DNA+ 2022 Competition – Grand Prize Winner

This competition is conducted by the Korean water resources agency (K-Water) and the ETRI research institute. The event consisted of 3 main events; a Business event, a river, and an inland mission. The last two events were conducted on the 27th of October 2022 where we were required to complete two long-range autonomous searches and …

Korea Robot Aircraft Contest 2022 – 2nd place

KUAM 2022 runners-up Famously known as Korea's most prestigious UAV contest, the '20th Korea Robot Aircraft Contest KUAM 2022 was held on the 20th of September. As a part of the ARRF (Aerial Robotics Research Facility) team from Kyungpook National University, I took part in the finals of class 1 of the contest. We won …

Development of an Aerial Manipulator

In my final year of undergraduate research, the aim was to Design and develop an unmanned manipulator to execute an operation which is unreachable to humans due to a hazardous environment in an emergency situation. Under the supervision of Dr Thilina Lalitharathne we developed an Aerial manipulator which can detect a critical valve and operate …

DI – MORA P2 – Formula Student Class 1 Car By Team SHARK Racing

Formula Student (FS) is Europe’s most established educational motor-sport competition, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Backed by industry and high profile engineers such as our Patron Ross Brawn OBE, the competition aims to inspire and develop enterprising and innovative young engineers. In this competition, teams are required to design and manufacture an …

DI – MORA P2 – First official university visit by Team SHARK Racing

DI - Mora P2, Formula student car developed by Team SHARK officially unveiled at the University of Moratuwa on 29th of June 2018. Event was hosted by Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Official Unveiling & Press Conference – Team SHARK Racing

With the Highest level of technicality, expertise and the love for what they do, Team SHARK proudly unveiled the astounding Beast, DI-MORA P2 inspired by our very own “Giri Yaka” . The Ceromony held at Dimo 800 - Mercedes Benz Center. The Event was Proudly organized by the main sponsor DIMO and University of Moratuwa. …

DI – MORA P2 – Electronic Throttle Control

Clutch less shifting electronic throttle requires to provide fine throttle cuts and blips. After considering a custom throttle body design decision was made to purchase Bosch DVE5 electronic throttle body for improved redundancy and as it adheres with ETC rules. The controller and BSPD was then designed completely. In 2016 and 2017 cars the throttle …

DI-MORA P2 – Data Acquisition System

Lack of a custom electrical system and a Data acquisition system in the previous iterations of TSR cars made the designing team lean on results and data to verify their mathematical models and simulation results. Not only that but also suspension tuning of the car was made very difficult as there was no way to …

DI-MORA P2 – Custom Dashboard

OEM race pack dashboards are not designed for open wheel racing. So it’s heavy, the display is not visible in the daylight and drivers struggle to notice vital information. The new dashboard will use seven segment displays and LEDs to give vital information that are useful to the driver. The Dash is designed as a …

DI-MORA P2 – Custom Solenoid For Pedal Shift transmission

The Engine of the DI-MORA P2 (Yamaha MT07) has a sequential gear box. In need of improving shifting delays and assisting driver the conventional sequential gearbox has to be converted to a semi-automatic. For better shifting times and to reduce weight the clutch less method with Electronic throttle was chosen. After thorough research for the …