School of Engineering (SEng.) Collections: Recent submissions
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Investigation into urine alkalization and drying kinetics for the production of high quality plant nutrients
(Makerere University, 2023-07-14)Sustainable food production requires replenishment of plant nutrients from agricultural soils. One way to achieve this, is to return plant nutrients from the food produced and consumed. Urine by far comprises of the largest ... -
A low-cost portable device for crop and fertilizer recommendation
(Makerere University, 2023-07-07)The agriculture sector in Uganda continues to be important as it employs about 72% of the population and contributes about 32% of the GDP. This project aims at designing and implementing a portable crop and fertilizer ... -
A Luganda greeter
(Makerere University, 2023-07-19)Software programs with Text-To-Speech capabilities (verbal greeting) have been around for quite a while in languages like English, French and German. Our project sought to replicate these systems in Luganda and the problem ... -
An investigation of rainwater harvesting in augmenting piped water supply in healthcare facilities within Kampala.
(Makerere University, 2022-10-31)Research has shown the need to integrate piped water supply with other water supply types including rainwater harvesting which has been found to be a promising supplementary source of water during rainy seasons and periods ... -
Design and process simulations for coal based direct reduction of iron ores.
(Makerere University, 2023-06-30)This report details the design and simulation of a coal based direct iron ore reduction process. The project goal was to design a process that can be used by small scale miners to add value to iron ore. The research on ... -
Three-dimensional deployment algorithm of UAV base stations in a heterogeneous network
(Makerere University, 2022-09)A few years back, terrestrial base stations were able to effectively and efficiently meet the users’ network needs. Network operators would easily deploy new base stations to enhance the performance of wireless communication ... -
Design of highway over speeding detector with number plate reporting based on image processing
(Makerere University, 2018-06-18)The abysmal number of road fatalities and statistics globally indicate that human error accounts for 80 – 95% of road accident. Their impact instigates an urgent need for all possible measures to enforce driver compliance ... -
Development of a load scheduling algorithm to aid in demand side management for industrial consumers
(Makerere University, 2022-09-24)This document contains a detailed description of our project titled, “The Development of a Load Scheduling Algorithm to Aid in Demand Side Management for Industrial Consumers”, it starts at the introduction where concise ... -
Preliminary investigation of the performance of an anaerobic baffled reactor and a constructed wetland with different media in treating faecal sludge and greywater
(Makerere University, 2022-10-20)Emerging worldwide challenges such as urbanization, climate change, water scarcity and poor sanitation are pushing for development of viable alternative technologies to reduce on the impacts resulting from these challenges. ... -
Microhatch: a low-cost, low-volume, temperature and humidity controlled egg hatchery.
(Makerere University, 2019-07-03)The main objective of a Computer Engineering student is to get as much practical knowledge as possible. Being able to have practical knowledge by developing a project is a lifetime experience. Therefore, it is mandatory ... -
Assessing the effect of remote monitoring and management of a solar-diesel hybrid system for mobile communication towers
(Makerere University, 2022-10-10)The project looks at developing a robust energy management solution for the operation of mobile communication towers. The study focuses primarily on looking at the energy needs of a telecommunication site, modeling an ... -
Emissions properties of agricultural residue carbonized briquettes.
(Makerere University, 2022-10-10)The most type of energy used in cooking is biomass. This has been changed into different forms so as to provide energy to the population. This report contains information on emission properties of agricultural residue ... -
Investigation of the effects for motorcycles on the saturation flow rates at signalized intersections.
(Makerere University, 2022-11-10)The saturation flow rate is an important parameter for the design of signalized intersections and capacity analysis. It largely depends on the vehicle mix in the traffic stream. The traffic composition in Kampala may ... -
Development of a Natural Language Processing Based System for Handling Academic Results Related Issues.
(Makerere University, 2020-05-21)The project involved building a virtual assistant that answers questions about Academic Re- sults, an Application that captures complaints/requests made by students and a text classifi- cation model that classifies these ... -
Biomethane Potential of Water hyacinth and its pilot scale application using a floating drum digester
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The use of biomass as a renewable energy resource has become popular in recent years because of the reduction on dependence on fossil fuels and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Water hyacinth ... -
Investigation of mobile phone antenna radiation effect on the human head via Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)
(Makerere University, 2022)Today, modern society lives and works with wireless devices especially mobile phones due to their numerous multimedia services and applications that make life easier. These mobile phones emit electromagnetic radiations ... -
Green-way traffic control pre-emption for emergency vehicles
(Makerere University, 2022-03-01)This project aimed at using machine learning approach for traffic prioritizing of emergency vehicles in traffic light junctions. The project also aimed at knowing the exit route of emergency vehicle upon reaching the ... -
Design and implementation of a low-cost lie detector
(Makerere University, 2022-08-16)A lie detector or a polygraph is a device or procedure that measures and records several physiological indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, respiration, and skin conductivity while a person is being asked and answers ... -
Battery vandalism alert system on base stations.
(Makerere University, 2014-08-31)This project presents a battery vandalism alert system on basestations, it’s a GSM-based system that monitors basestation batteries and their power to ensure that the network is fully powered. In case of any significant ... -
How has the mini skirt law impacted gender equality among women under article 33 Uganda Constitution?
(Makerere University, 2023-02-02)This study was to investigate the relevance of the gender equality on women on the mini skirt law of view following the constitution of Uganda article 33. The intention of the study was to justify and evaluate why there ...