Wearable exosuits require flexible, linearly contractile, and lightweight actuators to provide sufficient force to move the respective limb. This thesis presents the concept, design, fabrication, experimental performance ...

An analysis of global, beam and diffuse solar radiation on horizontal and 7° tilt about east west axis and facing due south orientation at Hambanthota was carried out to assess the solar resource potential in dry zone of ...

Open sun drying is the widely used passive method for black pepper drying, but due to its limitations such as unavailability on rainy days, lack of controllability, degradation of food quality, loss of volatile oil, and ...

This work relates to the design and development of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) based novel actuators for Minimally Invasive Surgeries (MIS). Compared to conventional open surgery, MIS procedures are favorable and developments ...

Physical phenomenon of the relation among ground-level ozone (O 3 ), oxides of nitrogen (NO X ) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) is governed by complex nonlinear photochemistry. To predict and control O 3 ...

The wellbeing, comfort, and satisfaction of office occupants are all influenced by the indoor air quality (IAQ). As such, it is important to maintain good IAQ in offices. However, several studies say that Sri Lankans ...

Sri Lanka is a developing country, where wastewater and septic disposal are not managed at its optimum level. 76% percent of the households equip with their own water sealed latrines for sanitation facilities and discharged ...

Knittability specially in synthetic yarns such as polyester and nylon is an essential index of the performance in ensuring the proper conversion of yarn to a knitted fabric. This can be affected by various conditions of ...

Due to the fossil fuel prices and depleting storage capacity, as well as growing concerns about global climate change, the use of renewable energy (RE) on a national scale has become essential for any country in the world. ...

Continuous development of exoskeletons (wearable robots) is essential to enhance the user experiences and performances of the wearable device. Therefore, it is necessary to determine human ergonomics and the comfort ...