Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions
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Hygrothermal Comfort in Lamu Town (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi,, 1982-08)Comfort measurements have been conducted over a period of one week, four times each year, inside several houses of different types in Lamu Town, a traditional Swahili settlement on Lamu Island off the Kenyan North Coast. The ... -
Nutrient Losses from Cropland in the Central Highlands of Kenya due to Surface Runoff and Soil Erosion
(University of Nairobi,, 1995-02)Soil loss, runoff and nutrient losses were measured on runoff plots during the rainy season from November 1992 to January 1993. Crops grown were maize (Zea mays L.), beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and an intercrop of maize ... -
A controller for a Wind Driven Micro-power Electric Generator
(University of Nairobi, 2006)This chapter presents the design of a controller for a wind-driven electric generator. The system is based on Intel 8051 microcontroller and controls a wind turbine by activating a brake when the wind speed exceeds a preset ... -
Evaluation of the effectiveness of solar radiation for the disinfection of enteropathogenic e. coli escherichia contaminated water
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of solar radiation as a disinfection agent for EPEC contaminated water. Effectiveness of SODIS was determined using viable coliform counts on VRBA medium and inactivation ... -
Improved spatial prediction of soil properties and soil types combining semi-automated landform classification, geostatistics and mixed effect modelling
(2011)Landforms classifications using a range of techniques from pure automatic classification to hybrid semiautomated model / expert opinion was tested as a base for a robust modelling of soil characteristics spatial ... -
FIREMAN: foraging-inspired radio-communication energy management for green multi-radio networks
(2013)Autonomous foraging radio resource allocation (AFRRA) protocol; autonomous foraging radio resource allocation message (AFRRAM); energy management; FIREMAN; foraginginspired; green multi-radio networksThe tremendously rapid ... -
Joint queue-perturbed and weakly coupled power control for wireless backbone networks
(2012)Wireless Backbone Networks (WBNs) equipped with Multi-Radio Multi-Channel (MRMC) configurations do experience power control problems such as the inter-channel and co-channel interference, high energy consumption at multiple ... -
FIREMAN: Foraging-Inspired
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The FIREMAN: Foraging-inspired energy management in multi-radio Wi-Fi networks
(2013-09)The tremendously rapid evolution of wireless networks into the next generation heterogeneous broadband and mobile networks has necessitated the emergence of the multiradio, wireless infrastructure. These wireless infrastructural ... -
The eCOMBAT: Energy consumption monitoring tool for battery powered communication device
(2013-09)The ever rising demand for energy all over the world, following the dwindling of the fossil fuel resources and adverse effects on the climate change, has compelled the need to save energy and lower the cost of energy ... -
Achievable capacity design for irregular and clustered high performance mesh networks
(2013)This study has presented the End to End (E2E) upper bound capacity limits for high performance mesh nodes that can be deployed in rural and remote areas. The achievable capacity limits for both irreg- ular and clustered ... -
Decentralized Dynamic Power Control for Wireless Backbone Mesh Networks
(2011)The remarkable evolution of wireless networks into the next generation to provide ubiquitous and seamless broadband applications has recently triggered the emergence of Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs). The WMNs comprise ... -
Dynamic Power Control for Wireless Backbone Mesh Networks: a Survey
(2010)With the tremendous growth of wireless networks into the next generation to provide better services, Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) have emerged to offer ubiquitous communication and seamless broadband applications. WMNs ... -
Application of Decision Theory and Information Processing in the Selection of Engineering Entities
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The selection of engineering entities often occurs in engineering design processes. Examples of such occurrences are the selection of antifriction bearings, belt drive components, chain drive components and wire rope, ... -
Case for Agricultural Mechanization and a Homegrown Agricultural Machinery Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)The process of agricultural mechanization is defined from various points of view, its history, its progress and its effects in various parts of the world and in various economic environments are reviewed. A case is argued ...