Publications
2019
M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Bearee, Robot Dynamics: a Recursive Algorithm for Efficient Calculation of Christoffel Symbols, Mechanism and Machine Theory, Elsevier, Vol. 142, pp. xxx–xxxx, DOI 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2019.103589, 2019 [www] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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, 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2019, pp. xxxx-xxxx, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019 [www] [pdf]
M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Bearee, Precise hand-guiding of redundant manipulators with null space control for in-contact obstacle navigation, 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2019, pp. xxxx-xxxx, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019 [www] [pdf]
J. Silva, M. Simão, N. Mendes, P. Neto, Navigation and obstacle avoidance: a case study using Pepper robot, 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2019, pp. xxxx-xxxx, Lisbon, Portugal, 2019 [www] [pdf]
M. Babcinschi, B. Freire, P. Neto, L. Ferreira, B. Senaris, F. Vidal, AutomationML for Data Exchange in the Robotic Process of Metal Additive Manufacturing, 24th IEEE Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA 2019, pp. xxx-xxx, Zaragoza, Spain, 2019 [www] [pdf]
M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Béarée, A Geometric Dynamics Algorithm for Serially Linked Robots, 20th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference (TAROS 2019), London, UK, 2019 [www] [pdf]
M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Béarée, The Third hand, Cobots Assisted Precise Assembly, 20th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference (TAROS 2019), London, UK, 2019 [www] [pdf]
M. Safeea, P. Neto, R. Béarée, A Quest Towards Safe Human Robot Collaboration, 20th Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems Conference (TAROS 2019), London, UK, 2019 [www] [pdf]
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, 44th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2018, pp. 3673-3678, Washington DC, USA, 2018 [www] [pdf]
M. Safeea, Richard Bearee, P. Neto, Reducing the computational complexity of mass-matrix calculation for high DOF robots, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2018, pp. 5614-5619, Madrid, Spain, 2018 [www] [pdf]
M. Safeea, P. Neto, Human-robot collision avoidance for industrial robots: a V-REP based solution, The 25th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE2018), Modena, Italy, 2018 [www] [pdf]
A. Bras, M. Simão, P. Neto, Gesture Recognition from Skeleton Data for Intuitive Human-Machine Interaction, The 25th International Conference on Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE2018), Modena, Italy, 2018 [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, IEEE INDIN 2018, pp. 913-918, Porto, Portugal, 2018 [www] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
N. Mendes, P. Neto, Machines and Control Systems for Friction Stir Welding: a Review, Materials & Design, Elsevier, Vol. 90, pp. 256-265, 2016 [www] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
N. Mendes, P. Neto, M. Safeea, A.P. Moreira, Online robot teleoperation using human hand gestures: a case study for assembly operation, Second Iberian Robotics Conference, ROBOT'2015, Lisbon, Portugal, 2015
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
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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, The 11th Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 2014, Porto, Portugal, 2014
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 [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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
2009-2012
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] [pdf]
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
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
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
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] [pdf]
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] [pdf]
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
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]
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