Search Results - "SENEVIRATNE, L. D"

Worldwide surveys of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in water environment in recent years by Kunacheva, Chinagarn, Fujii, Shigeo, Tanaka, Shuhei, Seneviratne, S T M L D, Lien, Nguyen Pham Hong, Nozoe, Munehiro, Kimura, Koji, Shivakoti, Binaya Raj, Harada, Hidenori

“…Recently, perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) have been noted as causes of some of the important environmental problems in recent years due to their occurrences…”
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Automated Pipe Defect Detection and Categorization Using Camera/Laser-Based Profiler and Artificial Neural Network by Duran, O., Althoefer, K., Seneviratne, L.D.

“…Closed-circuit television (CCTV) is currently used in many inspection applications, such as the inspection of nonaccessible pipe surfaces. This human-oriented…”
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Enhancing Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Delphi Study on the Convergence of Local and Foreign Contractors by Kurukulasooriya, I. N., Amaratunga, C. U., Perera, B. A. K. S., Seneviratne, L. D. I. P.

“…AbstractThe involvement of foreign contractors (FC) in developing countries is a growing trend, but it often leads to disputes and collaboration problems that…”
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Miniature 3-Axis Distal Force Sensor for Minimally Invasive Surgical Palpation by Puangmali, P., Hongbin Liu, Seneviratne, L. D., Dasgupta, P., Althoefer, K.

“…Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) is a surgical technique that offers distinct advantages in reducing pain and patients' recovery time. However, the drawback…”
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Parameter estimation for excavator arm using generalized Newton method by Zweiri, Y.H., Seneviratne, L.D., Althoefer, K.

“…A robust, fast, and simple technique for the experimental identification of the link parameters (mass, inertia, and length) and friction coefficients of a…”
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A three-term backpropagation algorithm by Zweiri, Y.H., Whidborne, J.F., Seneviratne, L.D.

“…The standard backpropagation algorithm for training artificial neural networks utilizes two terms, a learning rate and a momentum factor. The major limitations…”
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MRI-Compatible Intensity-Modulated Force Sensor for Cardiac Catheterization Procedures by Polygerinos, Panagiotis, Ataollahi, Asghar, Schaeffter, Tobias, Razavi, Reza, Seneviratne, Lakmal D., Althoefer, Kaspar

“…This paper presents a novel, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-compatible, force sensor suitable for cardiac catheterization procedures. The miniature,…”
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Forward displacement analysis of the general 6–6 Stewart mechanism using Gröbner bases by Gan, Dongming, Liao, Qizheng, Dai, Jian S., Wei, Shimin, Seneviratne, L.D.

“…A new algorithm for the solution of the forward displacement analysis of the general 6–6 Stewart mechanism is presented in this paper. Gröbner basis theory is…”
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Rolling Indentation Probe for Tissue Abnormality Identification During Minimally Invasive Surgery by Hongbin Liu, Jichun Li, Xiaojing Song, Seneviratne, L D, Althoefer, K

“…This paper presents a novel optical fiber-based rolling indentation probe designed to measure the stiffness distribution of a soft tissue while rolling over…”
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On the recognition and location of partially occluded objects by ZHU, Y, SENEVIRATNE, L. D

“…The recognition and location of partially occluded objects is important for image-guided robot automation. A computational object recognition system consists…”
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New algorithm for calculating an invariant of 3D point sets from a single view by Zhu, Y., Seneviratne, L.D., Earles, S.W.E.

“…The invariant used as an index has shown many advantages over the pose dependent methods in model-based object recognition. Although perspective, or even weak…”
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Pipe inspection using a laser-based transducer and automated analysis techniques by Duran, O., Althoefer, K., Seneviratne, L.D.

“…This paper presents a new sensing methodology for the automated inspection of pipes. Standard inspection systems, as they are for example used in waste pipes…”
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Online soil parameter estimation scheme based on Newton-Raphson method for autonomous excavation by Choo Par Tan, Zweiri, Y.H., Althoefer, K., Seneviratne, L.D.

“…The automation of the excavation process has a huge potential in many industries that require earth removal. The online estimation of soil parameters is an…”
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Adaptive tracking control for quadrotor unmanned flying vehicle by Islam, S., Dias, J., Seneviratne, L. D.

“…In this work, we introduce adaptive tracking system for quadrotor flying vehicle in the presence of uncertainty. The uncertainty is assumed to be associated…”
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Stability Analysis of Interval Type-2 Fuzzy-Model-Based Control Systems by Lam, H.K., Seneviratne, L.D.

“…This paper presents the stability analysis of interval type-2 fuzzy-model-based (FMB) control systems. To investigate the system stability, an interval type-2…”
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Triaxial Catheter-Tip Force Sensor for MRI-Guided Cardiac Procedures by Polygerinos, P., Seneviratne, L. D., Razavi, R., Schaeffter, T., Althoefer, K.

“…This paper presents the development and evaluation of a miniature, three-axis, fiber-optic force sensor. The sensor is manufactured using low-cost,…”
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State-of-the-Art in Force and Tactile Sensing for Minimally Invasive Surgery by Puangmali, P., Althoefer, K., Seneviratne, L.D., Murphy, D., Dasgupta, P.

“…Haptic perception plays a very important role in surgery. It enables the surgeon to feel organic tissue hardness, measure tissue properties, evaluate…”
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Efficient Break-Away Friction Ratio and Slip Prediction Based on Haptic Surface Exploration by Xiaojing Song, Hongbin Liu, Althoefer, Kaspar, Nanayakkara, Thrishantha, Seneviratne, Lakmal D.

“…The break-away friction ratio (BF-ratio), which is the ratio between friction force and the normal force at slip occurrence, is important for the prediction of…”
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Finite-Element Modeling of Soft Tissue Rolling Indentation by Sangpradit, Kiattisak, Liu, Hongbin, Dasgupta, Prokar, Althoefer, Kaspar, Seneviratne, Lakmal D.

“…We describe a finite-element (FE) model for simulating wheel-rolling tissue deformations using a rolling FE model (RFEM). A wheeled probe performing rolling…”
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A Kalman Filter-Integrated Optical Flow Method for Velocity Sensing of Mobile Robots by Xiaojing Song, Seneviratne, L D, Althoefer, K

“…This paper presents a Kalman filter (KF)-integrated optical flow method to measure the velocity of mobile robots using a downward-looking camera. Tests…”
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