Type: Public/Private Research Organizations
Acronym: LSTS
Coordinator name: João Tasso
Name of the institution to which it belongs: Universidade do Porto
Address: Universidade do Porto - Faculdade de Engenharia Dep. de Eng. Electrotécnica e de Computadores Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, sala I203/4 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
Telephone: +351 22 508 1539
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Web: https://www.lsts.pt
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O LSTS é especializado no projeto, construção e operação de veículos não tripulados subaquáticos, de superfície e aéreos e no desenvolvimento de ferramentas e tecnologias para a implementação de sistemas de veículos em rede.
Nos últimos 20 anos, os investigadores do LSTS colocaram em campo com sucesso veículos aéreos, terrestres, de superfície e submarinos não tripulados nos oceanos Atlântico e Pacífico, e também no mar Mediterrâneo. Estes sistemas de veículos implementam a arquitetura de controle LSTS com a ajuda da cadeia de ferramentas de software LSTS Neptus-IMC-Dune.
Neptus é uma estrutura distribuída de comando, controle, comunicação e inteligência para operações com veículos, sistemas e operadores humanos em rede. IMC é um protocolo de comunicação que define um conjunto de mensagens de controle comum compreendido por todos os tipos de nós LSTS. DUNE é o sistema para software de bordo do veículo. É usado para escrever software genérico incorporado no coração do veículo, por ex. código para controle, navegação ou para acessar sensores e atuadores. Ele fornece um sistema operacional e um ambiente de programação C++ independente de arquitetura para escrever tarefas reativas em tempo real eficientes de forma modular. O conjunto de ferramentas tem suporte para protocolos de rede tolerante a interrupções (DTN).
Areas of expertise: Underwater robotics and autonomous systems, Coast, hydrography and dynamics of the oceans, Physiscal Oceanography, Equipment and sensors
Keywords: Robótica marinha, sistemas robóticos e plataformas submarinas, hidrodinâmica, dinâmica de veículos subaquáticos, sistemas de navegação e controlo, sistemas Autónomos, sistemas de inteligência artificial e sistemas e redes de comunicações subaquáticas.
Number of researchers: 20
Number of doctors: 3
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Projects
Cooperative Autonomous Multi-Vehicle Mapping System
Acronym: CoMap
Financing program: EEA Grants
Financing entity: DGPM
Start year: 2020
Ending year: 2022
Principal investigator: João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa
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Reliable AI for Marine Robotics
Acronym: REMARO
Financing program: Horizon 2020 - MSCA-ITN
Financing entity: European Commission
Start year: 2021
Ending year: 2024
Principal investigator: João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa
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Gliders for Research, Ocean Observations and Management: Infrastructure and Innovation
Acronym: GROOM II
Financing program: Horizon 2020
Financing entity: European Commission
Start year: 2020
Ending year: 2023
Principal investigator: João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa
Project url: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/951842
Autonomous Robotic Inspection and Maintenance on Ship Hulls and Storage Tanks
Acronym: BUGWRIGHT2
Financing program: Horizon 2020
Financing entity: European Commission
Start year: 2020
Ending year: 2023
Principal investigator: João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa
Project url: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/871260
Improving and Integrating European Ocean Observing and Forecasting Systems for Sustainable use of the Oceans
Acronym: EuroSea
Financing program: Horizon 2020
Financing entity: European Commission
Start year: 2019
Ending year: 2023
Principal investigator: João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa
Project url: https://www.eurosea.eu/
Marine robotics research infrastructure network
Acronym: EUMarineRobots
Financing program: Horizon 2020
Financing entity: European Commission
Start year: 2018
Ending year: 2021
Principal investigator: João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa
Project url: https://www.eumarinerobots.eu
Sistema de gestão de operações submarinas com base em veículos robóticos inteligentes para a exploração do mar global a partir de Portugal.
Acronym: OceanTech
Financing program: COMPETE 2020
Financing entity: COMPETE 2020
Start year: 2017
Ending year: 2010
Principal investigator: João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa
Project url: http://oceantech.pt
European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and Water Column Observatory-Portugal – Portugal (2017-2020)
Acronym: EMSO-PT
Financing program: COMPETE 2020
Financing entity: Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Start year: 2017
Ending year: 2021
Principal investigator: João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa
Project url: http://emso-pt.pt/
Rapid-response to Marine Pollution
Acronym: RaMP
Financing program: Fundo Azul
Financing entity: DGPM
Start year: 2020
Ending year: 2022
Principal investigator: João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa
Project url: https://ramp.lsts.pt/
Publications
Trajectory Tracking and Path Following for Underactuated Marine Vehicles
Authors: Paliotta, C, Lefeber, E, Pettersen, KYtterstad, Pinto, J, Costa, M, de Sousa, J Tasso
Year of publication: 2019
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
Robust moving path following control for robotic vehicles: Theory and experiments
Authors: Reis, MF, Jain, RP, Aguiar, AP, De Sousa, JB
Year of publication: 2019
Journal: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Position paper on the challenges posed by modern applications to cyber-physical systems theory
Authors: F. Allgöwer, de Sousa, J. Borges, Kapinski, J., Mosterman, P., Oehlerking, J., Panciatici, P., Prandini, M., Rajhans, A., Tabuada, P. and Wenzelburger, P.
Year of publication: 2019
Journal: Nonlinear Analysis: Hybrid Systems
Survey on Communication and Networks for Autonomous Marine Systems
Authors: A. Zolich, Palma, D., Kansanen, K., Fjørtoft, K., Sousa, J., Johansson, K. H., Jiang, Y., Dong, H., and Johansen, T. A.
Year of publication: 2019
Journal: Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications
Optimal Rendezvous Trajectory for Unmanned Aerial-Ground Vehicles
Authors: Rucco, A, Sujit, PB, A. Aguiar, P, de Sousa, JBorges, F. Pereira, L
Year of publication: 2017
Journal: IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electric Systems
Integrated monitoring of Mola mola behaviour in space and time
Authors: Sousa, Lara L; López-Castejón, Francisco; Gilabert, Javier; Relvas, Paulo; Couto, Ana; Queiroz, Nuno; Caldas, Renato; Dias, Paulo Sousa; Dias, Hugo; Faria, Margarida; Ferreira, Filipe; Ferreira, António Sérgio; Fortuna, João; Gomes, Ricardo Joel; Loureiro, Bruno; Martins, Ricardo; Madureira, Luis; Neiva, Jorge; Oliveira, Marina; Pereira, João; Pinto, José; Py, Frederic; Queirós, Hugo; Silva, Daniel; Sujit, P. B.; Zolich, Artur Piotr; Johansen, Tor Arne; Sousa, João Borges de; Rajan, Kanna
Year of publication: 2016
Journal: PLoS ONE
Infraestructure
• Ocean drifters equipped with multiple sensors (30 units).
• Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) – long endurance wave-powered eq(1 unit available by the end of 2020).
• Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV capable of up to 90min of flight time equipped with WiFi communications, cameras and DMS sensors (3 units).
• Autonomous Manta Communications Gateways with support for WiFi, Iridium and acoustic communications (10 units).
• Fixed-wing UAV equipped with several types of video cameras and flight time > 45 min (8 units).
satellite communications, acoustic modems, and battery packs enabling 50h+ endurance (5 units).
multibeam sonar, sidescan sonar, and sound velocity sensor), WiFi and satellite communications, acoustic modems, and battery packs enabling up to 8h endurance (5 units).
turbidity, O2, microturbulence, and dissolved carbon dioxide), WiFi and satellite communications (4 units available by the end of 2020).
• Landers rated for 3000m equipped with CTDs (2 units available by the end of 2020).
All LSTS assets are powered by the LSTS open source software toolchain: http://www.lsts.pt/toolchain
Services
Toolchain
Type of service: Technology/Technology Platforms
Service URL: https://lsts.fe.up.pt/toolchain
Levantamentos batimétricos, fotometrias, recolha de dados (salinidade, ph, condutividade)
Type of service: Technology/Technology Platforms
Service URL: https://lsts.fe.up.pt/systems