Tradeoff between area coverage and energy usage of a self-reconfigurable floor cleaning robot based on user preference

MAVJ Muthugala, SMBP Samarakoon, MR Elara - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Floor cleaning robots have been developed to cope with the issues arisen with conventional
cleaning methods that involve extensive human labor. hTetro is a self-reconfigurable floor …

Design by robot: A human-robot collaborative framework for improving productivity of a floor cleaning robot

MAVJ Muthugala, SMBP Samarakoon… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, a rising trend of floor cleaning robots could be observed in the consumer
electronic market. Area coverage performance is a crucial factor that determines the overall …

Metaheuristic based navigation of a reconfigurable robot through narrow spaces with shape changing ability

SMBP Samarakoon, MAVJ Muthugala… - Expert Systems with …, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging technologies and robotics solutions for cleaning applications are rapidly
progressing nowadays. Reconfigurable robots that can change shapes are introduced to …

Toward pleomorphic reconfigurable robots for optimum coverage

SMBP Samarakoon, MAVJ Muthugala, MR Elara… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Buildings are constructed for accommodating living and industrial needs. Floor cleaning
robots have been developed to cater to the demand of these buildings. Area coverage and …

Toward complete area coverage of a reconfigurable tiling robot by following obstacle shape

SMBP Samarakoon, MAVJ Muthugala, AV Le… - Complex & Intelligent …, 2021 - Springer
Complete area coverage is a crucial factor for a floor cleaning robot. Self-reconfigurable
tiling robots have been introduced over robots with a fixed shape for floor cleaning since …

Modelling and control of a reconfigurable robot for achieving reconfiguration and locomotion with different shapes

SMBP Samarakoon, MAVJ Muthugala, RE Abdulkader… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Area coverage is a crucial factor for a robot intended for applications such as floor cleaning,
disinfection, and inspection. Robots with fixed shapes could not realize an adequate level of …

Ensuring area coverage and safety of a reconfigurable staircase cleaning robot

MAVJ Muthugala, SMBP Samarakoon… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multistorey buildings are rapidly constructing with the current world development. Cleaning
of these buildings is a major concern due to several issues such as scarcity of labor …