Description

The Robotics & Control Research Group focuses on the design and control of Mechatronics based systems. The main aim of our team is to develop advanced control algorithms and introduce optimization techniques for Tactical, Industrial, and Mobile robots and Industrial Automation Systems. Our research team consists of experts Communications Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Control System, and Mechanical Engineering, and we collaborate with research groups of various other research institutes and industry experts in different capacities.

Research Areas

• Robotics
• Automation
• Image processing
• Machine vision
• Video coding
• Video communications

Projects

• Failure Monitoring and Localizing System for Bolted Joints (FaMLo-Sys)
• Postharvest quality assessment of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) varieties using non-destructive imaging techniques
• Robot assisted rehabilitation.

Research Grants

• Responsive Research Seed Grants, School of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Sri Lanka Technological Campus, Sri LankaProject: RRSG/19/3003 – Failure Monitoring and Localizing System for Bolted Joints (FaMLo-Sys), Dr.Subodha Gunawardena, Dr.Tharindu Weerakoon, Ms. Upeksha Chathurani, and Sadev Kalubovila.
• Responsive Research Seed Grants, School of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Sri Lanka Technological Campus, Sri LankaProject: RRSG/19/1001 – Postharvest quality assessment of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) varieties using non-destructive imaging techniques, Dr. W .M. Deepika Priyadarshani, Dr. Thilini Rajakaruna, and Dr. Lasith Yasakethu.
• Indo-Sri Lanka Research Grant, Ministry of Science Technology and Research, Sri Lanka. Project:  MTR/TRD/AGR/3/2/11 – M-ROID: Framework for Capturing Real-Time Data through Optimal Deployment of Multiple Mobile Robots in Hazardous Indoor Environment for Disaster ManagementPI: Dr. Thilini Rajakaruna.Co-PI: Dr.Subodha Gunawardena and Dr.Tharindu Weerakoon.No. MTR/TRD/AGR/3/2/11