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Developing an Explosive Laden Unmanned Waterborne Vehicle to Eliminate Liberation Tamil Tiger Elam (LTTE) Suicide Boat Attacks at Sea
(2021)The LTTE was one of the most ruthless terrorist groups, which had operational sea capabilities. In the early 1980s, the LTTE formed a naval wing called sea tigers. Subsequently, the sea tiger leader introduced an elite and ... -
Analysis of the Potential Use of the Anaerobic Digester to Treat the Food Waste at KDU Cadets’ Mess
(2021)The global energy demand is on the rise while the resources are depleting in an equally high rate. Hence, it is of paramount importance to take measures to ensure that future generations have access to affordable and ... -
Optimization of Industrial Manipulation Tasks Using Parallel Manipulators
(2021)Small-scale product handling industries are at the cusp of increasing their efficiency and effectiveness, where optimization is a considerable factor. Though regular pick and place tasks are nonvalue added steps, it can ... -
Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry in Effective Condition Based Maintenance Engineering Plan
(2021)The Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) is a powerful tool for the determination of many wear down elements in a variety of different sample matrices. The Sri Lanka Navy commenced analysis ... -
Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Air Quality in the South Asian Region
(2021)Air pollution has become a common problem in most urbanized cities in the world. South Asia is a pollution hot spot since most countries in the region qualify to be categorized as developing nations with poor monitoring ... -
Advancements of Electronic Stethoscope: A Review
(2021)Auscultation is one of the most popular methods of disease diagnosis and stethoscope has been an integral device of medical examination as it is used to listen to internal body sounds. But it inherits many limitations in ... -
A Methodological Literature Review on Non-Invasive Blood Group Detection
(2021)Blood grouping is the method of determining the type of blood inherent in an organism’s body based on the unique types of molecules present in their body- namely antigens and antibodies. Blood groups are differentiated ... -
Design of a Plastic Waste Clean-up Array System for Bolgoda Lake
(2021)The harmful effects of plastic in waterbodies are well established. Its effects extend to animals in higher trophic levels. This paper presents a reliable and cost-effective waste cleanup device capable of removing floating ... -
Drop Down in Speed of Fast Attack Craft
(2021)Sri Lanka Naval fleet consists of 55 Fast Attack Craft (FACs) belonging to the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Coast Guard which are propelled by water jets, conventional V-drive propulsion systems, and Articulated Surface Drive ... -
Development of a Robust Fire Boat to Operate at Fishery Harbours
(2021)Fires on board of fishing craft at fishery harbours in Sri Lanka have occurred frequently during the last two decades, and in most instances, these spread to nearby fishing craft as well, resulting in heavy damage to ... -
A Sustainable Future for Rubber Waste in Sri Lanka
(2021)Innovative construction materials have a high demand in the construction industry with the development of the green building concept and sustainable construction. The use of waste materials is encouraged even with the green ... -
Supersaturation Controlled Wet Synthesis of Nanohydroxyapatite for Biological Applications
(2021)In this study, the effect of supersaturation for wet chemical synthesis of Nano-hydroxyapatite HA [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] was investigated. The nano-hydroxyapatite powder was synthesized using Ca(OH)2 and H3PO4 as precursors at ... -
Cost Effective Method to Analyse Lubrication Oil
(2021)The lubricating oil analysis is the most common method to identify the condition of any machinery. There are various ways to analyse lubricating oil based on an individual examination of lubricant properties such as ... -
Auto Balancing Ambulance Stretcher with Active Control to Mitigate the Discomfort of the Patient
(2021)During a medical emergency, the time taken to transport a critically ill or injured patient to the closest medical centre is a key factor determining the life and death of the patient. Although the current ambulances have ... -
Identifying Current Trends in Source Selection of Household Water Use in Pohaddaramulla, Kalutara
(2021)Sri Lankan Drinking Water Supply Policy is committed for the sustainable use of drinking water, while addressing reliability and safety of the resource. . In this research, trends in the selection of water sources for ... -
Study of Estimating Greenhouse Gas Emission from Healthcare Solid Waste Management
(2021)This research focused on the modernday healthcare waste management and the emission of greenhouse gases from the waste, considering the environmental pollution and the increase of medical problems and the waste due to those ... -
Indigenously Designed and Developed Control System for Sri Lankan Naval Vessels “Naval Propulsion and Steering Control” System
(2021)Obsolescence of spares for Leader In Propulsion System (LIPS), Netherlands engine/steering control system Fast Attack Craft (FACs) of Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), will be nonoperational in the near future, and the manufacturer ...