Dr Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne
PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons) Eng, FHEA, MIEEE
All Publications
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2025
- Human Emotion-Mediated Soft Robotic Arts: Exploring the Intersection of Human Emotions, Soft Robotics and Arts
Nadipineni S, Hong C, Ramlall T, Sirithunge C, Althoefer K, Iida F, Lalitharatne TD
2025 IEEE 8th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft).
26-04-2025 - Editorial: AI-powered musical and entertainment robotics
Wang H, Hughes J, Nonaka T, Abdulali A, Lalitharatne TD, Iida F
Frontiers in Robotics and Ai, Frontiers vol. 12
25-02-2025
2024
- Embodiment, Socially Intelligent Behaviour and Proactive Robots
Sirithunge C, Lalitharatne TD, Iida F
IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, IOP Publishing vol. 1321 (1)
01-12-2024 - Advancements in Textile-Based sEMG Sensors for Muscle Fatigue Detection: A Journey from Material Evolution to Technological Integration
Medagedara MH, Ranasinghe A, Lalitharatne TD, Gopura RARC
Acs Sensors, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 9 (9), 4380-4401.
06-09-2024 - Field-Tested Drone Spraying System for Precision Agricultural Applications in Sri Lanka: A Case Study in Paddy Fields
Kodagoda G, Perera GASU, Lakshitha MGD, Lalitharatne TD
2024 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon).
10-08-2024 - Corrigendum to “Developments in circular external fixators: A review” [Injury, Volume 54 Issue 12 (2023), 111157]
Widanage KND, De Silva MJ, Lalitharatne TD
Injury, Elsevier vol. 55 (3)
23-01-2024
2023
- Developments in circular external fixators: A review
Widanage KND, De Silva MJ, Lalitharatne TD, Bull AMJ
Injury, Elsevier vol. 54 (12)
26-10-2023 - Vocal pain expression augmentation for a robopatient
Protpagorn N, Lalitharatne TD, Iida F
Frontiers in Robotics and Ai, Frontiers vol. 10
13-09-2023 - An EMG-based Spatio-spectro-temporal Index for Muscle Fatigue Quantification
Dasanayake NP, Gopura RARC, Ranaweera RKPS
2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN).
31-08-2023 - Editorial: EMG/EEG signals-based control of assistive and rehabilitation robots, volume II
Gopura RARC, Lalitharatne TD
Frontiers in Neurorobotics, Frontiers vol. 17
31-08-2023 - DeforMoBot: A Bio-Inspired Deformable Mobile Robot for Navigation Among Obstacles
Mulvey BW, Lalitharatne TD
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 8 (6), 3827-3834.
05-05-2023 - Robotic Simulators for Tissue Examination Training With Multimodal Sensory Feedback
He L, Maiolino P, Leong F, Lalitharatne TD, de Lusignan S, Ghajari M
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 16, 514-529.
01-01-2023
2022
- Soft Control Interface for Highly Dexterous Unilateral Remote Palpation
Costi L, Lalitharatne TD
2022 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob).
24-08-2022 - Vocal Pain Expression Augmentation to Improve Interaction Accuracy in Virtual Robopatient
Protpagorn N, Costi L, Nisky I
2022 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob).
24-08-2022 - Face mediated human–robot interaction for remote medical examination
Lalitharatne TD, Costi L, Hashem R, Nisky I, Jack RE
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1)
22-07-2022 - Simulating dynamic facial expressions of pain from visuo-haptic interactions with a robotic patient
Tan Y, Rérolle S, Lalitharatne TD, van Zalk N
Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 12 (1)
10-03-2022 - Origami Inspired Design for Capsule Endoscope to Retrograde Using Intestinal Peristalsis
Ge Y, Lalitharatne TD
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 7 (2), 5429-5435.
08-03-2022
2021
- A thin-walled vacuum actuator (ThinVAc) and the development of multi-filament actuators for soft robotic applications
Kulasekera AL, Arumathanthri RB, Chathuranga DS, Gopura RARC
Sensors and Actuators a Physical, Elsevier vol. 332
01-12-2021 - In situ 4D tomography image analysis framework to follow sintering within 3D‐printed glass scaffolds
Kondarage AI, Poologasundarampillai G, Nommeots‐Nomm A, Lee PD, Lalitharatne TD
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 105 (3), 1671-1684.
03-11-2021 - Decoding of Hand Gestures from Electrocorticography with LSTM Based Deep Neural Network
Pradeepkumar J, Anandakumar M, Lalitharatne TD, De Silva AC, Kappel SL
2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC).
01-11-2021 - Detection and Tracking Volumes of Interest in 3D Printed Tissue Engineering Scaffolds using 4D Imaging Modalities
Kondarage AI, Gayani B, Poologasundarampillai G, Lee PD, Lalitharatne TD, Nanayakkara ND, Jones JR
2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC).
01-11-2021 - Comparative Analysis of Model-Based Predictive Shared Control for Delayed Operation in Object Reaching and Recognition Tasks With Tactile Sensing
Costi L, Scimeca L, Maiolino P, Lalitharatne TD, Hashem R
Frontiers in Robotics and Ai, Frontiers vol. 8
27-09-2021 - Portable Acquisition of Auditory ERPs: A Pilot Study of Premature Infants
Phillips JP, Pirrung CJ, Weerasinghe I, Kanishka GK, Satharasinghe Y, Cavanagh JF, Kodituwakku P
Pediatric Neurology, Elsevier vol. 122, 84-88.
12-06-2021 - A Haptic Mouse Design with Stiffening Muscle Layer for Simulating Guarding in Abdominal Palpation Training
He L, Leong F, Lalitharatne TD
2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
05-06-2021 - A Low-Profile Vacuum Actuator (LPVAc) With Integrated Inductive Displacement Sensing for a Novel Sit-to-Stand Assist Exosuit
Kulasekera AL, Arumathanthri RB, Chathuranga DS
IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 9, 117067-117079.
01-01-2021 - MorphFace: A Hybrid Morphable Face for a Robopatient
Lalitharatne TD, Tan Y, He L, Van Zalk N, de Lusignan S, Nanayakkara T
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 6 (2), 643-650.
01-01-2021
2020
- Low-cost Active Dry-Contact Surface EMG Sensor for Bionic Arms
Naim AM, Wickramasinghe K, De Silva A, Perera MV
2020 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC).
14-10-2020 - Motion Planning of Novel Stair-Climbing Wheelchair for Elderly and Disabled People
Thamel SR, Lalitharatne T
2020 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon).
30-07-2020 - A Low-Profile Vacuum Actuator: Towards a Sit-to-Stand Assist Exosuit
Kulasekera AL, Arumathanthri RB, Chathuranga DS
2020 3rd IEEE International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft).
15-07-2020 - Real-Time Hand Gesture Recognition Using Temporal Muscle Activation Maps of Multi-Channel Semg Signals
De Silva A, Wickramasinghe K, Naim AM
ICASSP 2020 - 2020 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP).
08-05-2020 - Facial Expression Rendering in Medical Training Simulators: Current Status and Future Directions
Lalitharatne TD, Tan Y, Leong F, He L, Van Zalk N, De Lusignan S
IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 8, 215874-215891.
01-01-2020
2019
- Motor Imagery EEG-EOG Signals based Brain Machine Interface (BMI) for a Mobile Robotic Assistant (MRA)
Mallikarachchi S, Chinthaka D, Sandaruwan J, Ruhunage I
2019 IEEE 19th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE).
30-10-2019 - Vision-based Leader-Follower Mobile Robots for Cooperative Object Handling
Jayarathne DU, Vidumal HAKR, Senevirathne SMA, Lalitharatne TD
2019 19th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS).
15-10-2019 - A Novel Fabrication Method for Rapid Prototyping of Soft Structures with Embedded Pneumatic Channels
Premarathna C, Kulasekera A, Chathuranga D
2019 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon).
05-07-2019 - Development of a Robotic Manipulator to be used in Multirotor Aerial Vehicle
Wijayathunga N, Lalitharatne TD, Chathuranga DS
2019 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon).
05-07-2019 - Development of Wearable Fingertip Tactile Display Driven by Bowden Cables
Premarathna C, Chathuranga D, Lalitharatne T
2019 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon).
05-07-2019 - Hybrid EEG-EMG Signals Based Approach for Control of Hand Motions of a Transhumeral Prosthesis
Ruhunage I, Mallikarachchi S, Chinthaka D, Sandaruwan J
2019 IEEE 1st Global Conference on Life Sciences and Technologies (LifeTech).
12-03-2019
2018
- Design and Characterization of a 1-axis Compact Torque Sensor for a Collaborative Robot Arm
Sandakalum T, Suraji S, Weerasekara I, Lalitharatne T
2018 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS).
21-12-2018 - A Soft Robotic Gripper with Sensory Feedback Fabricated by Latex using Coagulant Dipping Process
Arumathanthri RB, Kumarasinghe IDCD, Chathuranga DS, Kulasekera AL
2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO).
12-12-2018 - EEG-SSVEP based Brain Machine Interface for Controlling of a Wheelchair and Home Appliances with Bluetooth Localization System
Ruhunage I, Perera CJ, Munasinghe I
2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO).
12-12-2018 - Haptic Feedback System for an Artificial Prosthetic Hand for Object Grasping and Slip Detection: A Preliminary Study
Premarathna CP, Ruhunage I, Chathuranga DS, Lalitharatne TD
2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO).
12-12-2018 - Scalable Autonomous Agronomical Smartbot
Athukorala A, Ranasinghe N, Herath K, Lalitharatne TD
2018 14th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA).
04-07-2018 - An Underactuated Linkage Finger Mechanism for Hand Prostheses
H. MCMH, R. ARCG
Modern Mechanical Engineering, Scientific Research Publishing vol. 08 (02), 121-139.
01-01-2018
2017
- Fabrication of a Soft Tactile Display Based on Pneumatic Balloon Actuators and Voice Coils: Evaluation of Force and Vibration Sensations
Premarathna CP, Chathuranga DS
2017 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII).
01-12-2017 - Prosthetic Hand with a Linkage Finger Mechanism for Power Grasping Applications
Herath HMCM, Gopura RARC
2017 IEEE Life Sciences Conference (LSC).
01-12-2017 - Design and Development of an Automated Battery Swapping and Charging Station for Multirotor Aerial Vehicles
Herath HMCWB, Herath HMS, Sumangala SW, Lalitharatne TD
2017 17th International Conference on Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS).
01-10-2017 - EMG Signal Controlled Transhumeral Prosthetic with EEG-SSVEP Based Approch for Hand Open/Close
Ruhunage I, Perera CJ, Nisal K, Subodha J
2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC).
01-10-2017 - Design and Development of a Wearable Haptic Feedback Device to Recognize Textured Surfaces: Preliminary Study
Atapattu SH, Senevirathna NM, Shan HLU, Madusanka TBT, Lalitharatne TD
2017 IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM).
01-07-2017 - Design, Implementation and Performance Validation of UOMPro Artificial Hand: Towards Affordable Hand Prostheses**This research is partially supported by the University of Moratuwa final year project research grant scheme.
Nisal K, Ruhunge I, Subodha J, Perera CJ, Lalitharatne TD
2017 39th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).
01-07-2017 - EEG-Controlled Meal Assistance Robot with Camera-Based Automatic Mouth Position Tracking and Mouth Open Detection
Perera CJ, Lalitharatne TD, Kiguchi K
2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA).
01-05-2017