Scientific Outputs

2022

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2021

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2020

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2019

M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Bearee, Robot dynamics: A recursive algorithm for efficient calculation of Christoffel symbols, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier, Volume 142, December 2019, Article 103589, DOI 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2019.103589 [www]

M. Simão, P. Neto, O. Gibaru, EMG-based online classification of gestures with recurrent neural networks, Pattern Recognition Letters, Elsevier, Vol. 128, pp. 45–51, DOI 10.1016/j.patrec.2019.07.021, 2019 [www]

M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Bearee, On-line collision avoidance for collaborative robot manipulators by adjusting off-line generated paths: an industrial use case, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Elsevier, Vol. 119, pp. 278–288, DOI 10.1016/j.robot.2019.07.013, 2019 [www]

M. Simão, P. Neto, O. Gibaru, Improving Novelty Detection with Generative Adversarial Networks on Hand Gesture Data, Neurocomputing, Elsevier, Vol. 358, pp. 437–445, DOI 10.1016/j.neucom.2019.05.064, 2019 [www]

M. Simão, N. Mendes, O. Gibaru, P. Neto, A Review on Electromyography Decoding and Pattern Recognition for Human-Machine Interaction, IEEE Access, IEEE, Vol. 7, pp. 39564–39582, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2906584, 2019 [www] [pdf]

M. Safeea, P. Neto, Minimum distance calculation using laser scanner and IMUs for safe human-robot interaction, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Elsevier, Vol. 58, pp. 33-42, DOI 10.1016/j.rcim.2019.01.008, 2019 [www]

M. Safeea, P. Neto, Richard Bearee, Efficient Calculation of Minimum Distance Between Capsules and its use in Robotics, IEEE Access, IEEE, Vol. 7, pp. 5368 - 5373, DOI 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2889311, 2019 [www] [pdf]

M. A. Simão, O. Gibaru, P. Neto, Online Recognition of Incomplete Gesture Data to Interface Collaborative Robots, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE, Vol. 66, Nº 12, pp. 9372-9382, DOI 10.1109/TIE.2019.2891449, 2019 [www] [pdf]

M. Safeea, P. Neto, KUKA Sunrise Toolbox: Interfacing Collaborative Robots with MATLAB, Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE, Vol. 26, pp. 91-96, DOI 10.1109/MRA.2018.2877776, 2019 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, M. Simão, N. Mendes, M. Safeea, Gesture-based human-robot interaction for human assistance in manufacturing, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer, Vol. 101, pp. 119–135, DOI 10.1007/s00170-018-2788-x, 2019 [www] [pdf]

N. Mendes, M. Simão, P. Neto, Segmentation of electromyography signals for pattern recognition, IECON 2019 – 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2019, Pages 732-737, DOI 10.1109/IECON.2019.8927221 [www] [pdf]

M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Béarée, Precise hand-guiding of redundant manipulators with null space control for in-contact obstacle navigation, IECON 2019 – 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2019, Pages 693-698, DOI 10.1109/IECON.2019.8927766 [www] [pdf]

J. R. Silva, M. Simão, N. Mendes, P. Neto, Navigation and obstacle avoidance: a case study using Pepper robot, IECON 2019 – 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2019, Pages 5263-5268, DOI 10.1109/IECON.2019.8927009 [www] [pdf]

M. Babcinschi, B. Freire, P. Neto, L. Ferreira, B. Señaris, F. Vidal, AutomationML for Data Exchange in the Robotic Process of Metal Additive Manufacturing, 2019 24th IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Zaragoza, Spain, September 2019, Pages 65-70, DOI 10.1109/ETFA.2019.8869079 [www] [pdf]

M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Béarée, A Geometric Dynamics Algorithm for Serially Linked Robots, Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems. TAROS 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer Nature, Volume 11649, June 2019, Pages 425-435, DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-23807-0_35 [www]

M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Béarée, The Third hand, Cobots Assisted Precise Assembly, Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems. TAROS 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, Cham Nature, Volume 11650, July 2019, Pages 454-457, DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-25332-5_39 [www]

M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Béarée, A Quest Towards Safe Human Robot Collaboration, Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems. TAROS 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, Cham Nature, Volume 11650, July 2019, Pages 493-495, DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-25332-5_48 [www]

2018

A. Brás, P. Neto, Unsupervised Feature Extraction from RGB-D Data for Object Classification: a Case Study on the YCB Object and Model Set, IECON 2018 – 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Washington DC, USA, October 2018, Pages 3673-3678, DOI 10.1109/IECON.2018.8591500 [www] [pdf]

M. Safeea, R. Bearee, P. Neto, Reducing the Computational Complexity of Mass-Matrix Calculation for High DOF Robots, 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Madrid, Spain, October 2018, Pages 5614-5619, DOI 10.1109/IROS.2018.8593775 [www] [pdf]

N. Mendes, M. Safeea, P. Neto, Flexible programming and orchestration of collaborative robotic manufacturing systems, 2018 IEEE 16th International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), Porto, Portugal, July 2018, Pages 913-918, DOI 10.1109/INDIN.2018.8472058 [www] [pdf]

A. Brás, M. Simão, P. Neto, Gesture Recognition from Skeleton Data for Intuitive Human-Machine Interaction, TE2018: The 25th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, IOSpress, Volume 7, July 2018, Pages 271-280, DOI 10.3233/978-1-61499-898-3-271 [www]

M. Safeea, P. Neto, Human-Robot Collision Avoidance for Industrial Robots: A V-REP Based Solution, TE2018: The 25th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering, IOSpress, Volume 7, July 2018, Pages 301-309, DOI 10.3233/978-1-61499-898-3-301 [www]

J. Saenz, N. Elkmann, O. Gibaru, P. Neto, Survey of methods for design of collaborative robotics applications - Why safety is a barrier to more widespread robotics uptake, 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, ICMRE 2017, pp. 95-101, Paris, France, 2018 [www] [pdf]

2017

M. Safeea, R. Bearee, P. Neto, End-effector precise hand-guiding for collaborative robots, Iberian Robotics Conference, ROBOT'2017, Seville, Spain, 2017 [www]

M. A. Simão, P. Neto, O. Gibaru, Unsupervised Gesture Segmentation by Motion Detection of a Real-Time Data Stream, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE, Vol. 13, Issue: 2, pp. 473-481, 2017 [www] [pdf]

M. A. Simão, P. Neto, O. Gibaru, Using data dimensionality reduction for recognition of incomplete dynamic gestures, Pattern Recognition Letters, Elsevier, Vol. 99, pp. 32-38, DOI 10.1016/j.patrec.2017.01.003, 2017 [www]

M. Tavakoli, A. Sayuk, J. Lourenço, P. Neto, Anthropomorphic finger for grasping applications: 3D printed endoskeleton in a soft skin, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer, Vol. 91, pp. 2607-2620, DOI 10.1007/s00170-016-9971-8, 2017 [www] [pdf]

J. Lopes, M. Simão, N. Mendes, J. Afonso, P. Neto, Hand/arm gesture segmentation by motion using IMU and EMG sensing, 27th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM2017, Modena, Italy, 2017 [www]

M. Safeea, N. Mendes, P. Neto, Minimum distance calculation for safe human robot interaction, 27th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM2017, Modena, Italy, 2017 [www]

N. Mendes, J. Ferrer, J. Vitorino, M. Safeea, P. Neto, Human behavior and hand gesture classification for smart human-robot interaction, 27th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM2017, Modena, Italy, 2017 [www]

C. Silva, V. Ribeiro, P. Coelho, V. Magalhães, P. Neto, Job shop flow time prediction using neural networks, 27th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM2017, Modena, Italy, 2017 [www]

N. Silva, L.M.D.F. Ferreira, C. Silva, V. Magalhães, P. Neto, Improving Supply Chain Visibility With Artificial Neural Networks, 27th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM2017, Modena, Italy, 2017 [www]

2016

M. Tavakoli, R. Batista, P. Neto, A Compact Two-Phase Twisted String Actuation System: Modeling and Validation, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier, Vol. 101, pp. 23-35, 2016 [www]

M. Tavakoli, J. Lourenço, C. Viegas, P. Neto, A.T. de Almeida, The hybrid OmniClimber robot: Wheel based climbing, arm based plane transition, and switchable magnet adhesion, Mechatronics, Elsevier, Vol. 36, pp. 136-146, 2016 [www]

N. Mendes, P. Neto, Machines and Control Systems for Friction Stir Welding: a Review, Materials & Design, Elsevier, Vol. 90, pp. 256-265, 2016 [www]

M. Simão, P. Neto, O. Gibaru, Taking Advantage of Data Dimensionality Reduction for Dynamic Gesture Recognition from Incomplete Data, IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2016, New York, USA, 2016 [www]

M. Simão, P. Neto, O. Gibaru, Unsupervised Gesture Segmentation of a Real-Time Data Stream in MATLAB, The 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016, pp. 809-814, Florence, Italy, 2016 [www] [pdf]

M. Simão, P. Neto, O. Gibaru, Natural control of an industrial robot using hand gesture recognition with neural networks, The 42nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016, pp. 5322-5327, Florence, Italy, 2016 [www] [pdf]

M. Simão, P. Neto, O. Gibaru, Intuitive Human-Robot Interaction and Collaboration: a Gesture-Based Approach, IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2016, New York, USA, 2016 [www]

P. Neto, A.P. Moreira, Preface for the special issue on robotics in smart manufacturing, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer, Vol. 85, No. 1-4, pp. 1, 2016 [www] [pdf]

N. Mendes, P. Neto, M. A. Simão, A. Loureiro, J.N. Pires, A novel friction stir welding robotic platform: welding polymeric materials, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer, Vol. 85, No. 1-4, pp. 37-46, 2016 [www] [pdf]

2015

N. Mendes, P. Neto, Indirect adaptive fuzzy control for industrial robots: a solution for contact applications, Expert Systems with Applications, Elsevier, Vol. 42, No. 22, pp. 8929-8935, 2015 [www]

P. Neto, N. Mendes, A.P. Moreira, Kalman filter-based yaw angle estimation by fusing inertial and magnetic sensing: a case study using low-cost sensors, Sensor Review, Emerald, Vol. 35, pp. 244-250, 2015 [www]

J.C. Romão, M. Tavakoli, C. Viegas, P. Neto, A.T. de Almeida, Switchable magnets for robotics applications, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2015, pp. 4325-4330, Hamburg, Germany, 2015 [www] [pdf]

J.C. Romão, M. Tavakoli, C. Viegas, P. Neto, A.T. de Almeida, InchwormClimber: A light-weight biped climbing robot with a switchable magnet adhesion unit, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2015, pp. 3320-3325, Hamburg, Germany, 2015 [www] [pdf]

N. Mendes, P. Neto, M. Safeea, A.P. Moreira, Online robot teleoperation using human hand gestures: a case study for assembly operation. In: Reis et al. (Eds.): Proceedings of the Second Iberian Robotics Conference, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 418, pp. 93-104, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2016 [www]

N. Silva, P. Neto, C. Silva, Prediction of Order Arrivals and Stock Outs in a Supply Chain: an Artificial Neural Network Approach, ENEGI 2015, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015 [www] [pdf]

2014

N. Mendes, A. Loureiro, C. Martins, P. Neto, J.N. Pires, Morphology and strength of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plate welds performed by robotic friction stir welding, Materials & Design, Elsevier, Vol. 64, pp. 81-90, 2014 [www]

N. Mendes, A. Loureiro, C. Martins, P. Neto, J.N. Pires, Effect of friction stir welding parameters on morphology and strength of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene plate welds, Materials & Design, Elsevier, Vol. 58, pp. 457-464, 2014 [www]

N. Mendes, P. Neto, A. Loureiro, Robotic friction stir welding aided by hybrid force/motion control, 19th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2014, Barcelona, Spain, 2014 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, N. Mendes, A. P. Moreira, Kalman filter-based yaw angle estimation by fusing inertial and magnetic sensing. In: A. P. Moreira et al. (Eds.): Proceedings of the 11th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering 321, pp. 679-688, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 [www]

N. Mendes, A. Loureiro, P. Neto, J.N. Pires, C. Martins, J. Sotelo, D. Verdera, Robotic friction stir welding of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene: the effect of process parameters, International Conference on Polymers and Molds Innovations, PMI 2014, pp. 133-138, Guimarães, Portugal, 2014

P. Neto, A Guide for ABB RobotStudio, University of Coimbra and ENSAM ParisTech, 2014

2013

N. Mendes, P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A. Loureiro, An optimal Fuzzy-PI force/motion controller to increase industrial robot autonomy, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer, Vol. 68, No. 1-4, pp. 435-441, 2013 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, N. Mendes, Direct off-line robot programming via a common CAD package, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Elsevier, Vol. 61, No. 8, pp. 896-910, 2013 [www]

N. Mendes, P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A. Loureiro, Discretization and fitting of nominal data for autonomous robots, Expert Systems with Applications, Elsevier, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 1143-1151, 2013 [www]

D.M. Neto, P. Neto, Numerical modelling of friction stir welding process: a literature review, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer, Vol. 65, No. 1-4, pp. 115-126, 2013 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, D. Pereira, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Real-time and continuous hand gesture spotting: an approach based on artificial neural networks, The IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2013, pp. 178-183, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2013 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, 3-D Position estimation from inertial sensing: minimizing the error from the process of double integration of accelerations, The 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013, pp. 4024-4029, Vienna, Austria, 2013 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, Off-line programming and simulation from CAD drawings: robot-assisted sheet metal bending, The 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013, pp. 4233-4238, Vienna, Austria, 2013 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, A.P. Moreira, Robotics in Smart Manufacturing, Communications in Computer and Information Science 371, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN: 978-3-642-39222-1 2013 [www]

P. Neto, Produzir mais, melhor e mais barato, Robótica, Publindustria, Vol. 91, pp. 20, 2013

2012

P. Neto, N. Mendes, R. Araújo, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, High-level robot programming based on CAD: dealing with unpredictable environments, Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Emerald, Vol. 39, No. 3, pp. 294-303, 2012 [www]

M. Ferreira, A.P. Moreira, P. Neto, A low-cost laser scanning solution for flexible robotic cells: spray coating, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer, Vol. 58, No. 9-12, pp. 1031-1041, 2012 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, Intuitive human-robot interaction using CAD drawings, gestures and programming by demonstration, Dissertação de Tese de Doutoramento, Grupo de Controlo e Gestão, Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, junho, 2012 [www]

P. Neto, N. Mourato, J.N. Pires, Haptic-based robot teleoperation: interacting with real environments. In: A. Madureira et al. (Eds.): Computational Intelligence and Decision Making - Trends and Applications, Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering 61, pp. 111-120, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2012 [www]

P. Neto, N. Mendes, J.N. Pires, Interfaces homem-máquina. In: J.N. Pires (Eds.): Automação Industrial, 5ª Edição, pp. 463-490, Lidel, 2012 [www]

2011

P. Neto, N. Mourato, J.N. Pires, Haptic-based robot teleoperation: interacting with real environments, The 2nd International Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Engineering Systems, ISCIES 2011, pp. 111-120, Coimbra, Portugal, 2011

P. Neto, N. Mendes, R. Araújo, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Intuitive robot programming based on CAD: dealing with unstructured environments – Part II, Robótica, Publindustria, Vol. 85, pp. 4-7, 2011 [www]

P. Neto, N. Mendes, R. Araújo, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Intuitive robot programming based on CAD: dealing with unstructured environments – Part I, Robótica, Publindustria, Vol. 84, pp. 10-14, 2011 [www]

2010

P. Neto, N. Mendes, N. Mourato, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Attracting students to engineering: using intuitive HRIs for educational purposes. In: P. Vadakkepat et al. (Eds.): Trends in Intelligent Robotics, Communications in Computer and Information Science 103, pp. 250-257, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010 [www]

N. Mendes, P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Fuzzy-PI force control for industrial robotics. In: P. Vadakkepat et al. (Eds.): Trends in Intelligent Robotics, Communications in Computer and Information Science 103, pp. 322-329, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010 [www]

P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, High-level programming and control for industrial robotics: using a hand-held accelerometer-based input device for gesture and posture recognition, Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Emerald, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 137-147, 2010 [www]

P. Neto, N. Mendes, N. Mourato, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Attracting students to engineering: using intuitive HRIs for educational purposes, The 15th Robot World Cup & Congress 2010, FIRA 2010, pp. 250-257, Bangalore, India, 2010

N. Mendes, P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Fuzzy-PI force control for industrial robotics, The 15th Robot World Cup & Congress 2010, FIRA 2010, pp. 322-329, Bangalore, India, 2010

P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, CAD-based off-line robot programming, The 4th IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics, RAM 2010, pp. 516-521, Singapore, 2010 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Robot path simulation: a low cost solution based on CAD, The 4th IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics, RAM 2010, pp. 333-338, Singapore, 2010 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, N. Mendes, R. Araújo, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Intuitive robot programming based on CAD: dealing with unstructured environments, The 9th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 2010, Coimbra, Portugal, 2010

P. Neto, N. Mourato, D.M. Neto, Interacting with Real Robots: Haptic Interfaces, VDM Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-639-3546-8, 2010 [www]

M. Ferreira, P. Malheiros, A.P. Moreira, J.N. Pires, P. Neto, Low-cost laser scan for flexible robotic cells: spray painting application, The 9th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 2010, Coimbra, Portugal, 2010

P. Neto, N. Mendes, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, CAD-based robot programming: the role of Fuzzy-PI force control in unstructured environments, The 6th IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2010, pp. 362-367, Toronto, Canada, 2010 [www] [pdf]

P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, 3D CAD-based robot programming for the SME shop-floor, The 20th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing, FAIM 2010, San Francisco, USA, 2010 [www]

2009

P. Neto, J.N. Pires, A.P. Moreira, Accelerometer-based control of an industrial robotic arm, The 18th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, RO-MAN 2009, pp. 1192-1197, Toyama, Japan, 2009 [www] [pdf]

2008

P. Neto, J.N. Pires, Co-worker scenario for SMEs: programming robots using 3D CAD packages, The 8th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 2010, pp. 858-863, Vila Real, Portugal, 2008