MAPAN House: From Prototype to Urban Settlements Implementation

ASIS for GNAT: From the Prototype to the Full Implementation

This article is about the implementation of the Ada Semantic Interface Specification (ASIS) for the GNAT Ada 95 compilation system (ASIS-forGNAT). It discusses implementation problems and their solutions. It explains the interaction of ASIS-for-GNAT with GNAT and its internal data structures. Finally, it describes the current state of ASIS-for-GNAT.

Building a Cognitive Radio: From Architecture Definition to Prototype Implementation

Urban Settlements: Case Studies in South Africa

Internationally, settlement informality (informal housing and informal settlements) is increasing, not decreasing. Thus, according to United Nations estimates, there are currently 924 million people living in various forms of slums and unauthorized or informal settlements (UN Habitat, 2003, p2). In Sub-Saharan Africa 71,9% of urban dwellers lived in slums (ibid). In South Africa, official gover...

From Savannas to Settlements: Exploring Cognitive Foundations for the Design of Urban Spaces

Urban configurations in developing countries have become the subject of urban design, with good design promoting economic benefits. Yet, the common practice of urban design lacks a principled scientific foundation. In this respect, cognitive neuroscience could provide a unique perspective and potential foundational insights regarding how embodied cognition links configuration with movement. Alt...

Hard- and software implementation and verification of an Islanded House prototype ?

Rising energy prices and the greenhouse effect gave a boost to the innovation of energy saving technologies. One of these technologies is microCHP, a replacement of a boiler producing heat and electricity. We investigated whether it is possible to use a microCHP to decrease discomfort during a power cut by supplying the most important appliances, creating a so called Islanded House. Simulations...