Mechatronics, Automation and Design Research Group
Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Stellenbosch University

• 2018

  • K Kruger, AH Basson: JADE Multi-Agent System Holonic Control Implementation for a Manufacturing Cell
    Laboratory Report, Dept Mechanical and Mechatronic Eng, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2018
    Final draft

• 2016

  • K Kruger, AH Basson: Erlang-based control implementation for a holonic manufacturing cell
    International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol 30, No 6, 2017, pp 641–652.
    DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2016.1195923
    Online link   or   Final draft

• 2015

  • AJ Hoffman, AH Basson: IEC 61131-3-Based Holonic Control of a Reconfigurable Manufacturing Subsystem
    International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol 29(5), 2016, pp 520-534.
    Full paper download (first 50)   or   Online link   or   Final draft

• 2016

  • K Kruger, AH Basson: Erlang-based control implementation for a holonic manufacturing cell
    International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol 30, No 6, 2017, pp 641–652.
    DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2016.1195923
    Online link   or   Final draft

• 2015

  • AJ Hoffman, AH Basson: IEC 61131-3-Based Holonic Control of a Reconfigurable Manufacturing Subsystem
    International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Vol 29(5), 2016, pp 520-534.
    Full paper download (first 50)   or   Online link   or   Final draft

• 2014

  • K Kruger, AH Basson: Implementation of an Erlang-based Resource Holon for a Holonic Manufacturing Cell.
    Proceedings of the International Workshop on Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-Agent Manufacturing SOHOMA'14, November 2014, Nancy, France, Studies in Computational Intelligence Vol. 594, pp 49-58.
    Online link   or   Final draft   or   DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15159-5_5

• 2013

  • C Mulibika, AH Basson: Comparison of IEC 61499 and Agent Based Control for a Reconfigurable Manufacturing Subsystem.
    International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing COMA'13, February 2013, Stellenbosch, South Africa, pp 283-288.
    
    
  • K Kruger, AH Basson: Multi-Agent Systems vs IEC 61499 for Holonic Resource Control in Reconfigurable Systems.
    Forty Sixth CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, 2013, Sesimbra, Portugal, Procedia CIRP, Vol. 7, pp 503–508.
    
    
  • R Graefe, AH Basson: Control of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems using Object-Oriented Programming.
    Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production CARV2013, October 2013, Munich, Germany, pp 231-236.
    
    
  • K Hoffman, AH Basson, A Le Roux: Towards Alternatives for Agent Based Control in Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.
    Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production CARV2013, October 2013, Munich, Germany, pp 237-242.
    
    
  • K Kruger, AH Basson: A Stepped Conveyor Singulator Design for Reconfigurable Assembly.
    Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production CARV2013, October 2013, Munich, Germany, pp 213-218.
    
    

• 2011

  • I Okoloko, AH Basson: Consensus with Collision Avoidance: An LMI Approach.
    Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Applications ICARA2011, 6-8 December 2011, Wellington, New Zealand, pp 84-89.
    

• 2010

  • FSD Dymond, AH Basson, Y Kim: Conceptual Design of a Fixtureless Reconfigurable Automated Assembly System.
    International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing COMA '10, 3-5 February 2010, Stellenbosch, South Africa, pp 33-38.
    
    
  • D Dimitrov, ND Du Preez, AH Basson, A Van der Merwe, CJ Fourie, K Schreve, C Scheffer: Manufacturing Research at Stellenbosch During the First Decade and Beyond.
    International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing COMA '10, 3-5 February 2010, Stellenbosch, South Africa, pp 7-14.
    
    

• 2009

  • C Egbuna, AH Basson: Electric Actuator Selection Design Aid for Low Cost Automation.
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design ICED'09, August 2009, Stanford, USA, pp 6-43 to 6-54.
    
    
  • MA Sequeira, AH Basson: Case Study of a Fixture-Based Reconfigurable Assembly System.
    Proceedings of 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Manufacturing, 17-20 November 2009, Suwon, Korea.
    
    
  • AC Busch, C Scheffer, AH Basson: Development and Testing of a Prototype Reflex Measurement System Employing Artificial Neural Networks
    Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Vol 94, 2009, pp 15–25.
    
    

• 2008

  • FSD Dymond, AH Basson, Y Kim: Design of a Fixtureless Reconfigurable Automated Spot Welding Assembly System.
    Proceedings of the 2nd Robotics & Mechatronics Symposium, November 2008, Bloemfontein, South Africa, pp 12-17.
    
    
  • N Du Preez, AH Basson, D Lutters, H Nieberding: Structuring the Development Process According to the Project Context: Two Case Studies.
    Proceedings of the Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering & Technology, PICMET 2008, 2008, pp 1189-1205.
    
    
  • CU De Jongh, AH Basson, AH, C Scheffer: Predictive Modelling of Cervical Disc Implant Wear
    Journal of Biomechanics, Vol 41, 2008, pp 3177-3183.
    
    

• 2007

  • K Schreve, AH Basson: Edge Detection and Draft Angles in Feature Based Reverse Engineering.
    COMA '07, February 2007, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
    
    
  • Y Liu, AH Basson: An Ontology Based Approach to a Flexible Aid for Mechanical Conceptual Design.
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED'07, 2007, Paris, France.
    
    
  • CL Goussard, AH Basson: Concept Evaluation and Layout Design of a Piston Moulding Machine.
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED'07, 2007, Paris, France.
    
    
  • CU De Jongh, AH Basson, C Scheffer: Dynamic simulation of cervical spine following single-level cervical disc replacement.
    29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBS), 2007, Lyon, France, pp 4289-4292.
    
    
  • CJ Coetzee, AH Basson, PA Vermeer: Discrete and Continuum Modelling of Excavator Bucket Filling
    Journal of Terramechanics, Vol 44, No 2, 2007, pp177-186.
    
    
  • CL Goussard, AH Basson: Cavity Pressure Estimation for a Piston Moulding Life Cycle Model
    Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Slovenia, Vol 53, No 7-8, 2007, pp 491-502.
    
    

• 2006

  • JAD Dymond, AH Basson: A Computational Model for Mould Filling in Lomolding and Injection Moulding.
    Proceedings of the 5th SA Conf in Computational and Applied Mechanics, SACAM06, 16-18 January 2006, Cape Town, South Africa, pp 404-412.
    
    
  • CL Goussard, AH Basson: Cavity Pressure Estimation for a Piston Moulding Life Cycle Model.
    Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering, TMCE 2006, 18–22 April 2006, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp 767-774.
    
    
  • CL Goussard, AH Basson: Parametric Design Model for the Optimisation of a Piston Moulding Machine.
    Proceedings of the 2006 CIRP Design Seminar, 2006, Kananaskis, Canada, pp 786-792 (786_10147.pdf on CD Rom).
    
    
  • CJ Coetzee, AH Basson, PA Vermeer: Discrete and Continuum Modelling of Silo Discharge
    R&D Journal, SA Inst Mech Eng, Vol 22, No 2, 2006, pp26-38.
    
    
  • K Schreve, CL Goussard, AH Basson, D Dimitrov: Interactive Feature Modeling for Reverse Engineering
    Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, Vol 6, No 4, 2006, pp 422-424.
    
    

• 2005

  • K Schreve, AH Basson: Edge detection in reverse engineering using a scanning approach. Part 1: scanning algorithm
    International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol 26, No 9-10, 2005, pp 1048-1054.
    
    
  • K Schreve, AH Basson: Edge detection in reverse engineering using a scanning approach. Part 2: testing, including design of experiments
    International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol 26, No 9-10, 2005, pp 1048-1054.
    
    
  • C Scheffer, AH Basson: A simulation model to improve pneumatic intensifier performance and reliability
    Journal of the SA Inst of Mining and Metallurgy, Vol 105, No 4, 2005, pp 265-274.
    
    
  • CJ Coetzee, PA Vermeer, AH Basson: The Modelling of Anchors Using the Material Point Method
    International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol 29, 2005, pp879-895.
    
    

• 2004

  • Y Liu, AH Basson: Case Study in Using COM (OLE) to Link CAD and Manufacturing Cost Estimation Software.
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Competitive Manufacturing COMA '04, February 2004, Stellenbosch, South Africa, pp 169-174.
    
    
  • AH Basson, GM Bonnema, Y Liu: A Flexible Electro-Mechanical Design Information System.
    Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering TMCE 2004, April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp 879-890.
    
    
  • A Schueller, AH Basson: Case Study on Low Cost Distributed Design Support for Small Teams
    Chaper in Methods and Tools for Co-operative and Integrated Design, edited by Tichkiewitch S. and Brissaud D., Kluwer Academic, 2004, pp. 425-436.
    
    
  • K Schreve, AH Basson: Small Volume Fabrication Cost Estimation Models for Embodiment Design
    R&D Journal, Vol 20, No 1, 2004, pp 9-15.
    
    

• 2003

  • A Schueller, AH Basson: Case Study on Low Cost Distributed Design Support for Small Teams.
    Proceedings of the 2003 International CIRP Design Seminar, May 2003, Grenoble, France.
    
    

• 2002

  • AH Basson, NF Treurnicht: Application of a Discrete Approximation Approach to CNC Path Generation for the Manufacture of Proton Compensators for Cancer Treatment.
    17th SA Inst for Indust Eng Conference, Stellenbosch, Sept 18-20, 2002, pp33-42.
    
    

• 2001

  • CL Goussard, AH Basson: Semi-automatic Extraction of Primitive Geometric Entities from Point Clouds.
    Proceedings of the 2001 CIRP International Design Seminar, June 2001, Stockholm, Sweden, pp 359-364.
    
    
  • Y Liu, AH Basson: Interfacing CAD and Manufacturing Cost Estimation Software using COM/OLE.
    Proceedings of the 2001 CIRP International Design Seminar, June 2001, Stockholm, Sweden, pp 289-294.
    
    
  • A Schueller, AH Basson: Case Study on Synchronous and Asynchronous Collaboration in Distributed Conceptual Design.
    Proceedings of the 2001 CIRP International Design Seminar, June 2001, Stockholm, Sweden, pp 435-440.
    
    
  • A Schueller, AH Basson: A Framework for Distributed Conceptual Design.
    Design Management - Process and Information Issues, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Engineering Design ICED 01, August 2001, Professional Engineering Publication for IMechE, Glasgow, UK, pp 385-391.
    
    
  • AH Basson, NF Treurnicht, EA De Kock, EA Schrueder: Automated proton compensator manufacturing using continuous cutting.
    Proton Therapy Co-Operative Group XXXIV, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, June 11-13, 2001.
    
    

• 2000

  • K Schreve, AH Basson: Edge Detection in Reverse Engineering using a Virtual CMM.
    Proceedings of the 26th ASME Design Automation Conference, September 2000, Baltimore, MD, USA, Paper DETC'00/DAC-14540, published on CD Rom.
    
    
  • A Groenewald, AH Basson, RT Dobson: Theoretical Modelling and Numerical Simulation for Two-phased Closed Thermosyphon considering Splashing and Geysering.
    Proceedings of the 6th International Heat Pipe Symposium, 5-9 November 2000, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
    
    

• 1999

  • AH Basson, AV De Swardt: Estimation of Tack-Welding and Welding Cost During Design of Heavy Earthmoving Equipment.
    Proceedings of the 1999 CIRP International Design Seminar, 1999, Enschede, Netherlands, pp 299-308.
    
    
  • G Veldsman, AH Basson: Design for RTM Using Manufacturing Cost Estimation Models.
    Proceedings of the 1999 CIRP International Design Seminar, 1999, Enschede, Netherlands, pp 321-330.
    
    
  • K Schreve, HR Schuster, AH Basson: Manufacturing Cost Estimation during Design of Fabricated Parts
    Short Communications in Manufacture and Design, in: Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Part B, Engineering Manufacture, Vol. 213, No. B7, 1999, pp. 731-736.
    
    

• 1998

  • AH Basson, HR Schuster: A Procedure and Software Tool for Manufacturability Assessment during Embodiment Design.
    Proceedings of the CIRP STC Design Seminar on New Tools and Workflows for Product Development, May 1998, Berlin, Germany, pp 37-48.
    
    
  • G Veldsman, AH Basson: The Role of Cost Estimation in Design for RTM.
    Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Composite Materials, June 1998, Naples, Italy, pp 479-486.
    
    
  • K Schreve, HR Schuster, AH Basson: Manufacturing Cost Estimation during Design of Fabricated Parts.
    Proceedings of the Engineering Design Conference '98 on Design Reuse, 1998, Brunel University, UK, pp 437-444.
    
    
  • G Veldsman, AH Basson: Cost Comparison of RTM Hand-Lay and Cast Tooling.
    2nd International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, 1998, ICCST/2, Durban, South Africa, pp 483-488.
    
    
  • AH Basson, J-P Kruth, G Vandenhoudt, P Vandormael, T Danckaerts: Reverse Engineering: A Comparison of Alternative Techniques.
    Studiedag presentation
    
    
  • AH Basson: Integrating Design for Manufacturing and Systems Design into Undergraduate Design Courses.
    Design Teaching Workshop, Univ Witwatersrand, July 1998.
    
    
  • AV de Swardt: Design for Manufacture through Fabrication - A Manufacturing Time and Cost Estimation Model for Large Fabricated Assemblies
    M-Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, 1998.
    
    

• 1997

  • K Schreve: Cost Estimating Welded Assemblies Produced in Batches
    M-Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, 1997.
    
    
  • HR Schuster: A Computer Aid for Specification Development, Conceptual Design and Manufacturing Cost Estimation in Mechanical Design
    PhD-Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, 1997.
    
    
  • WG Maree, AH Basson: Design for Fabrication Early Cost Estimation for Small Production Volume, CIRP Proceedings – Manufacturing Systems, Vol 26, No 2, 1997, pp 95-100.
    PhD-Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Stellenbosch, 1997.
    
    

• 1996

  • WG Maree, AH Basson: Design for Fabrication Early Cost Estimation for Small Production Volume.
    Proceedings of the 28th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems, May 1996, RAU, Johannesburg, South Africa, pp 76-82.
    
    
  • G Veldsman, AH Basson, J Van der Westhuizen: Composite Mould Design and Cost Estimation for Resin Transfer Moulding.
    Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, June 1996, Durban, South Africa, pp 571-576.
    
    
  • HR Schuster, AH Basson: A Software 'Design Assistant' for Specification Development.
    Proceedings of the 22nd ASME Design Automation Conference, August 1996, DETC, Irvine, California, USA, published on CD Rom.
    
    

• 1995

  • AH Basson, B Lakshminarayana: Numerical Simulation of Tip Clearance Effects in Turbomachinery
    ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol 117, No 3, Jul 1995, pp 348-359.
    
    
  • HR Schuster, AH Basson: Aspects of SUNSAT Main Structure Design and Manufacturing
    R&D Journal, SA Inst Mech Eng, Vol 11, No 2, 1995, pp 21-28.
    
    
  • Van der Westhuizen, K, Basson, AH and Schuster, HR : SUNSAT Baseplate Design, Finite Element Analysis and Manufacturing
    R&D Journal, SA Inst Mech Eng, Vol 11, No 3, 1995, pp 51-60.
    
    

• 1994

  • AH Basson, B Lakshminarayana: An Artificial Dissipation Formulation for a Semi-Implicit, Pressure Based Solution Scheme for Viscous and Inviscid Flows
    Int Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vol 2, 1994, pp 253-282.
    
    

• 1993

  • AH Basson, B Lakshminarayana: Artificial Dissipation Terms for a Semi_Implicit, Pressure Based Solution Scheme.
    3rd National CFD Symposium, 1993, Stellenbosch, South Africa
    
    
  • AH Basson, B Lakshminarayana: Numerical Simulation of Tip Clearance Effects in Turbomachinery.
    ASME Turbo Expo, International Gas Turbine Institute, 1993, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, ASME Paper No. 93-GT-316.
    
    
  • AH Basson, RF Kunz, B Lakshminarayana: Grid Generation for Three-Dimensional Turbomachinery Geometries Including Tip Clearance
    AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol 9, No 1, 1993.
    Abstract and Download

  • RF Kunz, B Lakshminarayana, AH Basson: Investigation of Tip Clearance Phenomena in an Axial Compressor Cascade Using Euler and Navier-Stokes Procedures
    ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, Vol 113, No3, Jul 1993, pp 453-467.
    
    

• 1992

  • RF Kunz, B Lakshminarayana, AH Basson: Investigation of Tip Clearance Phenomena in an Axial Compressor Cascade Using Euler and Navier-Stokes Procedures.
    37th International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exposition, 1992, Cologne, Germany, ASME Paper No. 92-GT-299.
    
    
  • AH Basson, TW Von Backström, JP Du Plessis: Numerical Prediction of Two-Dimensional Axial Turbomachinery Cascade Flows
    Aeronautica Meridiana, Vol 10, 1992, pp 115-127
    
    

• 1991

  • AH Basson, RF Kunz, B Lakshminarayana: Grid Generation for Three-Dimensional Turbomachinery Geometries Including Tip Clearance.
    27th Joint Propulsion Conference, 24-26 June 1991, Sacramento, CA, USA, AIAA Paper No. 91-2360.
    
    

• 1988

  • AH Basson: Numerical Prediction of Two-Dimensional Axial Turbomachinery Cascade Flows .
    Proceedings of the First South African Aeronautical Engineering Conference, May 1988, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa.
    
    

• 1986

  • AH Basson: Short Life Turbine Design, Analysis and Manufacturing for Advanced RPV Engines .
    Proceedings of the 7th RPE Symposium CSIR, April 1986, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa.
    
    





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