ERU - 2013: Recent submissions

  • Design and testing a portable negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device 
    Welgama, WPD; Gray, HA; Amarasinghe, YWR; Wijeyaratne, SM; Sugathapala, AGT [Conference-Full-text]
    The purpose of this research was to develop a clinically validated portable NPWT device with low power consumption features. A new NPWT device having dimension of 30 cm x20 em <licm (Length x Width x Hight) was clinically ...
  • Design and optimization of a mems based piezoresistive pressure sensor for flash flood level measurement 
    Priyadarshana, TGP; Wijethunge, HMDP; Jayasekara, BCCP; Amarasinghe, YWR [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper is focused on designing and optimization of a Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) based piezoresistive type pressure sensor to enhance the sensitivity by optimally utilizing the maximum available Silicon wafer ...
  • Corrosion behavior of steel in different atmospheric conditions 
    Adikari, AAMT; Munasinghe, RGNDS; Jayatileke, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Corrosion of metals makes a large impact on the economy of a ountry. Therefore, it is important to take remedial actions to prevent structures, machinery and vehicles from corrosion. Among the various types of corrosion ...
  • RFID Assisted smart conveyor system with industrial robot hand 
    Piyasena, RSV; Herath, HMDB; Prasanna, PPGC; Amarasinghe, YWR [Conference-Full-text]
    In ~his ~aper a prototype smart conveyor system is developed with the integration of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and a robot hand for product handling in a manufacturing environment. A novel Flexible ...
  • Representation of web based graphics and equations for the visually impaired 
    Gunawardhana, CLR; Hasanthika, HHM; Piyasena, TDG; Pathirana, SPDP; Fernando, MSD; Perera, AS; Kohomban, U [Conference-Full-text]
    With the extensive growth of technology, it is becoming prominent in making learning more interactive and effective. Due to the use of Internet based resources in the learning process, the visually impaired community faces ...
  • Real time personalized aggregated activity stream for an organization 
    Kajaruban, S; Madarasinghe, BR; Withanage, SP [Conference-Full-text]
    In a large organization there is a bulk information pool which is aggregated from internal and external sources of the organization. It is often very hard to keep track of every part of information that is published in ...
  • Control system for quad rotor UAV 
    Sampath, BG; Wijesiri, NRAAR; Pitahawatte, JMLMGB; Dassanayake, VPC [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper presents the design, analysis and testing oj a control system Jor a quadrotor. The research is focused on the maneuverability oj the quadrotor hence the mechanical design was done together with the design of the ...
  • Characterization of clay deposits in Nachchaduwa area for ceramic fabrication 
    Wanasinghe, DD; Adikary, SU [Conference-Full-text]
    In this research clay deposits located in the Nachchaduwa area were investigated to identify suitable ceramic fabrication techniques and products. Deposits located in this area are known to be rich in Kaolinite and Montmorillonite ...
  • A socio-cultural analysis of building and improving safety culture: A case of the marine industry in Sri Lanka 
    Hettiarachchie, PM [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The aim of this study is to determine the influential power of some cultural and social factors which could uplift the safety culture in the Sri Lankan marine industry and to examine the underlying factors which contributed ...
  • Beyond the traditional telecom promotions, with the escalating customer base 
    Jayawardhana, MKPR; Kumara, PKAM; Paranawithana, WDAI; Anjitha, T; Weerawarana, SM [Conference-Full-text]
    Through the past years, traditional telecom customer base has escalated with wide usage of mobiles. But the services and promotions offered by the service providers has been limited to a specific frame, without extracting ...