Defence And Security

Visual surveying platform for monitoring road defects

The CSIR has developed a visual surveying platform (VSP) to assist road engineers and municipalities with the maintenance of road infrastructure by collecting and analysing road data in order to detect and highlight defects. An efficient road network is vital to any economy. In order to ensure th...

Advanced gas turbines to extend guided missile range and UAV capabilities

The CSIR, in collaboration with Cape Aerospace Technologies and Stellenbosch University, is working on a 200 N (Newton) micro gas turbine engine for the hobby market, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and potential small-diameter precision-guided weapons. The CSIR is also developing a 1 000 N turbo...