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title: Research
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<h2 id="recent-activities">Recent activites</h2>
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In my current research, I am focusing on <b>Model Predictive Control (MPC)</b> applied to multi-rotor aerial systems with arbitrarily positioned and
oriented rotors. The objective is to leverage MPC as a high-performance constrained and predictive control technique in this context.
Moreover, I am investigating the application of <b>Temporal Logic</b>, specifically Signal Temporal Logic (STL), as a mission specification language for
path planning problems. STL allows for the incorporation of explicit timing constraints, effectively translating the entire problem into a nonlinear
non-convex non-smooth max-min challenge.
Additionally, I am exploring the exciting field of <b>Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)</b>. My research aims to develop systems that assist human
technicians in hard-to-reach locations, with a particular focus on scenarios involving maintenance and inspection operations.
Furthermore, the area of <b>communication-aware robotics</b> intrigues me due to its interdisciplinary nature, addressing the challenges of
maintaining connectivity and robust information flow in robotic networks.
This scientific research seeks to contribute valuable insights and advancements to the fields of robotics, control systems, and
human-robot collaboration.</font></p>
<br>
<h2 id="doctorate-topic">Doctorate topic</h2>
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The <b>aim of my research</b> was to illustrate the role and the effectiveness of software-in-the-loop (SIL) methodologies for the analysis
and control design of flight controllers for small UAV systems. The research proposes a novel SIL methodology to detect and manage instabilities
of multi-rotor systems that otherwise might not arise when considering only MATLAB/Simulink simulations. The use of the SIL methodology
allows to understand the behavior of the flight control system by comparing and evaluating different scenarios, with a details level quite close
to reality thanks to the use of the Gazebo robotics simulator. At the same time, it is possible to discover issues that a model-in-the-loop (MIL)
simulation does not necessarily detect, even if carried out through a multi-physics co-simulation approach.
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<h2 id="thesis-students-projects">Thesis topics</h2>
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Students interested on automatic control topics for their thesis (both Bachelor and Master degrees) can drop me an
<a href="mailto: [email protected]"><b>e-mail</b></a>.
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<h2 id="general-info">Info</h2>
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If you would like to know more about me, please <b>stay tuned on this web page</b>, or feel free to <a href="mailto: [email protected]"><b>contact me</b></a>.
Also, check out my <a href="/publications.html"><b>Publications</b></a> and <a href="/software.html"><b>Software</b></a> pages for my latest publications and repositories,
respectively.
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