2017 IRC Articles: Recent submissions
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Improvements in pedestrian facilities at Maharagama to mitigate the traffic congestion
(2017)Traffic congestion at the busy intersections during peak hours is very high and the wastage of time, fuel and other resources of road users is a critical issue. This congestion cost in Sri Lanka is estimated around Rs. 1 ... -
Influence of Vegetation Density on Vehicle Speed and Position of Roadway
(2017)According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 1.2 million people lose their lives each year in motor vehicle crashes and disable millions of people annually around the world. Based on crash data in the United St ... -
Characteristics of Railway-Roadway Level Crossings at Coastal Railway Line in Sri Lanka
(2017)Rail transportation is a safe, efficient, continuously operating sustainable transportation mode, in all-weather conditions, and light conditions. Along with these advantages, the role of rail transport has become increa ... -
Smart Cane for Staircase and Water Detection
(2017)The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there are 285 million visually-impaired people worldwide. Among these individuals, there are 39 million who are totally blind. Blind people need some help in interacting ... -
3D Anthropometric Scanning based on Pattern Projection
(2017)In the current global fashion marketplace taking body measurements using scanner technologies is increasingly gaining popularity. This is mainly due to the majority of transactions are now being done online and almost 50 ... -
Waste Elimination and Productivity Enhancement Framework for Aviation Maintenance Manpower through Value Stream Mapping
(2017)The aviation industry is booming in a rapid phase due to the exponentially increasing demand for air travel both locally and internationally. In response, the complexity of the modern aircraft too has expanded in leaps a ... -
Preliminary Concept Design of an Affordable Coastal Patrol Craft for Sri Lanka Navy
(2017)The post-war role and the mission of Sri Lanka Navy has become more multi-dimensional. Newer challenges such as piracy, fisheries law enforcement, human trafficking, drug trafficking, and marine pollution prevention have ... -
Trending of Vibration Spectrum in Marine Diesel Engine, Marine Gear Box and Variations with Rotational Speeds
(2017)Noise and vibration on board ships may cause discomfort to passengers and crew. It may also impair the efficient execution of the crew’s duties, be the cause of damage to sensitive equipment, structural parts of the ship ... -
Safe Operation of Tugs within Close Proximity to the Forward and Aft Regions of Ships
(2017)When tugs are used for ship assist manoeuvers, hydrodynamic interaction effects between them can adversely affect the safety and handling of the tug. During such manoeuvers, tugs need to frequently change their location ... -
Probabilistic Approach to Assessment of Damage Survivability of Cargo Ships
(2017)This paper deals with use of the new SOLAS 2009 probabilistic approach to the assessment of damage survivability of a cargo vessel. Method is used for an existing cargo vessel to assess the level of survivability. Furt ... -
Development of a Productive Work Cell through integration of Work Study and Lean Tools - A Case study on a Leading Tire Manufacturer in Sri Lanka
(2017)Globalization has paved the path to a rapid growth of world economy while increasing both market competitions of scare resources. Thus, this has raised a paradox for the businesses to consume resources more efficiently a ... -
An Outdoor Smart Robotic Garbage Bin to Assist a Methodical Garbage Collection, Storage and Disposal Process
(2017)Garbage is identified as any matter that is no longer wanted or needed, which is disposed out for no further use of it. Municipal councils face various problems caused due to these tons of garbage that are piling up ever ... -
KF Implemented Flying Wing
(2017)In modern aviation the main emphasis is pointed towards the direction of improving the efficiency of operation. The design of the aircraft is solely concerned on providing the most effective operating conditions. Designi ... -
Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnostic Techniques to Develop Modern Noninvasive Disease Diagnostic Devices
(2017)Ayurvedic medicine is an oriental deep medical science based on the unique concept of the tridosha, namely Vata, Pitta, Kapha. According to the Ayurvedic medicine, Vedic medical science is disease diagnosis by pulse anal ... -
Smart Hospital Ward Management System with mobile robot WARDBOT: An efficient management solution for hospital ward
(2017)The hospital ward system is one of the major section of the hospital. Various ward management systems are used by hospital staff in order to maintain the system. This paper presents a novel concept of, Smart Hospital War ... -
Autonomous mobile robot for disease detection and individual health monitoring of cattle in intensive dairy farms
(2017)Intensive farming methods” used in modern day dairy farms have resulted in a need for close monitoring of cattle health and early identification of diseases. The labour shortage faced by dairy industry, globally, has lef ... -
A Novel Approach to Implement a Closed Loop Controlled Power Converter in Thermal Vacuum Tubes
(2017)In electronics, vacuum tube or electron tube is a device that controls electric current between electrodes in an evacuated container. Vacuum tubes mostly rely on thermionic emission of electrons from a hot filament or a ... -
Fabrication and evaluation of a Sri Lankan graphite based rechargeable battery
(2017)Renewable sources such as solar, wind and tidal have been recognized as suitable low cost and environmental friendly solutions for energy production. To store their energy to meet the continuous demand of power, energy s ...