Kleber Roberto da Silva Santos

Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Kleber Roberto da Silva Santos is a leading researcher in the field of robotic automation for aerospace manufacturing, with a specific focus on visual servoing, 3D scanning, and precision end-effector control. His work directly addresses the critical challenges of integrating commercial robots into the highly demanding aircraft industry. Santos’s most impactful contribution is his comprehensive comparison of visual servoing technologies for robotized structural assembly and inspection (28 citations), which provides a foundational framework for selecting and implementing these systems. He further advanced the field by developing a novel 3D scanning method for the robotized inspection of industrial sealed parts (21 citations), enhancing quality control capabilities. Notably, his research on evaluating perpendicularity methods for robotic end effectors (9 citations) tackles a fundamental problem in aerospace operations: maintaining tool perpendicularity during drilling and riveting to prevent errors that compromise structural integrity. Through these contributions, Santos is helping to enable more reliable, precise, and automated manufacturing processes in one of the most safety-critical industries.