Robotics

My research interests include middleware and low level software for robotics applications, reliable robotics applications, robotics for humanitarian applications and environmental monitoring. These research projects were developed were developed while I was coordinating the Laboratório de Sistema Autônomos - LSA.

Here is a lists os research topics and design projects I was involved.

Research Projetcs

• Donnie: robot programming environment for visually impared people;
• Picasso: manipulador robótico para processo de pintura aplicado ao setor naval e petróleo;
• Autonomous landmine detection robot;
• Integração de veículos autônomos e redes de sensores para aquisição de dados remotos para prevenção e mitigação de desastres naturais;
• Autonomous boat for environmental monitoring and disaster mitigation;
• Flood forecast system for urban scenarios based on social data;

Current Students

Research Fellows

Former Students

• Marcelo Paravisi (PhD). A Robotic Simulator for Natural Disasters Considering Environment Disturbances. Projects: Autonomous boat;
• Darlan Jurak (MsC). A COLREGS-Compliant Collision Avoidance System for Unmanned Surface Vehicles. Projects: Autonomous boat;
• Renan Guedes (PhD student). Projects: Autonomous boat; landmine robot;
• Roger Leitzke (Posdoc fellow - CAPES). Projects: Autonomous boat;
• Vitor Augusto Machado Jorge (Posdoc fellow - CAPES). Projects: Autonomous boat.
• Guilherme Heck (Posdoc fellow - CAPES). Projects: Autonomous boat.
• Renan Guedes (MsC). Outdoor Localization System for Mobile Robots Based on Radio-Frequency Signal Strength ;
• Juliana Damasio (MsC). GoDonnie : definição e avaliação de uma linguagem de programação para comandar robô por programadores iniciantes com deficiência visual ;
• Vagner Martins (MsC student). Projects: Flood forecast;
• Guilherme Marques (Computer Engineering student). Projects: Autonomous boat; Donnie; Roffi; Turtlebot Gripper.
• Augusto Bergamin (Computer Engineering student). Projects: Donnie; landmine robot;
• Marcio Godoy (MsC). Integration of a multi-agent system into a robotic framework: a case study of a cooperative fault diagnosis application;
• Felipe Roman (MsC). Fault supervision for multi robotics systems;
• Renato Silveira (Computer Engineering student). Projects: landmine robot;
• Alessandro Collioni (Computer Science student);
• Gustavo Robinson Moraes (Control and Automation Engineering student);
• Douglas Antunes Tesch (Control and Automation Engineering student).

Research Topics for Undergraduate Students (TCC or Bolsa IC)

• Hexapod programming;
• Biped programming;
• Robot simulation;
• Robot programming using ROS;
• Robot programming using Player/Stage;
• Embedded programing for robotics (Arduino and Raspberry Pi);
• ROS-Enabled gripper for Turtlebot;
• Ultra small boat for water quality monitoring;

Research Topics for Graduate Students

• Autonomous boat for enviromental sensing;