School of Engineering (SEng.) Collections
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Investigation of the rutting potential and moisture susceptibility for open graded frictional courses
(2019-05-29)Open-graded asphalt friction course (OGFC) is an open-graded Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) mixture with interconnecting voids that provides improved surface drainage during rainfall. The rainwater drains vertically through the ... -
Design and analysis of a casting die for the Artivon engine components.
(2021-03-02)Manufacturing sector has played a peripheral role in Uganda’s market-driven growth trajectory. The share of manufacturing in GDP improved from 6.3% in 1982 to 8.4% in 1997. Thereafter, it declined to about 7 percent, ... -
Design and Construction of An automated Vehicle Speed Control system for public service vehicles.
(2020-12)As far as automobiles are concerned, safety is very important to reduce the occurrence of accidents in speed restricted zones as it minimizes the loss of property and life. Currently, vehicle speed control in Uganda is ... -
Design and construction of a bushera making machine as a fast morning meal in Uganda.
(2021-02-25)As the love for fast foods is growing in Uganda, Bushera has found a name in the trending fast meal delicacy. Although many people love Bushera, majority don’t understand the process of preparing it. It is on that many ... -
Design of a Deep Learning Based Pothole Detection System.
(2020-12-02)With an increasing number of potholes on the roads that take a while before they are repaired, their adverse effects like accidents, traffic jam, flooding during the rainy season and damage to motor vehicles keep affecting ... -
A Machine Learning Based Driver Monitoring System for the Kayoola EVS
(2020)With the ever-growing traffic density, the number of road accidents is anticipated to further increase. Finding solutions to reduce road accidents and to improve traffic safety has become a top-priority for Uganda and Kiira ... -
An investigative study on how the students at MTSIFA perceive abstract sculpture or they find it as an escape from realistic sculpture pieces.
(2021-02-26)The study will intend to focus on how the abstract sculpture can easily portray the information to the viewers and the perception people have on them, basing on the sculpture at Margret Trowell ... -
Voltage Sag Mitigation in Distribution Networks
(2019-05)Power quality is one of the major concerns in the present era. It has become important especially with the introduction of sophisticated devices whose performance is dependent on the quality of the power supply. Power ... -
Location-aware solar simulation and sizing tool for solar home systems.
(2021-02-26)The development of reliable solar home systems that ensure the power supply never goes off for a given period (days of autonomy) is one of the primary goals in solar system design yet the current options for solar system ... -
Design and implementation of an Automatic power switch for Grid-solar Hybrid system with the power surge protection.
(2020-12-18)In using more than one source of energy, a switching system either manual or automatic is necessary to change from one source of energy to another in case of any disruption in either sources. The current trend is to utilize ... -
Optimal capacitor placement using genetic Algorithm on a Radial distribution feeder.
(2020-12-18)The power generated by generation centers is transferred to load centers through transmission or distribution systems and it is not meeting the load demand mainly due to the losses and poor voltage regulation occurring in ... -
The Impact of Primary User Velocity on Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks.
(2020-12-17)The demand for Radio spectrum needed for applications such as Mobile Telephony, Digital Video broadcasting, Wireless Local Area Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks is enormous and continues to grow. This has created a problem ... -
A Machine learning Based Driver Monitoring System for the Kayoola EVS.
(2021)Driver Drowsiness and sleeping while driving are one of the causes of fatal accidents and highway crashes by drivers. Therefore in an effort to ensure safety for the Kayoola EVS passengers, Kiira Motors aims at developing ... -
An Equipment Scheduling System With AI-Based Authentication.
(2020)In Uganda, a number of technical and research institutions, some being affiliations of 32 in- stitutions of Higher education or universities and others independent. These rely on special equipment for efficient learning ... -
A study to assess management approaches of construction material waste on selected construction sites in Kampala, Uganda.
(2019-06)The construction industry is one of the most vital constituents of any country's economy, the industry remains on a steady path of growth and development all over the world. But despite all its benefits, it is equally known ... -
Automated Scheduling And Room Allocation System Using Constraint Optimization.
(2021-02-23)As the number of students joining higher institutions of learning increases per year, the facilities and infrastructure of the institutions aren't increasing meaning that they tend to be overwhelmed. This brings about ... -
The effects of wood Ash Admixture on the engineering properties of burnt clay bricks.
(2021-02-22)This project was aimed at determining the effects of wood ash admixture on the engineering properties of burnt clay bricks. Sieve analysis and Atterberg’s limits tests were carried out to classify the clay soil used. These ... -
Resource Allocation In Cellular Networks With Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
(2020)The integration of aerial user equipment(UEs) into existing cellular networks will provide possible number of applications but current cellular networks have not been designed to serve aerial users. The main challenges ... -
Design and implementation of automatic power switch for grid- solar hybrid system with the power surge protection.
(2020-12-15)In using more than one source of energy, a switching system either manual or automatic is necessary to change from one source of energy to another in case of any disruption in either sources. The current trend is to ... -
Determination of optimal mixing ratios of different feedstock for optimal Biogas production in Uganda.
(2021-02-22)Biogas is a type of biofuel that is naturally produced from the anaerobic decomposition of organic waste, composed of mostly methane and carbon dioxide though other trace elements may be formed are the major constituents. When ...