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About
Achala Pallegedara’s research lies at the intersection of robotics, teleoperation, and human-robot interaction, with a focus on making robots more intuitive and responsive to human needs. Her major contributions include pioneering work on force-free control for robot arms, a technique that allows operators to guide robots with minimal physical effort, enhancing safety and precision in remote manipulation. She integrated this with visual servo control and template matching, enabling effective teleoperation over networks—a critical advancement for applications in hazardous environments or remote surgery. Pallegedara also explored the social dimension of robotics, developing ANFIS-based models for active personal space and proposing frameworks to imbue robots with “feelings” for more natural interactions in ubiquitous environments. Her work, cited in studies on teleoperation and autonomous systems, has been experimentally validated through human operator perception, demonstrating practical usability. Notable achievements include her simulation models for force-free control strategies, which provide a foundation for future robotic systems that can work alongside humans safely and intuitively.
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