FCT R&D Projects

1. OCHERA – “Optimal Control: Health, Energy and Robotics Applications”, PTDC/EEI-AUT/ 1450/ 2012, 2013-2015, http://paginas.fe.up.pt/~faf/ProjectFCT2012/.
2. DAEDALUS-Design, implementation and flight testing of advanced control and coordination techniques for unmanned aircraft, PTDC/EEA-ELC/122203/2010, 2012-2014, www.fe.up.pt/ ~plopes/daedalus.
3. PERSISTE - Modeling and Control of Networked Vehicle Systems in Persistent Autonomous Operations, PTDC/EEA-CRO/104901/2008, 2010-2013, www.fe.up.pt/~plopes/persiste, (coordinator).
4. Optimal Control for Constrained Hybrid Systems, Ref. PTDC/EEA-CRO/116014/2009, 2010-2013, www.fe.up.pt/~faf/ProjectFCT2009.
5. NETVehicle - Formal framework for the systematic design and deployment of networked vehicle and sensor systems in novel applications with strong societal impact, POSI, Ref. PTDC/EEA-ACR/75242/2006, 2008-2012, https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/pt/PROJECTOS_ GERAL. MOSTRA_PROJECTO?P_ID=63624 (coordinator).
6. AMBIENTE - Development of a Coordinated Cooperative Control Framework for Distributed Production in a Market Environment, PTDC/EEA-ENE/73829/2006, 2007-2010.
7. MUV – Integrated Navigation and Control of Multiple Underwater Vehicles, FCT, POSI, POSI/SRI/47351/2002, 2004-2006.
8. Constrained Optimal Control and Applications, POSC/EEA-SRI/61831/2004, 2005-2008, http:// www.fe.up.pt/si_uk/projectos_geral.mostra_projecto?P_ID=973.
9. CorDyAL - On the Control and Coordination of Dynamic Systems Under Analytical and Logical Constraints, POSI, POSI/34654/SRI/2000, 2000-2003, (coordinator).
10. COSH – Control and Optimization of Hybrid Systems, Praxis XXI, PRAXIS/3/3.1/CEG/2502/95, 1998-2001, (coordinator).
11. Metodologies of Autonomous Robotics for Multi-disciplinary Applications: Industrial Production, Ocean Sciences, Environment, Bio-Engineering, and Defense, Praxis XXI, PRAXIS/3/3.1/TPR/23/94), 1996-1999, (FEUP team coordinator).
12. Control and Optimization, Program PRAXIS XXI, 1996-1999, (coordinator).
13. Definition of Missions for the Environment Monitoring of the Portuguese Coast by Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, DGA-Direcção Geral do Ambiente, PEAM/P/TAI/254/93, 1996-1999, (FEUP team coordinator).
14. Differential Optimization, Praxis XXI, PBIC/C/CEN/1087/92, 1993-1995, (coordinator).
15. DELFOS, Production Planning and Control based in Fuzzy Logic, JNICT, 1993-1994, (FEUP team coordinator).
16. Hierarchic Control of Manufacturing Systems, JNICT, PBIC/TRP/1164/92), 1992-1995, (coordinator).
17. Control and Optimization, JNICT, contract nº 87.430, 1988-1991, (coordinator).