• Computer Vision Based Path Following for Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems in Unburied Pipeline Onshore Inspection 

      da Silva, Yago M. R.; Andrade, Fabio Augusto de Alcantara; Sousa, Lucas; de Castro, Gabriel G. R.; Dias, João T.; Berger, Guido; Lima, José; Pinto, Milena F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are becoming more attractive in diverse applications due to their efficiency in performing tasks with a reduced time execution, covering a larger area, and lowering human risks at harmful ...
    • Diesel Engine Fault Prediction Using Artificial Intelligence Regression Methods 

      Viana, Denys P.; de Sá Só Martins, Dionísio H. C.; de Lima, Amaro A.; Silva, Fabrício; Pinto, Milena F.; Gutiérrez, Ricardo H. R.; Monteiro, Ulisses A.; Vaz, Luiz A.; Prego, Thiago; de Alcantara Andrade, Fabio Augusto; Tarrataca, Luís; Haddad, Diego B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Predictive maintenance has been employed to reduce maintenance costs and production losses and to prevent any failure before it occurs. The framework proposed in this work performs diesel engine prognosis by evaluating the ...
    • Fuzzy Gain-Scheduling PID for UAV Position and Altitude Controllers 

      Melo, Aurelio G.; Andrade, Fabio Augusto de Alcantara; Guedes, Ihannah P.; Carvalho, Guilherme F.; Zachi, Alessandro R. L.; Pinto, Milena F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications have evolved to a wide range of fields in the last decade. One of the main challenges in autonomous tasks is the UAV stability during maneuvers. Thus, attitude and position control ...
    • Sliding Mode Controller Applied to Autonomous UAV Operation in Marine Small Cargo Transport 

      Carvalho, Guilherme F.; Andrade, Fabio Augusto de Alcantara; Ramos, Gabryel S.; Zachi, Alessandro R. L.; De Barros, Ana L. F.; Pinto, Milena F. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been used in different applications due to their flexibility in maneuvering and performing missions. However, they can face external disturbances, such as wind, which can cause physical ...