Lahiru Cooray
Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering Undergraduate
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Focusing on Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Machine Learning, Software Development, and DevOps. Building precise, scalable, and intelligent solutions for complex engineering challenges.

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Reinforcement Learning for an Aerial Manipulator
A final-year project developing an RL-based dynamic compensation controller for a hexacopter with a 3-DoF robotic arm. The aim is to maintain stable flight and reliable task execution by learning to counter manipulator-induced disturbances, first in simulation and then validated on real hardware.
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GridWatch by VAULt
A web platform to manage transformer inspections and thermal images, with YOLOv8-based anomaly detection, interactive bounding-box editing, and PDF maintenance record generation. I contributed mainly to backend development, database schema design, REST APIs, and annotation update storage.


IEEE SPS VIP Cup 2025: Multimodal UAV Detection, Tracking & Payload Identification
Built a real-time multimodal RGB–IR system for UAV detection, tracking, and payload classification for IEEE SPS VIP Cup 2025. The pipeline combines fusion-based detection, robust multi-object tracking, and a payload classifier to improve performance under low-light and adverse conditions.





Extended Kalman Filter for 2D Localization
Designed and implemented an EKF for TurtleBot3 2D pose estimation (x, y, θ) by fusing a velocity-based motion model with GPS position updates and IMU yaw measurements. Validated performance using trajectory plots, consistency checks, and RMSE.



