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  • Biodiesel production from high FFA Rubber Seed oil 
    Sampath, PRAU; Samarakoon, SPAGL; Ismail, FM; Gunawardena, SHP [Conference-Abstract]
    Sri Lanka should look at alternative fuel sources to reduce its dependence on foreign oils. Diesel is the highest used petroleum product in the transport sector. Biodiesel extracted from non edible oils like Rubber Seed ...
  • Biogas reactors as a resource recovery system in coffee pulp processing 
    Chanakya, HN; De Alwis, AAP [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Coffee is an important global product. In fact it ranks only second to oil in traded price volatile commodities of the world - a relatively unknown fact! In most countries where coffee is produced it is for external trade ...
  • Biomethanation studies at university of moratuwa 
    sivapathasundaram, R; Wanigasekara, N; De Alwis, AAP [Conference-Full-text]
    Biogas generation or Biomethanation offers a viable option in simultaneous solid waste management and energy generation. The technology is quite well developed and is not only confined to developing countries as commonly ...
  • Biomimetic flexible robot arm design and kinematic analysis of a novel flexible robot arm 
    Deashapriya, KP; Sampath, PAG; Wijekoon, WMSB; Jayaweera, ND; Kulasekera, AL [Conference-Full-text]
    Conventional robot manipulators have singularities in their workspaces and constrained spatial movements. Flexible and soft robots provide a unique solution to overcome this limitation. Flexible robot arms have biologically ...
  • Blind channel equalization in the presence of co-channel interference using higher order statistics 
    Kapilan, B; Wang, G; Razul, SG; Ting, SK; See, CM [Conference-Abstract]
    This paper proposes an improved blind channel equalization method based on the generalized eigenvector algorithm (GEA). The new method can extract the desired signal in the presence of strong co-channel interference. The ...
  • Blockchain-based product traceability beyond proof of existence 
    Perera, T; Hettige, SPT; Jayatilake, SAP; Abeygunawardhana, W; Bandara, HMND [Conference-Full-text]
    Contemporary consumers are demanding greater visibility in products they consume, and practices used to pro-duce them. Blockchain-based product traceability solutions at-tempt to integrate the data silos of suppliers into ...
  • Bond-slip models of cfrp/steel double strap joints subjected to long term exposure of moisture and elevated temperature 
    Perera, UND; Chandrathilake, ERK; Gamage, JCPH [Conference-Full-text]
    Strengthening of deteriorated steel elements using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) materials is widely gaining appeal. Since the majority of applications can be seen in outdoor structures, the evaluation of ...
  • Bottom-up cost modeling of lithium-ion battery cells for electric vehicle applications 
    Hewawasam, D; Subasinghe, L; Karunathilake, H; Witharana, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) have come a long way with various improvements to make them more efficient, compact, and safe while simultaneously enhancing the energy density and cycle life. If it is possible to improve the ...
  • Brain E-Learner 
    Dias, SAD; Dayananada, NWN; Ferdinand, NS; Thivya, K; Udagedara, EA; Weerathunga, PE [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The objective of this extended abstract is to present Brain e-Learning System -which ^vas developed and tested final year undergraduate project at the department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering university ...
  • Bridge ontology architecture for knowledge management in bridge maintenance 
    Banujan, K; Vasanthapriyan, S [Conference-Full-text]
    The construction sector depends on a broad variety of information from very different sources. Especially when constructing bridges, huge experience, and extensive knowledge is important. Knowledge Management (KM) is ...
  • Bridging the gap: advancing hydrological modelling for the Maduru Oya river basin 
    Nab, AW; Ratnasooriya, H; Bamunawala, J; Rajapakse, L
    This study addresses the issues arising in hydrological modelling due to the gaps in hydrological and meteorological data in the Maduru Oya River Basin in Sri Lanka by investigating the correlation between the Welikanda ...
  • "BTsentinel" mobile phones based security system 
    Fernando, S; Kumara, MDBJB; Sandakalunr, HKLS; Darshana, SAT; Awantha, SAT [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    BTSentinel is a security system which has advanced authentication capabilities as well as location identification of each user using a Bluetooth [1] enabled mobile phone. User's mobile phone connects to a Bluetooth dongle ...
  • Building envelope performance index for commercial building energy conservation 
    Jayasuriya, JPW; Attalage, RA [Conference-Abstract]
  • Building sand castles within iaas - based cloud instances 
    Sharma, K; Carnage, C [Conference-Full-text]
    Enterprises continually seek innovative approaches to reduce operational computing costs while extracting the maximum utility from their resources. Cloud Computing technology play a major role in helping organizations ...
  • Bus and rail demand models for the Colombo metropolitan region 
    Widanapathiranage, SJ; Kumarage, AS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Bus and railway modes are popular modes of public transportation in the Colombo Metropolitan Region (CMR). Bus services operate in all 33 Divisional Secretary Division (OSD's) or the CMK while 19 DSD's are served by railways ...
  • Business process re-engineering with IT as a tool 
    Madanayake, OC; Jayawardane, AKW; Wickramarachchi, N [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    This paper explains the application of Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) combined with IT as a tool to re-engineer the process of issuing transcripts to the graduates of the University of Moratuwa. The deep-set ...
  • C-jae: 3 dof robotic ankle exoskeleton with compatible joint axes 
    Weerasingha, AH; Pragnathilaka, ADKH; Withanage, WPK; Ranaweera, RKPS; Gopura, RARC [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper proposes a three degrees of freedom (DOF) robotic ankle exoskeleton with compatible joint axes, named C-JAE. The device consists of three separate units to achieve triplanar motions. The plantarflexion-dorsiflexion ...
  • Calibrating and validating vissim microscopic simulation software for the context of Sri Lanka 
    Jayasooriya, N; Bandara, S [Conference-Full-text]
    At present, majority of traffic management initiatives are mostly based on trial and error procedures, where no proper traffic theory or simulations are involved. When considering the context of Sri Lanka, the use of ...
  • Capacitance and tan δ measuring equipment for high voltage insulation modelling and simulation modelling and simulation 
    Gamage, CM; Nupehewa, JM; Kodikara, KKCS; Chathuranga, SAD; Samarasinghe, R; Lucas, JR [Conference-Full-text]
    Capacitance and tan δ measurements are usually carried out to check the healthiness of an insulation. Measuring equipment based on different methodologies to test insulation in cables, transformer bushings etc. are ...
  • Capacitance method based handheld device to measure the moisture content of static grain 
    Maxworth, AS; Porambage, PL; Mallawa, MTBP; Dias, KNG; Jayasinghe, JAKS [Conference-Full-text]
    Quality of the grain depends on the interna! moisture content. Capacitance method was used to determine the moisture content of static grain with accuracy of ±0.9%. This paper represents the characteristics and operation ...