Publications

Publications by categories in reversed chronological order.

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2022

  1. Journal: Rob
    A Survey on the Autonomous Exploration of Confined Subterranean Spaces: Perspectives from Real-word and Industrial Robotic Deployments
    Azpúrua, Héctor, M. Freitas, Gustavo, Clark, Lillian, Agha-mohammadi, Ali-akbar,  Pessin, Gustavo and 2 more authors
    Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2022

    (Under revision)

  2. Journal: Field Robotics
    An Addendum to NeBula: Towards Extending TEAM CoSTAR’s Solution to Larger Scale Environments
    Agha, Ali, Otsu, Kyohei, Morrell, Benjamin, Fan, David D.,  Kim, Sung-Kyun and 84 more authors
    Journal of Field Robotics 2022

    (Under revision)

  3. Journal: T-ASE
    EKF-LOAM: An Adaptive Fusion of LiDAR SLAM With Wheel Odometry and Inertial Data for Confined Spaces With Few Geometric Features
    Júnior, Gilmar P Cruz, Rezende, Adriano MC, Miranda, Victor RF, Fernandes, Rafael,  Azpúrua, Héctor and 3 more authors
    IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 2022
  4. Journal: JCAE
    Automatic Procedure for Steel Cord Belt Splicing Preparation
    Barros, Luiz Guilherme Dias, Santos, Luan Fernandes,  Azpúrua, Héctor, Pritzelwitz, Philip,  Pessin, Gustavo and 1 more author
    Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems 2022
  5. Journal: JCAE
    Autonomous navigation system for a delivery drone
    Miranda, Victor RF, Rezende, Adriano, Rocha, Thiago L,  Azpúrua, Héctor,  Pimenta, Luciano CA and 1 more author
    Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems 2022
  1. Conf: CBA (Brazil)
    Dispositivo robótico para inspeção de tubulações com diâmetro reduzido
    Magno, Alexandre, Costa Pereira, Nilton, Torres Delunardo, Mario, Dias Domingues, Jaco,  Barros, Luiz Guilherme and 3 more authors
    In 2022 Congresso Brasileiro de Automatica (CBA) 2022

2021

  1. Journal: JINT
    Towards semi-autonomous robotic inspection and mapping in confined spaces with the espeleorobô
    Héctor, Azpúrua, Adriano, Rezende, Guilherme, Potje, Cruz, Júnior Gilmar Pereira,  Fernandes, Rafael and 9 more authors
    Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems 2021
  2. Journal: JINT
    ROSI: A Robotic System for Harsh Outdoor Industrial Inspection-System Design and Applications
    Rocha, Filipe, Garcia, Gabriel, Pereira, Raphael FS, Faria, Henrique D,  Silva, Thales H and 6 more authors
    Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems 2021
  3. Journal: ISR
    An integrated solution for an autonomous drone racing in indoor environments
    Rezende, Adriano, Miranda, Victor RF, Rezeck, Paulo AF,  Azpúrua, Héctor,  Santos, Elerson RS and 3 more authors
    Intelligent Service Robotics 2021
  1. Conf: VISAPP
    Early Defect Detection in Conveyor Belts using Machine Vision.
    Netto, Guilherme G, Coelho, Bruno N, Delabrida, Saul E, Sinatora, Amilton,  Azpúrua, Héctor and 3 more authors
    In VISIGRAPP (4: VISAPP) 2021
  2. Conf: ICRA
    Three-dimensional terrain aware autonomous exploration for subterranean and confined spaces
    Azpúrua, Héctor, Campos, Mario FM,  and Macharet, Douglas G
    In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2021
  3. Conf: EANN
    Contaminated Soil Detection: A Proposal Using Machine Learning and Hyperspectral Imaging
    Duarte, Fernando H Oliveira, Resende Filho, Levi W de, Azpúrua, Hector, Santos, André Almeida,  Souza, Jefferson R and 2 more authors
    In International Conference on Engineering Applications of Neural Networks 2021
  4. Conf: LARS
    Towards a Simple Navigation Strategy for Autonomous Inspection of Ducts and Galleries
    Pereira, Guilherme, Duarte, Carolina, Marques, David,  Azpúrua, Héctor,  Pessin, Gustavo and 1 more author
    In 2021 Latin American Robotics Symposium (LARS), 2021 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR), and 2021 Workshop on Robotics in Education (WRE) 2021
  5. Conf: SBAI (Brazil)
    Exploração autônoma de ambientes planares utilizando um dispositivo robótico móvel
    Leao, Lucca, Amaral, Israel,  Azpúrua, Héctor, Rezende, Adriano,  Pessin, Gustavo and 1 more author
    In Simpósio Brasileiro de Automação Inteligente-SBAI 2021
  6. Conf: SBAI (Brazil)
    Localizaçao de Fontes de Gás Usando Aprendizagem por Reforço com Robôs Móveis na Indústria da Mineraçao
    Sathler, Maurı́cio Souza, Cid, Andre Luiz Maciel, Oliveira, Felipe G, Freitas, Gustavo M,  Pessin, Gustavo and 1 more author
    In Simpósio Brasileiro de Automação Inteligente-SBAI 2021
  7. Conf: SBAI (Brazil)
    Análise e Comparação dos Algoritmos RRT* e Dijkstra para Planejamento de Caminhos em Terrenos Acidentados
    Viana, Douglas, Amaral, Israel, Rezende, Adriano,  Azpúrua, Héctor,  Pessin, Gustavo and 1 more author
    In Simpósio Brasileiro de Automação Inteligente-SBAI 2021
  8. Conf: SBAI (Brazil)
    Comando de direção de antenas de rádio para teleoperação de robô móvel
    Araújo, Álvaro Rodrigues, Júnior, Gilmar PC, Marques, David Simon, Miranda, Victor RF,  Rezende, Adriano MC and 4 more authors
    In Simpósio Brasileiro de Automação Inteligente-SBAI 2021
  9. Conf: COBEM
    A Robotic Device for Inspecting Small Diameter Pipes
    Barros, Luiz Guilherme, Teotônio, Paulo Henrique, Delunardo Torres, Mario, Dias Domingues, Jaco,  Azpúrua, Héctor and 2 more authors
    In International Congress of Mechanical Engineering - COBEM 2021

2020

  1. Journal: JINT
    Localization using ultra wideband and IEEE 802.15. 4 radios with nonlinear bayesian filters: a comparative study
    Santos, Elerson RS, Azpurua, Hector, Rezeck, Paulo AF, Corrêa, Maurı́cio FS,  Vieira, Marcos AM and 2 more authors
    Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems 2020
  2. Journal: Sensors
    A UAV-based framework for semi-automated thermographic inspection of belt conveyors in the mining industry
    Carvalho, Regivaldo, Nascimento, Richardson, D’Angelo, Thiago, Delabrida, Saul,  GC Bianchi, Andrea and 3 more authors
    Sensors 2020
  1. Conf: CASE
    Indoor localization and navigation control strategies for a mobile robot designed to inspect confined environments
    Rezende, Adriano MC, Júnior, Gilmar PC, Fernandes, Rafael, Miranda, Victor RF,  Azpúrua, Héctor and 2 more authors
    In 2020 IEEE 16th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) 2020
  2. Conf: LARS
    Investigation of Visual Reconstruction Techniques Using Mobile Robots in Confined Environments
    Fernandes, Rafael, Rocha, Thiago Lages,  Azpúrua, Héctor, Pessin, Gustavo,  Neto, Armando Alves and 1 more author
    In 2020 Latin American Robotics Symposium (LARS), 2020 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR) and 2020 Workshop on Robotics in Education (WRE) 2020
  3. Conf: LARS
    A simulated environment for the development and validation of an inspection robot for confined spaces
    Cid, André, Nazário, Mateus, Sathler, Mauricio, Martins, Frederico,  Domingues, Jaco and 6 more authors
    In 2020 Latin American Robotics Symposium (LARS), 2020 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR) and 2020 Workshop on Robotics in Education (WRE) 2020
  4. Conf: CBA (Brazil)
    Sistema de alertas e operação assistida de um robô para a inspeção de ambientes confinados-espeleorobô
    Amaral, Israel, Fany, Carolina, Simon, David, Matos, Lucas,  Araújo, Álvaro and 5 more authors
    In Congresso Brasileiro de Automática CBA 2020
  5. Conf: CBA (Brazil)
    Investigação de técnicas lidar slam para um dispositivo robótico de inspeção de ambientes confinados
    Cruz Júnior, Gilmar Pereira, Carmo Matos, Lucas Vinicius,  Azpúrua, Héctor, Pessin, Gustavo,  Freitas, Gustavo Medeiros and 1 more author
    In Congresso Brasileiro de Automática-CBA 2020
  6. Conf: CBA (Brazil)
    Desenvolvimento de um drone autônomo para tarefas de entrega de carga
    Rocha, Thiago L, Rezende, Adriano MC, Miranda, Victor RF,  Azpúrua, Héctor,  and Freitas, Gustavo M
    In Congresso Brasileiro de Automática-CBA 2020
  7. Conf: CASE
    Deep Learning for Early Damage Detection of Tailing Pipes Joints with a Robotic Device
    Resende Filho, Levi Welington, Santos, André Almeida,  Azpúrua, Héctor, Garcia, Gabriel Carvalho,  and Pessin, Gustavo
    In 2020 IEEE 16th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) 2020

2019

  1. Journal: Field Robotics
    Cooperative digital magnetic-elevation maps by small autonomous aerial robots
    Azpúrua, Héctor, Potje, Guilherme A, Rezeck, Paulo AF, Freitas, Gustavo M,  Uzeda Garcia, Luis G and 3 more authors
    Journal of Field Robotics 2019
  1. Conf: IJCNN
    Exploiting machine learning models to avoid texting while driving
    Torres, Renato H, Ohashi, Orlando, Garcia, Gabriel, Rocha, Filipe,  Azpúrua, Héctor and 1 more author
    In 2019 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN) 2019
  2. Conf: SBAI (Brazil)
    Sistema automático para a inspeçao visual de transportadores de correia
    Santos, André A, Rocha, Filipe Augusto S,  Azpúrua, Héctor, Rocha Reis, Agnaldo J,  and Guimaraes, Frederico G
    14th Simpósio Brasileiro de Automaçao Inteligente-SBAI 2019
  3. Conf: SBAI (Brazil)
    Planejamento de caminhos para robôs móveis em ambientes acidentados
    Santos, Alexandre Souza,  Azpúrua, Héctor, Pessin, Gustavo,  and Freitas, Gustavo Medeiros
    SBAI 2019 2019
  4. Conf: SBAI (Brazil)
    Análise e Comparaçao de Mobilidade de um Robô com Locomoçao Reconfigurável
    Rocha, Filipe,  Azpúrua, Héctor, Garcia, Gabriel, Cota, Eduardo,  Costa, Ramon R and 1 more author
    SBAI 2019 2019
  5. Conf: CBA (Brazil)
    Utilizaçao do Robot Operating System (ROS) em Conjunto com o Kit Didático LEGO Mindstorms no Ensino de Robótica Móvel
    Duarte, Carolina Fany Andreoni, Amaral, Israel Filipe Silva, Dutra, Lorran Pires Venetillo, Cruz Júnior, Gilmar Pereira,  Azpúrua, Héctor and 1 more author
    SBAI-Simpósio Brasileiro de Automaçao Inteligente 2019
  6. Conf: IHC (Brazil)
    Collaborative teleoperation evaluation for drones
    Vitor, Rafael, Keller, Breno, D’Angelo, Thiago, Azpurua, Hector,  Bianchi, Andrea GC and 1 more author
    In Proceedings of the 18th Brazilian Symposium on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2019
  7. Conf: ICMLA
    Deep learning-based object detection for digital inspection in the mining industry
    D’Angelo, Thiago, Mendes, Marina, Keller, Breno, Ferreira, Rafael,  Delabrida, Saul and 3 more authors
    In 2019 18th IEEE International Conference On Machine Learning And Applications (ICMLA) 2019
  8. Conf: ICAR
    EspeleoRobô-a robotic device to inspect confined environments
    Azpurua, Hector, Rocha, Filipe, Garcia, Gabriel, Santos, Alexandre Souza,  Cota, Eduardo and 4 more authors
    In 2019 19th International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR) 2019
  9. Conf: CBA (Brazil)
    Avaliaçao de técnicas de odometria aplicadas a um dispositivo robótico móvel
    COTA, EDUARDO, ROCHA, FILIPE AUGUSTO SANTOS, AZPÚRUA, HÉCTOR,  and FREITAS, GUSTAVO MEDEIROS
    In Congresso Brasileiro de Automática-CBA 2019

2018

  1. Journal: Robotica
    Multi-robot coverage path planning using hexagonal segmentation for geophysical surveys
    Azpúrua, Héctor, Freitas, Gustavo M, Macharet, Douglas G,  and Campos, Mario FM
    Robotica 2018
  1. Conf: LARS
    Global localization of mobile robots using local position estimation in a geo tagged wireless node sensor network
    Santos, Elerson RS, Azpurua, Hector, Rezeck, Paulo AF, Corrêa, Maurıcio FS,  Freitas, Gustavo M and 1 more author
    networks 2018
  2. Conf: LARS
    An immersion enhancing robotic head-like device for teleoperation
    Rezeck, Paulo, Cadar, Felipe, Soares, Jessica, Frade, Bruna,  Pinto, Luan and 5 more authors
    In 2018 Latin American Robotic Symposium, 2018 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR) and 2018 Workshop on Robotics in Education (WRE) 2018
  3. Conf: LARS
    Framework for haptic teleoperation of a remote robotic arm device
    Rezeck, Paulo, Frade, Bruna, Soares, Jessica, Pinto, Luan,  Cadar, Felipe and 5 more authors
    In 2018 Latin American Robotic Symposium, 2018 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR) and 2018 Workshop on Robotics in Education (WRE) 2018
  4. Conf: LARS
    Teleoperation of an ABB IRB 120 robotic manipulator and BarrettHand BH8-282 using a Geomagic Touch X haptic device and ROS
    Lima, Amanda Tonel, Rocha, Filipe Augusto Santos, Torre, Marcos Paulo,  Azpúrua, Héctor,  and Freitas, Gustavo Medeiros
    In 2018 Latin American Robotic Symposium, 2018 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR) and 2018 Workshop on Robotics in Education (WRE) 2018
  5. Conf: LARS
    Path planning for mobile robots on rough terrain
    Santos, Alexandre S, Azpúrua, Héctor Ignacio Perez, Pessin, Gustavo,  and Freitas, Gustavo M
    In 2018 Latin American Robotic Symposium, 2018 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR) and 2018 Workshop on Robotics in Education (WRE) 2018

2017

  1. Journal: JIS
    Combining genetic algorithm and swarm intelligence for task allocation in a real time strategy game
    Tavares, Anderson R, Zuin, Gianlucca Lodron,  Azpúrua, Héctor,  and Chaimowicz, Luiz
    Journal on Interactive Systems 2017
  1. Conf: SBAI (Brazil)
    Metodologia para Avaliaçao de Interfaces de Teleoperação
    Fidêncio, A, Ferreira, J, Freitas, G, Monteiro, P,  Campos, F and 2 more authors
    XIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Automacao Inteligente 2017
  2. Conf: ABM (Brazil)
    Robótica na Mineraçao
    Cota, Eduardo, Torre, Marcos Paulo, Ferreira, Jhony Alan Tavares, Fidêncio, Aline Xavier,  Rodrigues, Guilherme Brito and 4 more authors
    ABM Proceedings. Editora Blucher 2017
  3. Conf: LARS
    HeRo: An open platform for robotics research and education
    Rezeck, Paulo AF, Azpurua, Hector,  and Chaimowicz, Luiz
    In 2017 Latin American Robotics Symposium (LARS) and 2017 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics (SBR) 2017

2016

  1. Journal: Sensors
    Autonomous aeromagnetic surveys using a fluxgate magnetometer
    Macharet, Douglas G, Perez-Imaz, Héctor IA, Rezeck, Paulo AF, Potje, Guilherme A,  Benyosef, Luiz CC and 4 more authors
    Sensors 2016
  1. Conf: CASE
    Multi-robot 3D coverage path planning for first responders teams
    Perez-Imaz, Hector IA, Rezeck, Paulo AF, Macharet, Douglas G,  and Campos, Mario FM
    In 2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE) 2016
  2. Conf: AAAI
    Rock, paper, starcraft: Strategy selection in real-time strategy games
    Tavares, Anderson, Azpurua, Hector, Santos, Amanda,  and Chaimowicz, Luiz
    In Twelfth Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment Conference 2016

2014

    1. Conf: SBGAMES (Brazil)
      Evolving swarm intelligence for task allocation in a real time strategy game
      Tavares, Anderson R, Azpúrua, Hector,  and Chaimowicz, Luiz
      In 2014 Brazilian Symposium on Computer Games and Digital Entertainment 2014