DON PRATHAP JAYASOORIYA

Graduate Mechanical Engineering student seeking summer internship with a willingness to learn, follow instructions, take leadership and work cooperatively within a team environments. Areas of interest lie in mechatronics, controls, dynamics and mechanical engineering design.

GPS-guided robot with obstacle avoidance (Arduino-based) 2022

• Built a rover that reaches its destination with the help of GPS coordinates and magnetometer readings and avoids obstacles and updates route with the use of 3 ultra-sonic sensors.

Cinnamon inner bark peeling machine 2021

• Designed a machine to automate the peeling of cinnamon barks from pre-cut branches.
• Designed the branch handling system in Solidworks.
• Assisted in fabricating parts.
• Designed and constructed the electrical system and programmed the Arduino microcontroller of the prototype.

Vibration analysis to detect and locate engine misfires 2021

• Built a data acquisition device using Arduino interfaced with MATLAB.
• Carried out signal-post processing, data visualization and developed the algorithm to detect misfires in MATLAB.

Hybrid system for gear shifting in bicycles 2019

• Developed a system that controls both the front and rear derailleurs of a bicycle and shifts to the optimum gear based on the speed and inclination of the bicycle.
• Developed the algorithm (C++), which actuates the derailleurs and designed the rear shifting mechanism.

Formula Student Team 2018 – 2020

• Designed the front and rear suspension geometries of the car.
• Modeled and simulated the suspension system on Simulink to assess performance and for suspension tuning.

Certificate in hybrid and electric vehicle repair (Distinction pass) 2017 - Lalith Athulathmudali Vocational Training Center (Credential ID: 2016/348/0002)