Engineering: Recent submissions
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Conceptual Design of Boom Mounted Inverted V-Tail in the Searcher MK II UAV
(2020)Abstract: Long endurance surveillance drones are preferred in both military and meteorological applications. Designers aim to enhance vehicle aerodynamics in view of increasing endurance by introducing methods of drag ... -
Controlling Parked Vehicle Interior Temperature Using Renewable Energy
(2020)A parked vehicle cabin can be treated as a nearly closed volume. So, when an automobile is parked under sunlight the solar radiation heats the interior to extensive temperatures of above 60°C. These extreme temperatures ... -
Waste Minimization for Small Airlines by Using Safety Management System Concepts
(2020)The detrimental effect of the aviation industry comes with its environmental damage, which has inevitably yet significantly increased over the years. Much research is conducted on demoting the environmental damage ... -
Evaluating the Efficiency of a Traffic Signal Light over a Traffic Policeman
(2020)The overall effect of traffic is considered to be high, at most of the intersections when they are controlled by traffic signal lights during peak hours . This causes lengthy queues and user inconveniences at ... -
Electrical and Electronic Waste Management in Sri Lanka
(2020)E-waste or electrical and electronic waste is one of the fastest-growing waste in the world and this problem affects Sri Lanka as well. E-waste will become an emerging issue in the near future because the estimated ... -
Design of DC-DC Converter for ESP8266 Based IoT Sensor Nodes
(2020)In this article, we present a design of an improved DC-DC converter for low power Wireless Sensor Node using IoT. New research shows that the main drawback of future wireless sensor networks is energy storage, collection, ... -
Design and Implementation of a Remote-Controlled Reliability Analysis and Energy Management System
(2020)The electricity distributed to any house, school, or industries comes from either Ceylon Electricity Board or Lanka Electricity Company (Pvt.) Ltd. Electricity is bought from LECO or CEB by its consumers under various ... -
Intelligent Security Robot for Warehouse Security (“WATCHMATE”)
(2020)Robots are already playing a major role in human life. With the development of technology various types of robots have been built up to apply in different fields. i.e. security, healthcare, education, military etc. ... -
Effect of Size and Position of Pinholes on Transformer Core Loss
(2020)This paper presents the investigation of the variation of core loss due to the effect of pin holes in the transformer core which are used to stack the core sheets in a step lap pattern. A three-phase distribution ... -
Real-Time Vision-Based & Optimized Pedestrian Crossing Control System
(2020)As per the National Council for Road Safety, more than 900 fatalities have been reported due to vehicle collisions on or near pedestrian crossings during the past 10 years within Sri Lanka. However, only minimal ... -
Development of a Semi-Automated Device to Lift and Transfer Bedridden Patients
(2020)Transferring bedridden patients from one flat surface to another, i.e. from a bed to a stretcher or laboratory/theater bed, is one of crucial activities carried out in healthcare facilities. It is a physically challenging ... -
Design of Pressure Sensing Circuit to Measure Pressure Distribution of Patient’s Foot
(2020)Design of pressure sensing circuit and related parameters are discussed in this paper. A significant portion of the world’s population is plagued by diabetes. It can deteriorate the organs of the body at a very high ... -
Performance Comparison of Solid Tires and Non-Pneumatic Tires Using Finite Element Method: Application to Military Vehicles
(2020)Tire technologies are growing rapidly due to the high demand for applications in harsh environmental conditions. Solid and non-pneumatic (NP) tires are utilized in such conditions as transporting excessive loads, ... -
Software Interface to Log High-Speed Data Acquired from a Stress-Strain Measuring System
(2020)The jumping performance of a frog is determined by several characteristics of the frog. A system is developed to record the dynamic reaction force response of a striped marsh frog inserted on a platform in the ... -
Design and Fabrication of an Automatic Ruler Printing Machine
(2020)Automation has been popular among most manufacturing and production systems due to improved efficiency, high production rates and low wastage. The project was focused on Designing and Fabrication of an Automated Ruler ... -
Elephant Intrusion Detection, Deterrence and Warning System (“Tusker Alert”)
(2020)The Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) is a serious socio-economic problem in Sri Lanka. Many methods including traditional electric fence systems to novel technological approaches are being used to minimize the HEC. Each ... -
Evaluating Driver Speeding at Traffic Signal Lights During the Amber Time: With and Without Countdown Timers
(2020)At the onset of amber color indication, drivers must decide whether to stop or cross a signalized intersection. In literature, there is enough evidence indicating that a significantly high number of crashes that occur at ... -
Energy Absorption Capacity and Impact Energy of Rubberized Concrete
(2020)Disposal of used tires is a critical environmental issue in Sri Lanka. Rubberized concrete is one of the solutions introduced by the researchers to minimize the quantity of waste rubber. These studies discovered that ... -
A Comparison of Nonlinear Material Models Used in Pavement Response Modelling
(2020)The numerical modelling of pavement responses is very much influenced by structural properties of pavement. The structural properties are modelled by material models. Clear understandings of pavement responses with respect ... -
Development of a Robust Dynamic Damage Control Simulator
(2020)The art of ‘Damage Control’ has been part of a seafarer’s professional expertise for time immemorial. The utility of effective damage control as well as the disastrous consequences of lack of it, in modern Naval combat, ...