The proposal will develop a platform for data analysis and visualization that will allow managers, agents, and other partners involved in the Mãe Coruja Pernambucana Program (PMCP) to extract strategic information. The focus will be on the implementation of public policies, considering the high gestational risk and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), from the use of the existing database in the PMCP. See More…
This research proposes solutions for the integration, through the Internet of Things (IoT), of different robotic applications in the industrial context, services and domestic consumption. Examples of integrated scenarios includes social robots in cooperation with industrial robots to perform handling tasks, social robots integrated with mobile applications for service provision, intelligent toys integrated with social robots in the educational context, and wearable devices integrated with virtual robots and online services. Specifically, to enable the integration of these IoT scenarios, a series of development tools will be defined, acting in the planning, implementation and evaluation phases of robotic applications – either services or products.
This project is being developed within the framework of international cooperation between the Federal University of Pernambuco and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
The integration of social robots into the ToyUI framework is an alternative to motivate the user during Human-Computer Interaction. In this context, the MiMi robot was developed to be a low-cost social robot, idealized and manufactured in Brazil. One of the lines of research and objective of this project is the use of the ToyUI framework and the tools developed (Iot4Fun and MiMi) for teaching disciplines in the areas of Science, Technologies, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
This project aims to apply computer vision to estimate in real-time the curvature of flexible ducts during Direct Vertical Connection (CVD) operations, in which the structure of the coupling module can be severely damaged if the curvature violates the manufacturer’s operation specification.
The main objective of autonomous mobile manipulation is to perform complex manipulation tasks in unstructured environments in which interaction with human beings may be necessary. Challenges include the ability to generalize solutions to new tasks and situations, to operate in high-dimensional state spaces, to deal with uncertainties in monitoring and action, and to integrate perception, planning, and control. Developing a robotic system for autonomous mobile manipulation involves multidisciplinary knowledge, particularly in this project, involving perception, computing, control, and computational intelligence.
This project aims to carry out an automatic inspection of the outer cover of flexible ducts. The inspection of the outer cover is motivated by the fact that the vast majority of damage to pipelines occurs in the installation phase, making the adoption of initiatives to mitigate such problems a competitive advantage for the installer. Since the integrity of the flexible pipeline is the responsibility of the installer, an efficient inspection system on its loading is of great importance, considering that this inspection allows the installer to exhaust the responsibility for the damage already existing in the pipeline before it is loaded.
This project aims to develop a tool that helps engineers to perform overhead contact line calculations to optimize the routine workflow. During the preparation of the executive procedure for a pull-in operation, several overhead contact line curve calculations are performed. Such calculations seek to gather information such as the distance between the platform and PLSV, the number of lines that must be abandoned or the traction to which the line will be subjected. In general, these calculations are performed for various moments of the operation, such as the connection between we bring or when the line touches the ground. As these calculations are done repetitively and without considering line properties such as axial deformation and we bring different weights, it is desirable that this task be automated totally or partially.
This Tritons version 2.0 project includes some features of it’s 1.0 version. Among them we can mention: Integration with dynamic analysis of OrcaFlex; Optimization of CCF using algorithms for discrete space; Support for dead weights; Static analysis of the case contact with the ground; Improvements in the export configuration screen…
This project proposes the development of software to automate the task of determining CCF in a first-end CVD. The software user must enter the necessary data to create a physical model of the operation equipment, as well as it is provided for the physical simulation tools currently used. As a result, the software should inform the best float set settings calculated according to the variables mentioned above. To calculate the best configurations, optimization algorithms specialized in this type of problem will be applied.
The objective of this project is to develop a computer vision system to monitor the position of the line to its corresponding tensioner caterpillar. Through one or more cameras and/or a laser it is possible to determine the 3D position of the medial axis of the line to the center of the tensioner. This information will be calculated and displayed in real-time in the Operations Room through a tool composed of software/hardware. The tool will also keep the history of this positioning over time and alerts can be customized.