Papers
31
Total Citations
1,323
H-Index
15
About
Carlos Silvestre is a prominent researcher whose work spans autonomous marine robotics, sensor calibration, multi-robot coordination, and human-robot interaction. His most influential contribution, a geometric approach to strapdown magnetometer calibration in the sensor frame (2011, 311 citations), established a rigorous algorithm for compensating combined linear distortions in three-axis magnetometers, becoming a foundational reference for navigation system designers worldwide. His early involvement in the European ASIMOV project (2002, 141 citations) demonstrated his pioneering role in coordinating autonomous surface crafts and underwater vehicles for marine science applications — a theme he extended through the TRIDENT project, which advanced dexterous underwater intervention missions with significant European funding and recognition. Silvestre has also made substantial contributions to multi-robot path-following control, developing nonlinear coordination strategies for wheeled robot formations under communication constraints. More recently, his work on adaptive-constrained impedance control for human-robot co-transportation (2021, 173 citations) reveals a broadening research vision encompassing physical human-robot collaboration. Complementing these efforts, his developments in optimal navigation filters and acoustic underwater positioning systems underscore a consistent commitment to practical, experimentally validated solutions. Across a career spanning over two decades, Silvestre's research has shaped both the theoretical foundations and real-world deployment of intelligent autonomous systems.
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Top Papers
- 1Geometric Approach to Strapdown Magnetometer Calibration in Sensor Frame311 citations · 2011
- 2Adaptive-Constrained Impedance Control for Human–Robot Co-Transportation173 citations · 2021
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- 5A Geometric Approach to Strapdown Magnetometer Calibration in Sensor Frame79 citations · 2008
- 6Vehicle and mission control of single and multiple autonomous marine robots58 citations · 2006
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- 8Optimal position and velocity navigation filters for autonomous vehicles51 citations · 2010
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