Pedro M. Pinheiro
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About
Pedro M. Pinheiro is a robotics researcher whose work sits at the cutting edge of autonomous vehicle design, with a particular focus on hybrid unmanned aerial underwater vehicles (HUAUVs) and intelligent navigation systems. His most impactful contributions center on the engineering and control of vehicles capable of seamlessly transitioning between aerial and aquatic environments — a technically demanding frontier that has attracted significant scholarly attention. His 2019 study on propeller configurations for HUAUVs (47 citations) and his 2020 introduction of the HyDrone concept (46 citations) established him as a leading voice in this emerging field, offering both rigorous dynamical modeling and practical design insights grounded in SE(3) mathematics. His 2022 work on trajectory planning with smooth media transition further advanced the operational viability of such platforms. Beyond hybrid vehicles, Pinheiro has contributed to autonomous indoor UAV navigation using computer vision and has explored deep reinforcement learning for mapless robot navigation, demonstrating a broad command of autonomy and motion control. His 2025 survey on HUAUV prototypes and taxonomy reflects his growing role as a synthesizer of the field's progress. With over 150 cumulative citations, his research is shaping the future of multi-domain autonomous robotics.
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- 8Teach and Repeat for Path Planning Using Bézier Curves2 citations · 2024