School of Engineering (SEng.) Collections: Recent submissions
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Failure rate modeling due to aging and its impact on distribution network reliability: case study: Umeme Distribution Network
(Makerere University, 2019-06-05)This project presents a mathematical model that helps to determine the failure rate due to aging of a power distribution feeder and the impact of those failures on the distribution network reliability. Electrical distribution ... -
Implementation of localization software using UAVs in real time
(Makerere University, 2022-02-21)Recently, localization in Global Positioning System (GPS) denied environments has witnessed an increase in interest, due to the potential wide range of using in different applications, such as Internet of Things (IoT) ... -
Design and fabrication of a battery motorized agricultural weeder
(Makerere University, 2022-10-10)In Uganda, most of the people are farmers and agriculture is the backbone of Uganda. Many Shillings are spent in agriculture, but due to weeds, the yield of the crops was drastically falling down. Even though there are ... -
Design and implementation of fault detection and protection system of a 3-phase induction motor based on microprocessor
(Makerere University, 2021-12-12)This project is about designing and implementing a three-phase induction motor faultdetection and protection that is based on a microprocessor (ATmega 328). Induction motors are utilized as a part of numerous modern ... -
Phytoremediatin of domestic wastewater using continuous flow constructed wetland system with water hyacinth macrophyte
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Wastewater treatment constitutes a major problem in urban centres of developing countries like Uganda. The world focuses on protecting the environment and ensuring sustainability, thus, low cost and less technical natural ... -
An assessment of green house gas emission, energy and nutrient recovery at Lubigi Combined Faecal Sludge and Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kampala
(Makerere University, 2022-03-14)This work assessed the treatment of wastewater, especially with respect to greenhouse gas emissions from the treatment process. The major aim of the study was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and recover energy and ... -
Energy Harvesting in Cooperative Jamming Networks in the Presence of Multiple Eavesdroppers
(Makerere University, 2020-01-16)There has been tremendous increase in the number of devices connected to the internet and the wireless communication network where wide sensor networks (WSNs) carry vital information such as bank, medical, security and ... -
Weakly supervised learning for breast cancer detection in ultrasound images.
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Large amounts of well data is required to achieve a good model performance. It is very costly and the available time for manual annotation is very limited to acquire more labelled data. In Uganda there are limited number ... -
Design and construction of an automated air bag compression mechanism for a medical ventilator using Arduino
(Makerere University, 2022-10-12)This article shows the design of a device to automatize an air bag compression mechanism for a medical ventilator using Arduino. The aim of this compassionate medical device is to provide an emergency alternative ... -
A mobile AI-enabled platform for screening human skin diseases
(Makerere University, 2022)Computer-aided systems for skin lesion diagnosis is a growing area of research. Researchers have recently shown an increasing interest in developing computer-aided diagnosis systems. This project aims to review, ... -
Using Machine Learning in Diagnosis and Early Detection of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTs)
(Makerere University, 2023-02-02)LUTs are not bothersome in the early stages so the majority of people with them ignore them until they are at severe stage and their quality of life is affected greatly, it’s at the severe stage that people are diagnosed ... -
Design and fabrication of an automated paper punching machine
(Makerere University, 2022-11-22)There is a lot of paper that needs to be arranged into files and folders in various institutions,offices and industries. For this to be achieved, holes have to be made in paper using a punching machine. Employees in most ... -
Investigating the effects of the rising Lake Victoria water levels on existing lake shoreline communities in Entebbe
(Makerere University, 2022-10)Lake Victoria water levels rose in the year 2020-2021 resulting in floods that led to massive destruction of property, loss of lives, displacement of people, and interruption in economic activities. The severity of the ... -
A deep learning Recommender system for Farmer's Questions in Audio
(Makerere University, 2022-09-20)As Uganda strives to improve its Food and Nutrition Security (FNS), the role of technology in increasing the reach of agricultural knowledge should not be overlooked. Inorder to fulfill this vision, systems that can transmit ... -
Development of a lora based tamper monitoring system for utility meters
(Makerere University, 2022-09)The recent rapid rate of load growth has made the electrical crisis a severe issue. Every year, roughly 125,000 new users join the grid, which presents a load control difficulty for the company. Due to the difficulty of ... -
Investigating the use of charcoal to improve biogas production from pig litter
(Makerere University, 2022-01-20)With the increasing population in the country and all over the world, there is an increase in the demand of energy supplied. Fossil fuels being non-renewable and non-environmental friendly, other alternatives for fossil ... -
Design and analysis of a radiation pattern reconfigurable antenna by exploiting RF MEMS switches
(Makerere University, 2022-02-21)This project proposes a novel method of reconfiguring the antenna’s radiation pattern by exploiting the new generation Radiofrequency Micro electro-mechanical switches (RF MEMS) switches. A radiation pattern reconfigurable ... -
Implementation of interactive home voice assistant
(Makerere University, 2022-09-01)Following advancements in the industry of technology, advanced devices and systems with artificial intelligence through machine learning do tasks as though they have human brains through different means but nevertheless ... -
Design and construction of a vending mobile vegetable moisturizer
(Makerere University, 2022-10-19)Vegetables are important foods in our day to day life. They contain nutritious minerals such as calcium, fiber, folate, iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, vitamin A, C and B that is very useful to the human body. These ... -
Anomaly Detection in low cost environmental sensor data using Machine learning
(Makaerere university, 2023-02-06)In 2021, a system was deployed at the makerere university weather station. This system consisted of four sensors that record temperature and humidity. These sensors are the SHT, HTC,BME and HDU. In environmental monitoring, ...