Research experience in several areas in connection with robotics, intelligent vehicles and mechatronics, namely on: motion control of mobile robots, human-oriented robotics, technologies for intelligent vehicles and industrial automation.
Urbano Nunes has been responsible for several national and international (responsible at ISR-UC) projects in the field of robotics, some in collaboration with industry. Namely he has been responsible of the following externally funded research projects:
PDCS2010
Pedestrian Detection in Urban Challenging Scenarios, PTDC, FCT, 2011-2013.
EVSIM09
Models for traffic simulation of electric vehicles with communications and dynamic decision capacity, Project PTDC, FCT, 2010-2012.
INTERFACE10
Emergent Interfaces for Improving Accessibility of Persons with Cerebral Palsy, Project RIPD, FCT, 2010-2011.
SLEEPTIGHT
Desenvolvimento de tecnologias para um diagnóstico ambulatório de patologias do sono, Project QREN, 2010-2012.
PMITS06
Perception Methods for an Intelligent Transportation System using On-Board and Off-Board Sensing, Project PTDC, FCT, 2007-2010.
MTDTS04
Multi-target detection and tracking in semi-structured outdoor environment using laserscanner and vision, Project POSC, FCT, 2005-2008.
NCT04
Nonlinear control techniques applied in path following of WMRs and autonomous, vehicles wiht high precision localization system, Project POSC, FCT, 2005-2008.
CTR01
Robot Force and Motion Control, Linking Sensory and Intelligent Levels, Project POSI, FCT, 2001-2004.
TSM02
Trajectory planning and tracking of mechanical systems with nonholonomic constraints, Project POSI, FCT, 2002-2005.
TELEMACH
Telerobotic System With a High Performance Man-Machine Interface, Project JNICT/CERN, Partners: ISR-Coimbra, and CERN 1996-98.
MENTOR
Teaching and Exploratory Skill Learning Methods for Human-Oriented Robots, Project PRAXIS, FCT, 1999-2001.
CYBERCARS
Cybernetic Cars for a New Transportation System in the Cities, partners: 14 EU Institutions-General Coordinator: INRIA, 2001-2004.
CYBERCARS 2
Cybernetic Cars for a New Transportation System in the Cities.
CYBER C3
Cybernetic technologies for cars in the Chinese Cities, Project Liaise with European IT&C Initiatives & Programmes 2005- 2006.
He has been also participating in the EU-funded "CyberMove - Cybernetic Transportaion Systems for the Cities of Tomorrow" project (EESD EVK4-2001-00050).
