ERU - 2010: Recent submissions

  • Realtime handheld monoSLAM in dynamic environments 
    Perera, KNS; Pasqual, AA [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Traditional monoSLAM assumes stationary landmarks making it unable to cope up with dynamic environments where moving objects are present in the scene. This paper presents the parallel implementation of monoSLAM with a set ...
  • Position detecting module 
    Dunuweera, MS; Fonseka, M; Gunasekara, RT; Gunasekara, SP; ; Abeykoon, AMHS; Udawatta, L [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    This invention relates to a method of sensing positions in application such as mobile robotic applications. The main objective of this invention is to overcome certain issues related to position detection mechanisms available ...
  • Robotics and agricultural technology for landmines removal in Sri Lanka 
    Sanjeewa, J; Sandaruwan, N; Sandaruwan, H; Samarakoon, L; Hemapala, U [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Humanitarian demining is calamity) of third world countries. The mines are cheapest weapon, built to make horrible injuries, affecting active people, with major falls-off into economic growth The clearing is ceaseless, ...
  • Design and development of an electronic stethoscope for cardiac murmur identification 
    Prasanga, KD; Prasad, LB; Perera, WARP; Perera, KLN; Abeykoon, AMHS; Udawatta, L [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Cardiac murmurs are the sounds produced by the abnormal passage of the blood flow inside the heart due to the diseased value of tissues. Identifying the type of the murmur can diagnose the cardiac pathology related to that ...
  • Design and implementation of high-power- factor dimmable fluorescent lamp ballast circuit 
    Ratnayake, KMUS; Priyankara, WDS; Premachandra, WAD; Rajapakshe, RPRH; Wickramarachchi, N [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Lighting is an essential element of home and work environment that affects lives of people in many different ways. In Sri Lanka, people spend significant amount of their electric hills on lighting. As one of the widely ...
  • Stochastic self localization of a mobile robot 
    Dharmapriya, USS; Dileepa, R; Dharmawardena, HI; Dharmadasa, YC; Pathirana, C [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    This paper describes a solution to the localization problem based on the Extended Kalman filter Estimation of the location and path of a Nonholonomic robot in a given environment is a key problem which needs to be overcame ...
  • Synchronizing and protection relay for distributed generators 
    Karunaratne, PU; Karunarathna, R; Jayawickrama, R; Lakmal, S; Jayawardene, A; Karunadasa, JP; Wijayapala, A [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    This document contains an introduction about our final year project which is synchronizing and protection relay for distributed generators. The design procedure, current results and further enhancements are also included ...
  • High impedance arcing fault detection in low voltage distribution network 
    Paththamperuma, RS; Perera, I; Perera, K; Perera, C; De Silva, N; Javatunga, U [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Low voltage distribution network should be highly reliable with excellent security. For overhead feeders security is predominantly important. If an unrecognizable quantitative fault occurs at the overhead lines, the above ...
  • Energy monitoring system 
    Pasindu, C [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Energy management (EM) is a continuous process which includes energy monitoring, communicating and processing obtained energy data for an effective EM, energy consumption standards should be introduced first. I his product ...
  • Mooshabaya mashup generator for XBaya 
    Pradeeban, K [Conference-Abstract]
    Visual composition of workflows enables end user lo visually depict the workflow as a graph of activities in a process. Tools that support visual composition translate those visual models lo a traditional workflow languages ...
  • A New prosodic phrasing model for sinhala language 
    Bandara, WMC; Lakmal, VMS; Liyanagama, TD; Bulathsinghala, SV; Dias, G; Jayasena, S [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    This paper describes a new model of predicting prosodic phrase breaks in Sinhala language in order to improve the quality of the existing ITS Sinhala voices. In a Text To Speech (TTS) system, quality of the synthetic ...
  • Glutter - applying CEP concepts to the WWW 
    Silva, SC [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The main challenge of our time is making .sense of the avalanche of information available. With the growing sophistication, the web is moving towards being more dynamic and getting more eventful[1]. Here, we present Glutter, ...
  • Scalable distributed systems using dynamic service discovery 
    Martin, HE; Randika, HC; Metihakwala, D; Sampath, RR; Sarveswaran, K; Wijekoon, M [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Scalability is one of the major features of Distributed Systems Scalability is contributing a lot for popularity and increasing usage of Distributed Systems. Dynamic Service Discovery is a concept which emerged with the ...
  • Semantic metadata extraction using xemanticA analysis 
    Weerakoon, SV [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Identifying Metadata and understanding the semantics of them is vitally important and advantageous analyzing, managing and utilizing information. This paper suggests a new technique which we call XemanticA Analysis ...
  • Overhead of FTPS and FTP over IPsec in IPv6 networks 
    Nawarathne, PR [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    FTP is client server architecture based protocol from transferring files over TCP/IP network. It is used with user based password authentication or which anonymous user access. All transmissions are in clear text. User ...
  • Design and implementation of an inverted pendulum controller to be used as a lab trainer and a teaching tool 
    Mohamed, MLH; Malithi, GMS; Mudunkotuwa, SRH; Mannapperuma, MMAD; Abeykoon, AMHS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The inverted Pendulum is one of the most challenging and important classical problems of Control Engineering. This paper presents a solution to this inherently unstable problem. With the pendulum being mounted on a cart ...
  • An assessment of the parameters used in snyder's method to derive unit hydrographs for small ungauged watersheds 
    Wijesinghe, WMD; Wijesekera, NTS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Snyder's Method was applied to the catchment of Welipenna Ganga, in order to study the variation of the results with the changes of the parameters used. Three vale of Cp were considered for the study while Ct was calculated ...
  • Indoor thermal performance of turf roof slabs 
    Halvvatura, RU; Dareeju, BSSS; Deshappriya, KA; Meegahage, JN [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    In the past few decades the scientists had focus their attention more on sustainable development because of the energy crisis, while has reached to an alarming level. Energy requirement of urbanized arrears is rising at ...
  • Identification of parameters affecting the road condition in low volume roads 
    Wannige, EP; Haththoiuwa, DS; Abeywardena, TS; Bandara, S [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    It is an essential requirement to identify parameters affecting the road condition and give solution to the problems in low volume roads, because lack of such knowledge has resulted in many problems and waste of valuable ...
  • Optimization of newspaper pagination using the simulated annealing algorithm and the genetic algorithm 
    Sirisena, KJL; Perera, KAPS; Karunarathna, CDD; Hettimulla, HATD; Weerawarana, S; Koggalage, R [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Newspaper pagination has become an NP-hard problem with the need to optimized the space of a newspaper. A well paginated newspaper is a newspaper which includes a high number of advertisements and articles along with ...