Lecturer
MSc(Rhodes)

Contact Details:

Email: a.sullivan@ru.ac.za

Phone: +27 (46) 603 8555

Fax: +27 (46) 603 8757

Location: Physics Building, Room 39

Teaching:

Phy 301: Module on Signals and Systems

Phy 301: Electronics Practicals

Phy 201: Modules on AC Theory

Phy 1E2: Electronics Literacy

Honours: Computer Interfacing I and II, Electronic Design

Administration:

3rd year course coordinator

Phy 1E2 course coordinator

Research Interests:

• Embedded control.
• Low cost MCU development systems.
• FOSS alternatives in academia.

Past Design Projects:

RU Meal Delivery System:

The original system designed by Prof J Jonas was revamped to allow students to authenticate for meals in dining halls using their RFID student cards.

LAN-Based Control System:

A distributed control system was developed to monitor and control campus power usage.

Temperature-Differential Instrumentation:

This was a project undertaken for the Botany department, whereby they wanted to measure sap flow in trees by using differential temperature measurements.

Access Control System:

This system was developed for the department to enable controlled access to the department, without issuing keys to students. This was re-engineered to allow the use of RFID cards after the use of iButtons was stopped at Rhodes.

Constant Environment Chamber Control:

The control electronics for an old 'Conviron' Environment chamber were redesigned and implemented to allow the Botany department to re-use the old chamber. (In conjunction with A Youthed)

Past Student Research Topics:

Various projects in Electronics including design and fabrication of

1. Intelligent USB powered battery charger (based on chemistry / capacity and ideal charging curves).
2. Digital Effects Processor
3. ZigBee Mesh Power Logic Controller - bringing pervasive control to the masses
4. PAL test pattern generator using a micro-controller

Last Modified: Sat, 04 Dec 2021 07:39:20 SAST