RESEARCH INTERESTS
| Deep learning for haptics sensation |
| Haptics- sensorless force sensing and control |
| Active haptic streering wheel |
| Haptics- virtual forces / force rendering |
| Sensor fusion and mobile robots |
| Biomedical robotics |
| Advanced motion control |
| Bilateral Tele-operation |
| Vibration Suppression |
| Virtual haptic feedback |
| Motion parameter estimation |
| Haptics for Vehicular Technology |
CURRENT PROJECTS
| Transparency improvement of bilateral teleoperation with circuit analogy |
| Development of an arm rehabilitation robot |
| Intelligent assessment of system parameters in rehabilitation robot arm |
| Longitudinal vibration suppression for mobile robots |
| Filed based navigation |
| Sensor fusion for mobile robot navigation |
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION – UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA
Completed (group projects)
| Design and Implementation of an inverted pendulum controller | 2010 |
| Design and development of an Electronic Stethoscope | 2010 |
| Handsfree interface for human computer interface | 2010 |
| (Best undergraduate project of the year) | |
| Design and development of a Bilateral control platform | 2011 |
| (Best undergraduate project of the year) | |
| Design and development of a mobile robot platform | 2011 |
| Contact position estimation of a mobile robot in pushing motion | 2012 |
| Operationality improvement of a bilateral control system | 2012 |
| Sound localization for a mobile robot | 2012 |
| Haptic based walking stick for visually impaired people | 2012 |
| (Best undergraduate project of the year) | |
| FPGA implementation of bilateral control system to enhance the operationality | 2013 |
| FPGA implementation of Active suspension prototype with disturbance observer | 2013 |
| (3rd Place in the Department) | |
| Sensor fusion technique for a mobile robot platform | 2013 |
| Tele hapticsfor a gripper | 2014 |
| Telepresence with a mobile manipulator | 2014 |
| Harvesting robot using image processing | 2014 |
| Field based navigation for mobile robots | 2015 |
| Brake by wire system implementation | 2016 |
| (Joint Supervision with Univ. Moratuwa) |
POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION (SELECTED)
Master of Science – Thesis – Part time Course based
| Smoothening of combined cycle steam turbine governor performance by modelling and simulation | 2011 |
| Drying of parboiled paddy using profile control and detecting moisture placement | 2011 |
| Rubber flipper unloading system | 2011 |
| Development of Robotic manipulator for basic operations in garment manufacturing | 2011 |
| Analysis of possibility of adaptation of regeneration concept for engine driven empty container handlers | 2011 |
| Optimal control of high speed wind turbine base centrifugal water pumping system | 2012 |
| Design and Development of a remotely operated underwater vehicle for video transmission | 2014 |
| Development of a machine assisted eccentricity test method for a type of weighing instrument used in LPG cylinder filling machinery | 2014 |
| Sound Source Localizaation of Human Ear in a planner surface using time delay and correlation analysis | 2015 |
Master of Science – Thesis – fulltime research (completed)
| Parameters Estimation for Motion Control and Friction Compensation | 2013 |
| Position based friction estimation for precise motion control | 2014 |
| Vibration Suppression of Bilateral teleoperation with virtual impedance controller | 2014 |
| Transparency and operationality improvements in scaled bilateral control system | 2015 |
Master of Engineering thesis – fulltime research completed at AIT
| Sensorless terrain estimation and longitudinal acceleration suppression for a wheeled mobile robot | 2017 |
| Orthopedic Rehabilitation Robot for Elbow Fractures | 2017 |
| Adaptive Virtual Compliance Controller for Bilateral Teleoperation | 2017 |
| Robot-aided Rehabilitation and Tele-rehabilitation Systems Design with Sensorless Torque Control | 2017 |
GRANTS AND AWARDS
| Member of the proposal team – 1 million Euro Grant: ERASMUS+ “Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education” for the February 2017 Call |
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| Title: “Curriculum Development of Master’s Degree Program in Industrial Engineering for Thailand Sustainable Smart Industry” |
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| Monbukagakusho scholarship award (from the Japanese Govt.) for 5 years. | |
| Keio Leading Lab (KLL) grant for consecutive 3 years. | |
| Proposal Writer and an Activity Coordinator World Bank Funded Quality Innovative Grant (competitive) |
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| Secured senate research grants (competitive) many times from the University of Moratuwa | |
| Outstanding Research Performance Award – University of Moratuwa | 2014 |
| Outstanding Research Performance Award – University of Moratuwa | 2015 |
| Outstanding Research Performance Award – University of Moratuwa | 2016 |