A novel paralleling interleaved discharging (PID) approach is presented to reduce the output ripple and continuous input current waveform in step-down switched capacitor (SC). Theoretical analysis and the computer simulation ...

Moving from one place to another has become a major concern in today's context. On one hand there is an increasing financial requirement due to cost of vehicles and escalating fuel price, and on the other hand there is ...

This is an effort of employing good obstacle avoidance algorithms for unmanned surface vehicles (USV) which are already developed for unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). Previously developed Morphin algorithm is utilized for ...

At present, low volume production of injection moulded parts are being neglected due to high costs. This research was carried out to identify feasible alternative techniques of injection mould making for low volumes. A ...

Intelligent vehicles have to perceive their environment in order to navigate and avoid collision. This capability is also important in other applications such as mobile robot navigation, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) ...

Coal-bed gas has been considered an attractive alternative fuel for internal combustion engines due to its abundant source and low emissions. In the present study, a combustion system with a swirl chamber has been developed ...

The material prices of poly bags skyrocket to new heights and forecasters see no end to this trend. Also legal restrictions are imposed on some types of polythene products. In this situation, any entrepreneur engaging in ...

Eastern province of Sri Lanka had been liberated by the Sri Lankan Government forces and after a democratic process the public representatives for the region have been appointed. As at present, a major concern of the ...

Usage of offshore sand as an alternative to inland river sand is beneficial due to the various environmental impacts of river sand mining in Sri Lanka. However, higher amount of chloride ions in the sea sand can corrode ...

Possibly one of the most significant advantages that hydrogen may have as a fuel is its potential for increased second-law efficiency, due to fundamental differences in the mechanism of entropy generation during combustion ...