures thus leading to higher financial costs ... -
Assessing the effect of sea shell powder on the swelling properties of expansive clay soils
(Makerere University, 2020-01)Expansive clay soils show high volumetric changes with changes in moisture content. During wet season, they expand and upon evaporation during the dry season, they shrink. Because of this alternate swelling ... -
Energy-saving potential of hotels in Uganda.
(2017-06-12)Hotel energy consumption is influenced by several factors which include size, structure and design of the building (prevailing architectural / construction practices), geographical and climatic location, the age of the ... -
Analysis and Mitigation of Ferranti Effect on Long Low Loaded Power Distribution Networks.
(2019-06-12)Ferranti effect is when the steady voltage at the open end of an uncompensated distribution line is higher than the voltage at the sending end. This project presented the analysis & mitigation of Ferranti effect in the ... -
An aid to quicken the approval process of structural drawing at KCCA for typical residential buildings.
(2019-05)Low-rise residential buildings are relatively easy to design with few variations from one building to another. This implies it is easy to verify that structural drawings are sufficient and conform to the KCCA standards. The ... -
Application of cleaner production technology in improving performance in the beverage industry.
(2019-05-30)In Uganda today, the beverage sector is growing and negative impacts of this flourishing economic development are becoming more evident. Currently, the end of pipe strategies that are being used to curb pollution problems ... -
Investigating the Effect of Axle Loading on Crack Initiation of Bituminous Pavements in Uganda.
(2019-05-29)Road transport is the most dominant mode and plays a pivotal role in supporting the economic and social development of the country. Road transport carries over 90 percent of country’s passenger and freight traffic. Of ... -
Evaluation of Disposal Methods of oil and scrap parts in diesel generator overhaul and General Maintenance Centers.
(2019-07-22)This report consists of a study about the disposal practices of used oil and the scrap parts got during the diesel generator overhaul and general maintenance activities at the generator maintenance centers within and around ... -
Developing a road asset management plan for urban roads.
(2019-05-29)The study was conducted on Lukuli, Hanlon and Mobutu roads in Makindye division. The main objective of the study was to develop a road asset management plan for urban roads. Distresses on the mentioned roads were measured ...
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