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Supervision of MSc Dissertations
         
Supervision of MSc Students with the Thesis Completed
(2nd cycle of Bologna studies)

[MSc60] Santos P., “ADCS Design for a Sounding Rocket with Thrust Vectoring,”
December 2022, student of MEAer, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

[MSc59] Silvestre J.P., ‘‘GNC Systems for CubeSats - Design, Synthesis and Validation”
November 2022, student of MEEC, 20/20 points. PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira        Supervisor: Pedro Casau

[MSc58] Ramalho P., “Development of a Mechatronic Pantograph for Improvement of the Interaction with Railway Catenaries,”
September 2022, student of MEAer, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Professor Jorge Ambrósio    Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

[MSc57] Lima G. P., “CubeSat Active Mass Compensation with Laboratory Air-Bearing Based Validation,”
June 2022, student of MEAer, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira        Supervisor: Professor Afzal Suleman


[MSc56] Veiga A., “Detection of Unmanned Air Systems Using Multi-Camera Architectures,”
November 2021, student of MEAer, 17/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Professor Afzal Suleman        Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

[MSc55] Ferreira D., “Nonlinear Control of Multi-Quadrotor Flight Formations,”
November 2021, student of MEAer, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Professor Afzal Suleman        Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

[MSc54] Duarte L., “Torque Vectoring for Race Cars,”
December 2021, student of MEMec, 15/20 valores. PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

[MSc53] Costa H., “Coordinated Path-Following for Multi-Agent Fixed-Wing Aircraft,”
November 2021, student of MEAer, 20/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Professor Afzal Suleman        Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

[MSc52] Alves B., “A conceptual design and evaluation framework for ADCS for CubeSats,”
November 2021, student of MEAer, x/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Professor Afzal Suleman        Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira


[MSc51] Ribeiro B., “Development of an Air-Bearing-Based Satellite Attitude Simulator and Testing of an ADCS Solution”

February 2021, student of MEAer, 18/20 points, PDF File, Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira


[MSc50] Cortez B., “Reinforcement Learning for Robust Missile Autopilot Design,”

January 2021, student of MEAer, 19/20 points, PDF File, Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira    Supervisor: Prof. Pedro Batista

 

[MSc49] Oliveira A., “GNSS-based Attitude Estimation using Single Baseline”

January 2021, student of MEAer, 20/20 points, PDF File, Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira    Supervisor: Prof. Pedro Batista

 

[MSc48] Bernardino J., “Point Cloud Registration with Applications in Distributed SLAM”

January 2021, student of MEAer, 20/20 points, PDF File, Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira    Supervisor: Prof. Pedro Batista

 

[MSc47] Castro J., “A Framework for Mobile Robots Localization and Mapping”
May 2020, student of MEMec, 16/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira            Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

[MSc46] Marques H., “Attitude Determination for the NANOSTAR Project”
November 2019, student of MEAer, 18/20 points, PDF File, Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

[MSc45] Azevedo F., “Automatic Grasping System for Multi-drone Parcel Delivery”
July 2019, student of MEMec, 19/20 points, PDF File, Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira            Supervisor: Prof. Bruno Guerreiro

 

[MSc44] Neves D., “Navigation and Control Systems for the IST-Sat”
July 2019, student of MEAer, 17/20 points, PDF File, Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira            Supervisor: Prof. Rui Rocha


[MSc43] Afonso, J., “Arquitectura distribuída para integração sensorial em robôs móveis”
June 2019, student of MEAer, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira            Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

 

[MSc42] Martins L., “Linear and Nonlinear Control of UAVs: Design and Experimental Validation”
June 2019, student of MEMec, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

 

[MSc41] Madeiras J., “Inertial and Vision Sensors Fusion for Navigation of UAVs”
June 2019, student of MEMec, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira            Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

 

[MSc39] Santos P., “Deteção Automática de Defeitos em Superfícies Especulares com um Sistema de Visão e Luz Estruturada”
June 2019, student of MEMec, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira            Supervisor: Doutor César Silva

 

[MSc38] Valentim T., “Target Tracking Formation Control of Multirotor Vehicles”
June 2019, student of MEAer, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira            Supervisor: Profª. Rita Cunha

 

[MSc37] Bacelar T., “Cooperative Transportation of Loads with UAVs”
June 2019, student of MEMec, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.
Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

[MSc36] Outeiro P., “Control and Estimation Methods for Unknown Load Transportation with Quadrotors”

July 2018, student of MEMec, 20/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

[MSc35] Antunes A., “Sideslip Estimation of Formula Student Prototype”

November 2017, student of MEMec, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

 

[MSc34] Pereira T., “Control Development for a Darrieus Prototype Integrated in a SmartGrid for Urban Context”

June 2017, student of MEMec, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

Supervisor: Prof. Rui Melício

 

[MSc33] Silva D., “Trajectory Optimization using model scale cars”

June 2017, student of MEMec, 17/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

 

[MSc32] Antunes J., “Torque Vectoring for a Formula Student Prototype”

June 2017, student of MEMec, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

 

[MSc31] Silvério J., “Reconhecimento e estimação de trajetórias de obstáculos em condução de veículos à escala”

June 2017, student of MEMec, 14/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

 

[MSc30] Henriques A., “Mobile Manipulator Control”

June 2017, student of MEMec, 14/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

 

[MSc29] Martins, N., “Integration of RC Vehicles in a Robotic Arena”

November 2016, student of MEMec, 14/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira      Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[MSc28] Vasconcelos, R., “CPG and Tegotae-based Locomotion Control of Quadrupedal Modular Robots”

November 2016, student of MEMec, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira      Co-supervisor: Prof. Auke Ijspeert

 

[MSc27] Monteiro, D., “Fault Detection and Isolation for Linear Dynamical Systems”
November 2015, student of Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (MEAer) 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisors: Profs. Carlos Silvestre and Doctor Paulo Rosa

 

[MSc26] Apel, M., ‘‘Deteção e Seguimento de Animais Marinhos Marcados” (in Portuguese)
March 2015, student of MEEC, 16/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre

 

[MSc25] Santos A., ‘‘Attitude Control for a Group of Space Vehicles”

October 2014, student of MEAer, 17/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[MSc24] Eleutério A., ‘‘2D Position System for a Mobile Robot in Unstructured Environments”

July 2014, student of Licenciatura em Ciências da Engenharia Eletrotécnica, e Computadores da Faculdade Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova Lisbon, PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira       Co-supervisor: Prof. Fernando Coito

 

[MSc23] Ferro J., ‘‘Design and Simulation of an ABS Control Scheme for a Formula Student Prototype”

May 2014, student of MEMec, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Prof. João M. Sousa

 

[MSc22] Carvalho N., ‘‘Nonlinear Marine Animals Tracking System from Multiple USBL/INS Units”

November 2013, student of MEAer, 16/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Pedro Batista      Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[MSc21] Barbosa J., ‘‘Design and Validation of a Localisation and Control System for a Nonholonomic Vehicle”

November 2013, student of MEAer, 17/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira

 

[MSc20] Reis J., ‘‘Advanced Signal Processing Aiding Techniques for Inertial Navigation Systems”

November 2013, student of MEAer, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira       Co-supervisor: Prof. Pedro Batista

 

[MSc19] Rodrigues J., ‘‘Localização Indoor de um Robot Móvel Usando Imagem de Profundidade do Teto” (in Portuguese)

November 2013, student of MEMec, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Cardeira      Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira


[MSc18] Ribeiro M., ‘‘Development of a Portable Underwater Tool to Track Marine Animals”

November 2013, student of MEAer, 16/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[MSc17] Almeida I., ‘‘Real-time Control of Plasma Instabilities”

November 2013, student of MEFT, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Doutor Nuno Loureiro

 

[MSc16] Lourenço P., ‘‘Analysis, Design, and Implementation of an Integrated Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Algorithm”

November 2012, student of MEAer, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisors: Profs. Carlos Silvestre and Pedro Batista


[MSc15] Roldão V., ‘‘Formation Control of Autonomous Air Vehicles”

November 2012, srudent of MEAer, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre Co-sup: Prof. Rita Cunha and Paulo Oliveira 

[MSc14] Deus G., ‘‘Automação de um Sistema Respirometria” (in Portuguese)

June 2012, student of MEEC, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Prof. Filipa Ferreira


[MSc13] Coias J., ‘‘Navegação Descentralizada de Formações de Aeronaves com Redes Telecomunicações”(in Portuguese)

June 2012, aluno MEAer, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Prof. José Sanguino

 

[MSc12] Silva A., ‘‘Vision Based Pose Computation from Landmarks: an application to Quadrotors”

October 2011, student of MEEC, 18/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Carlos Silvestre Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira


[MSc11] Santos P., ‘‘Sensor Based Control of a Quadrotor”

October 2011, student of MEEC, 16/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Carlos Silvestre Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[MSc10] Viegas D., ‘‘Sistemas de Navegação para Formações Auxiliada por Sensores Locais” (in Portuguese)

November 2010, student of MEEC, 19/20 points, PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre

 

[MSc09] Picão Oliveira J., ‘‘Desenvolvimento de um Sistema Posicionamento Acústico USBL e Validação com Testes Mar” (in Portuguese)

November 2009, student of MEEC, 17/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre


[MSc08] Gaspar T., ‘‘Sistemas de Seguimento Para Aplicações no Interior” (in Portuguese)

October 2008, student of MEEC, 19/20 points, PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira


[MSc07] Sousa R., ‘‘Sistemas de Seguimento Avançados para Veículos Submarinos” (in Portuguese)

October 2008, student of MEEC, 18/20 points. PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira


[MSc06] Gomes L., ‘‘Signal Processing Technique for Integrated Navigational Systems,”

October 2008, student of MEEC, 19/20 points. PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 
[MSc05] Brás S., ‘‘Pose Observers for Unmanned Air Vehicles”

October 2008, student of MEEC, 20/20 points. PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira


[MSc04] Gomes J., ‘‘An Overview on Target Tracking Using Multiple Model Methods”

October 2008, student of MEEC, 19/20 points. PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre


[MSc03] Chan Chun-Ning (Johnny), ‘‘Advanced NAVSTAR-GPS Positioning Techniques for UAVs”

May 2008, Master of Engineering, Imperial College of London (ICL), PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor (ICL): Prof. Paul Goulart

 
[MSc02] Valverde P., ‘‘Sistema de Seguimento de Veículo Submarino por Fusão INS/USBL” (in Portuguese)

October 2007, student of MEEC, 19/20 points. PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre

 

[MSc01] Valverde N., ‘‘Navegação Local/INS para Formações de Veículos Autónomos” (in Portuguese)

October 2007, student of MEEC, 17/20 points. PDF File. Summary PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira







Supervision of Final Course Works (pré-Bologna)

A list of the supervised or co-supervised Final Course Works of students from the Licenciatura in Electrical and Computer Engineering (5 years degree), at Instituto Superior Técnico. Other Engineering degrees are identified whenever applicable. All in Portuguese.

[TFC27] Gomes A. and Mendes R., ‘‘Técnicas Avançadas para Posicionamento Global, baseadas em GPS”

November 2006, 18/20 points, PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira     Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre        

 

[TFC26] Eufrásio J., ‘‘Simulador Distribuído de Aeronave e Instrumentação, para Validação de Sistemas de Navegação, Controlo e Condução em Ambiente MATLAB,” student of Licenciatura em Engenharia Aeroespacial do IST.

November 2005, 16/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira    

 

[TFC25] Morgado M., ‘‘Sistema de Navegação Inercial com Ajuda USBL”

September 2005, 19/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira  Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre   

 

[TFC24] Batista P., ‘‘Sistema de Controlo Baseado na Informação Direta dos Sensores Acústicos”

September 2005, 20/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre      Co-supervisor:     Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC23] Basso P. and Santos T., ‘‘Sistema de Atitude e Posicionamento Redundante, Baseado em GPS”

February 2005, 14/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC22] Gil D., ‘‘Sistema de Aviso de Terreno (Terrain Awareness and Warning System) – TAWS,” aluno da Licenciatura em Engenharia Aeroespacial do IST.

October 2004, 17/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. António Pascoal      Co-supervisor:     Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC21] Cardeira B. and Baltazar F., ‘‘Arquiteturas para Sistemas de Navegação INS/GPS com Aplicação a um Helicóptero Autónomo”

February 2004, 19/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira              Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre        

 

[TFC20] Dias P., ‘‘Arquiteturas para Sistemas de Navegação INS/Laser Range Finder com Aplicação a um Helicóptero Autónomo”

February 2004, 19/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre      Co-supervisor:      Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC19] Ribeiro H. and Elvas R., ‘‘Supervisão de Sistemas de Automação com Aplicação a uma Célula Fabricação Flexível”

February 2004, 19/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira              Co-supervisor:      Prof. João Sentieiro

 

[TFC18] Calvário J. and Vasconcelos J. F., ‘‘Estratégias de Fusão Sensorial para Sistemas de Navegação com Aplicação a Helicópteros Autónomos”

October 2003, 20/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre      Co-supervisor:      Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC17] Morgado R. and Costa T, ‘‘Implementação da Instrumentação de um Helicóptero Autónomo”

December 2002, 12/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre      Co-supervisor:      Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC16] Martins R. and Sousa L., ‘‘Sistema de Informação Geográfica para Aplicações Robóticas Oceanográficas,” alunos da LEIC.

September 2002, 15/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira              Co-supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre

 

[TFC15] Carvalho P., ‘‘Localização emorientação baseadas em GPS”

June 2002, 15/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Paulo Oliveira              Co-supervisor: Prof. António Pascoal

 

[TFC14] Simões R., ‘‘Estudo e implementação de um Sistema Atitude AHRS,” aluno da Licenciatura em Engenharia Aeroespacial do IST.

June 2002, 17/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. António Pascoal      Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC13] Pires A. and Ferraz N., ‘‘Sistema de navegação para helicóptero autónomo por integração INS/GPS”

February 2002, 20/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. Carlos Silvestre      Co-supervisor:     Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC12] Trabuco J. and Tavares R., ‘‘Desenvolvimento de um Sistema de Navegação para um Veículo Submarino Autónomo”

November 2000, 16/20 points, PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. António Pascoal      Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC10] Brandão A., Pazos D., and Almeida L., ‘‘Processamento de Dados de um Recetor GPS”

September 2000, 15/20 points, PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. António Pascoal      Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC09] Almeida J. and Borges M., ‘‘Desenvolvimento de um Sistema Genérico de Geração de Consolas de Comando e Monitorização para Robótica Oceanográfica,” alunos da LEIC.

September 2000, 17/20 points. PDF File.

Supervisor: Prof. António Pascoal      Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC08] Lopes J. and Batista P., ‘‘Sistema de Triangulação e Navegação para um AUV baseado em transponders”

maio 1999, 16/20 points.

Supervisor: Prof. António Pascoal      Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC07] Aleixo A., João P., and Cruz R., ‘‘Simulação do comportamento de um veículo automóvel em autoestrada”

September 1992, 18/20 points.

Supervisor: Prof. João Sentieiro        Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC06] Fontes F., Cardoso F., and Pais C., ‘‘Aplicação da visão e do controlo difuso à condução de um veículo autónomo”

September 1991, 20/20 points.

Supervisor: Prof. Maria Isabel Ribeiro                  Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC05] Costa A., ‘‘Síntese Controladores Difusos com Algoritmos Genéticos”

September 1991, 19/20 points.

Supervisor: Prof. João Sentieiro        Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC04] Marques A., ‘‘Síntese de Controladores Clássicos com Algoritmos Genéticos”

September 1991, 19/20 points.

Supervisor: Prof. João Sentieiro        Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC03] Condesso C. and Silva J., ‘‘Controlo Linguístico Difuso de um motor DC”

October 1990, 14/20 points.

Supervisor: Prof. João Sentieiro        Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC02] Poupa C. and Pereira A., ‘‘Aplicações a Controlo de Inteligência Artificial”

September 1990, 15/20 points.

Supervisor: Prof. João Sentieiro        Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira

 

[TFC01] Melro S. and Goncalves V., ‘‘Fresagem de peças em máquinas CNC”

May 1989, 17/20 points.

Supervisor: Prof. João Sentieiro        Co-supervisor: Paulo Oliveira