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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Autonomic Computing Towards Resource Management in Embedded Mobile Robots.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Maidana, R.; Salton, A.; and Amory, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n In
Latin American Robotics Symposium (LARS), pages 192-197, 2019. \n
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@inproceedings{maidana2019autonomic,\r\nauthor={Renan Maidana and Aur{\\'e}lio Salton and Alexandre Amory},\r\nbooktitle={Latin American Robotics Symposium (LARS)}, \r\ntitle={Autonomic Computing Towards Resource Management in Embedded Mobile Robots}, \r\nyear={2019},\r\npages={192-197},\r\nkeywords = {robotics, lsa, pucrs}\r\n}\r\n\r\n
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International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR), pages 604–609, 2019. \n
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@inproceedings{maidana2019outdoor,\r\n title={Outdoor Localization System with Augmented State Extended Kalman Filter and Radio-Frequency Received Signal Strength},\r\n author={Renan Maidana and Alexandre Amory and Aur{\\'e}lio Salton},\r\n booktitle={International Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR)},\r\n pages={604--609},\r\n year={2019},\r\n keywords = {robotics, lsa, pucrs} \r\n}\r\n\r\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Integrating an MPSoC to a Robotics Environment.\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Domingues, A. R.; Jurak, D. A; Sergio Filho, J; and Amory, A. d. M\n\n\n \n\n\n\n In
Latin American Robotics Symposium (LARS), pages 204–209, 2019. \n
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@inproceedings{domingues2019integrating,\r\n title={Integrating an MPSoC to a Robotics Environment},\r\n author={Domingues, Anderson RP and Jurak, Darlan A and Sergio Filho, J and Amory, Alexandre de M},\r\n booktitle={Latin American Robotics Symposium (LARS)},\r\n pages={204--209},\r\n year={2019},\r\n keywords = {robotics, mpsoc, lsa, pucrs}\r\n}\r\n\r\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Unmanned Surface Vehicle Simulator with Realistic Environmental Disturbances.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Paravisi, M.; H. Santos, D.; Jorge, V.; Heck, G.; Gonçalves, L. M.; and Amory, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Sensors, 19(5). 2019.\n
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@Article{s19051068,\r\nAUTHOR = {Paravisi, Marcelo and H. Santos, Davi and Jorge, Vitor and Heck, Guilherme and Gonçalves, Luiz Marcos and Alexandre Amory},\r\nTITLE = {Unmanned Surface Vehicle Simulator with Realistic Environmental Disturbances},\r\nJOURNAL = {Sensors},\r\nVOLUME = {19},\r\nYEAR = {2019},\r\nNUMBER = {5},\r\nARTICLE-NUMBER = {1068},\r\nURL = {http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/5/1068},\r\nISSN = {1424-8220},\r\nABSTRACT = {The use of robotics in disaster scenarios has become a reality. However, an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) needs a robust navigation strategy to face unpredictable environmental forces such as waves, wind, and water current. A starting step toward this goal is to have a programming environment with realistic USV models where designers can assess their control strategies under different degrees of environmental disturbances. This paper presents a simulation environment integrated with robotic middleware which models the forces that act on a USV in a disaster scenario. Results show that these environmental forces affect the USV’s trajectories negatively, indicating the need for more research on USV control strategies considering harsh environmental conditions. Evaluation scenarios were presented to highlight specific features of the simulator, including a bridge inspection scenario with fast water current and winds.},\r\nkeywords={robotics, lsa, pucrs},\r\nDOI = {10.3390/s19051068}\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\n The use of robotics in disaster scenarios has become a reality. However, an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) needs a robust navigation strategy to face unpredictable environmental forces such as waves, wind, and water current. A starting step toward this goal is to have a programming environment with realistic USV models where designers can assess their control strategies under different degrees of environmental disturbances. This paper presents a simulation environment integrated with robotic middleware which models the forces that act on a USV in a disaster scenario. Results show that these environmental forces affect the USV’s trajectories negatively, indicating the need for more research on USV control strategies considering harsh environmental conditions. Evaluation scenarios were presented to highlight specific features of the simulator, including a bridge inspection scenario with fast water current and winds.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n A Survey on Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Disaster Robotics: Main Challenges and Directions.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Jorge, V.; Granada, R.; Maidana, R.; Jurak, D. A.; Heck, G.; Negreiros, A. P. F.; dos Santos, D. H.; Gonçalves, L. M. G.; and Amory, A.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
Sensors, 19(3). 2019.\n
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@Article{s19030702,\r\nAUTHOR = {Jorge, Vitor and Granada, Roger and Maidana, Renan and Jurak, Darlan A. and Heck, Guilherme and Negreiros, Alvaro P. F. and dos Santos, Davi H. and Gonçalves, Luiz M. G. and Alexandre Amory},\r\nTITLE = {A Survey on Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Disaster Robotics: Main Challenges and Directions},\r\nJOURNAL = {Sensors},\r\nVOLUME = {19},\r\nYEAR = {2019},\r\nNUMBER = {3},\r\nARTICLE-NUMBER = {702},\r\nURL = {http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/19/3/702},\r\nISSN = {1424-8220},\r\nABSTRACT = {Disaster robotics has become a research area in its own right, with several reported cases of successful robot deployment in actual disaster scenarios. Most of these disaster deployments use aerial, ground, or underwater robotic platforms. However, the research involving autonomous boats or Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) for Disaster Management (DM) is currently spread across several publications, with varying degrees of depth, and focusing on more than one unmanned vehicle—usually under the umbrella of Unmanned Marine Vessels (UMV). Therefore, the current importance of USVs for the DM process in its different phases is not clear. This paper presents the first comprehensive survey about the applications and roles of USVs for DM, as far as we know. This work demonstrates that there are few current deployments in disaster scenarios, with most of the research in the area focusing on the technological aspects of USV hardware and software, such as Guidance Navigation and Control, and not focusing on their actual importance for DM. Finally, to guide future research, this paper also summarizes our own contributions, the lessons learned, guidelines, and research gaps.},\r\nkeywords={robotics, lsa, pucrs},\r\nDOI = {10.3390/s19030702}\r\n}\r\n\r\n
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\n Disaster robotics has become a research area in its own right, with several reported cases of successful robot deployment in actual disaster scenarios. Most of these disaster deployments use aerial, ground, or underwater robotic platforms. However, the research involving autonomous boats or Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) for Disaster Management (DM) is currently spread across several publications, with varying degrees of depth, and focusing on more than one unmanned vehicle—usually under the umbrella of Unmanned Marine Vessels (UMV). Therefore, the current importance of USVs for the DM process in its different phases is not clear. This paper presents the first comprehensive survey about the applications and roles of USVs for DM, as far as we know. This work demonstrates that there are few current deployments in disaster scenarios, with most of the research in the area focusing on the technological aspects of USV hardware and software, such as Guidance Navigation and Control, and not focusing on their actual importance for DM. Finally, to guide future research, this paper also summarizes our own contributions, the lessons learned, guidelines, and research gaps.\n
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\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n RPAS IN THE SUPPORT FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY EDUCATION: CASES IN TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING AND DOCUMENTATION OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS.\n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n Reiss, M. L. L.; Mendes, T. S. G.; Andrade, M. R. M.; Amory, A. M.; de Lara, R.; and Souza, S. F.\n\n\n \n\n\n\n
ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-2/W13: 567–574. 2019.\n
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@Article{isprs-archives-XLII-2-W13-567-2019,\r\nAUTHOR = {Reiss, M. L. L. and Mendes, T. S. G. and Andrade, M. R. M. and Amory, A. M. and de Lara, R. and Souza, S. F.},\r\nTITLE = {RPAS IN THE SUPPORT FOR PHOTOGRAMMETRY EDUCATION: CASES IN TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING AND DOCUMENTATION OF HISTORICAL MONUMENTS},\r\nJOURNAL = {ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences},\r\nVOLUME = {XLII-2/W13},\r\nYEAR = {2019},\r\nPAGES = {567--574},\r\nURL = {https://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XLII-2-W13/567/2019/},\r\nDOI = {10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W13-567-2019},\r\nkeywords = {lafoto, ufrgs}\r\n}\r\n\r\n
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