Matheus Santos
Papers
5
Total Citations
38
H-Index
4
About
Matheus Santos is a robotics researcher specializing in autonomous systems, multi-sensor fusion, and inverse kinematics for robotic manipulators. His work bridges critical gaps in state estimation and path planning for unmanned vehicles operating in challenging, GPS-denied environments. Santos developed the FABRIK-R extension, an inverse kinematics solver that adapts the computationally efficient FABRIK algorithm from computer graphics for robotics manipulators, offering simplicity and low computational cost—work that has garnered 13 citations. He also led the creation of LGVINS, a multi-sensor fusion framework integrating LiDAR, GPS, visual, and inertial data for smooth and reliable UAV state estimation, also with 13 citations, demonstrating its importance for autonomous flight in degraded conditions. Within the EU-funded RAPID project, Santos contributed to cooperative robotic path planning for comprehensive bridge inspection, where UAVs and USVs collaborate using LiDAR to reconstruct unknown structures. His developments in underwater robot capabilities for offshore wind inspection further showcase his impact on real-world infrastructure monitoring. Santos’s research consistently addresses the practical challenges of deploying robots in dynamic, unstructured environments, making his contributions highly relevant for advancing autonomous navigation and inspection technologies.
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Top Papers
- 1FABRIK-R: An Extension Developed Based on FABRIK for Robotics Manipulators13 citations · 2021
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- 4Developments in Underwater Robot Capabilities for Offshore Wind4 citations · 2023
- 5MB-RRT: An Inverse Kinematics Solver of Reduced Dimension4 citations · 2021