Publications

Journal Publications

  1. S. M. Bhagya. P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, A. G. B. P. Jayasekara, and M. R. Elara, ``Adapting Approaching Proxemics of a Service Robot based on Physical User Behavior and Prior Experience,'' in User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 2022. [2020 IF: 4.412, Q1]

  2. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, and M. R. Elara, “Metaheuristic based navigation of a reconfigurable robot through narrow spaces with shape changing ability,” Expert Systems with Applications, 2022. [2021 IF: 6.954,Q1]

  3. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, and M. R. Elara, “Toward Obstacle-Specific Morphology for a Reconfigurable Tiling Robot,” Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 2021. [2020 IF: 7.104,Q1]

  4. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, R. E. Abdulkader, S. W. Si, T. T. Tun, and M. R. Elara, ``Modelling and Control of a Reconfigurable Robot for Achieving Reconfiguration and Locomotion with Different Shapes," Sensors. vol. 21, pp.5362, 2021. [2020IF:3.576, Q1]

  5. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, Mohan Rajesh Elara, and Selvakumaran, "Toward Pleomorphic Reconfigurable Robots for Optimum Coverage", Complexity, 2021. [2020 IF: 2.833,Q2]

  6. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, Anh Vu Le, and Mohan Rajesh Elara, "Toward Complete Area Coverage of a Reconfigurable Tiling Robot by Following Obstacle Shape," Complex & Intelligent Systems, 2021. [2020 IF: 4.927,Q2 ]

  7. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, Anh Vu Le, and Mohan Rajesh Elara, "hTetro-Infi: A Reconfigurable Floor Cleaning Robot with Infinite Morphologies," IEEE Access, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 69816-69828, 2020. [2018 IF: 4.098,Q1]

  8. T. Pathmakumar, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, B. F. Gómez, and M. R. Elara, ``A Novel Path Planning Strategy for a Cleaning Audit Robot Using Geometrical Features and Swarm Algorithms,'' Sensors, 2022. [2021~IF:~3.847, Q2]

  9. Y.J. Ng, Matthew S.K. Yeo, Q.B Ng, Michael Budig, M. V. J. A. Muthugala, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, Mohan Rajesh Elara, "Application of an adapted FMEA framework for robot-inclusivity of built environments," Scientific Reports ,2022. vol.12,2022. [2021 IF:4.379 ,Q1]

  10. M. A. V. J. Muthugala, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, and Mohan Rajesh Elara, "Toward energy-efficient online Complete Coverage Path Planning of a ship hull maintenance robot based on Glasius Bio-inspired Neural Network," Expert Systems with Applications, 2021. [2019 IF: 6.954,Q1]

  11. M. A. V. J. Muthugala, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, Prabakaran Veerajagadheswar, and Mohan Rajesh Elara , "Ensuring Area Coverage and Safety of a Reconfigurable Staircase Cleaning Robot," IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 150049-150059 , 2021. [2021 IF: 3.367,Q2]

  12. Matthew SK Yeo, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, Qi Boon Ng, Yi Jin Ng, MA Muthugala, Mohan Rajesh Elara, Raymond WW Yeong, "Robot-Inclusive False Ceiling Design Guidelines," Buildings, 2021.[2020 IF: 2.648,Q2]

  13. A. W. Y. Sang, C. G. Moo, S. M. Bhagya. P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, M. R. Elara, "Design of a Reconfigurable Wall Disinfection Robot," Sensors , vol. 21, no. 18, pp. 6096, 2021. [2020 IF:3.576, Q1]

  14. M. A. V. J. Muthugala, P. Palanisamy, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, S. G. A. Padmanabha, M. R. Elara, and D.N. Terntzer, ``Raptor: A Design of a Drain Inspection Robot,'' Sensors, vol. 21, no.17, pp.5742, 2021. [2020~IF:~3.576, Q1]

  15. M.A.V.J.Muthugala, K. G. S. Apuroop, S.G.A. Padmanabha, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M.R. Elara, R. Y.W. Wen, "Falcon: A False Ceiling Inspection Robot," Sensors, vol. 21, no.16, pp. 5281, 2021. [2020 IF: 3.576, Q1]

  16. Matthew S. K. Yeo, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, Qi Boon Ng, M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, and M. R. Elara, "Design of Robot-Inclusive Vertical Green Landscape," Buildings, 2021.[2020 IF: 2.648,Q2]

  17. M. A. V. J. Muthugala, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. M. Rayguru, R. Balakrishnan, and M. R. Elara, "Wall-Following Behavior for a Disinfection Robot Using Type-1 and Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Systems ," Sensors, 2020. [2019 IF: 3.275,Q1]

  18. M. A. V. J. Muthugala, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, and Mohan Rajesh Elara, "Tradeoff between Area Coverage and Energy Usage of a Self-Reconfigurable Floor Cleaning Robot based on User Preference," IEEE Access, 2020. [2018 IF: 4.098,Q1]

  19. M. M. Rayguru, M. R. Elara, R. Balakrishnan, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon "A Path Tracking Strategy for Car Like Robots With Sensor Unpredictability and Measurement Errors," Sensors, vol. 20, 2020. [2018 IF: 3.031,Q1]


International Conferences Publications

  1. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, and M. R. Elara, Global and Local Area Coverage Path Planner for a Reconfigurable Robot," in 2022 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC), Accepted.

  2. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, and M. R. Elara, Online Complete Coverage Path Planning of a Recongurable Robot using Glasius Bio-inspired Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm," 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Accepted.

  3. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, M. Kalimuthu, S. K. Chandrasekaran, and M. R. Elara, Design of a Recongurable Robot with Size-Adaptive Path Planner," 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Accepted.

  4. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, A. G. B. P. Jayasekara, and M. R. Elara "An Exploratory Study on Proxemics Preferences of Humans in Accordance with Attributes of Service Robots," in 28th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Delhi, 2019.

  5. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, H. P. C. Sirithunge, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, and A. G. B. P. Jayasekara, "Proxemics and Approach Evaluation by Service Robot Based on User Behavior in Domestic Environment," in 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Madrid, 2018.

  6. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, and A. G. B. P. Jayasekara, "Replicating Natural Approaching Behavior of Humans for Improving Robot's Approach toward Two Persons During a Conversation," in 27th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Nanjing, 2018, pp. 552-558. [Nanjing City Prize]

  7. S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, and A. G. B. P. Jayasekara, "Identifying Approaching Behavior of a Person During a Conversation: A Human Study for Improving Human-Robot Interaction," in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), Miyazaki, 2018.

  8. M. A. V. J. Muthugala, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, and M. R. Elara, ``Design by Robot: A Human-Robot Collaborative Framework for Improving Productivity of a Floor Cleaning Robot,'' in 2022 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), Philadelphia, 2022.

  9. M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, M. Vega-Heredia, N. H. Lin, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, and M. R. Elara, \Adhesion Risk Assessment of An Aircraft Inspection Robot for Improving Operator Awareness," 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Accepted.

  10. M. A. V. J. Muthugala, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, and M. R. Elara, ``Variation of Area Coverage per Polyform: An analysis to assist users in selecting a robot,'' in 27th International conference on Artificial Life and Robotics, Beppu, 2022, pp. 524-528.

  11. M. S. K. Yeo, A. Q. B. Ng, T. Y. J. Ng, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. V. J. Muthugala, M. R. Elara, and D. T. Ng, ``Robot-inclusive Guidelines for Drain Inspection,'' in 2021 The 8th International Conference on Information Technology, Computer, and Electrical Engineering (ICITACEE 2021), Accepted.

  12. M. A. V. J. Muthugala, M. Vega-Heredia, N. H.Lin, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, A. A. Hayat, and M. R. Elara, ``Design and Development of a Reconfigurable Aircraft Maintenance Robot,'' in 5th IEEE/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots (ReMAR 2021).

  13. K. B. J. Anuradha, W. M. T. G. Wijewardhana, A. P. A. C. Pathirana, A. M. W. K. N. Bandaranayake, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon and A. G. B. P. Jayasekara, "Interactive Learning Platform for Programmable Logic Controllers with a Web Application," 2019 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2019, pp. 370-375.

  14. W. D. A. G. Hillary, K. L. I. M. P. B Jayarathna, L. I. Ranasinghe, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, N. M. T. N. Rathnayake, J. R. Lucas, and R. Samarasinghe, “A tool for estimating remaining life time of a power transformer,” in Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), IEEE, 2017, pp. 373-378.