Wesley Rodrigues de Oliveira
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço
Papers
14
Total Citations
124
H-Index
6
About
Wesley Rodrigues de Oliveira is a leading researcher in robotics and human-machine interaction, with a focus on industrial automation and flight simulation technologies. His work spans three key areas: visual servoing for aerospace manufacturing, human-robot interaction (HRI) for industrial programming, and motion cueing algorithms for robotic flight simulators. In his most cited work (28 citations), he compared visual servoing technologies for robotized aerospace structural assembly and inspection, establishing benchmarks for precision in safety-critical environments. His 2023 study on 3D scanning for industrial sealed parts (21 citations) advanced non-destructive inspection methods. Oliveira is the driving force behind the SIVOR (Robotic Flight Simulator) project, a collaboration between ITA and Embraer, where he developed washout filter implementations and motion cueing algorithms that enable cost-effective, high-fidelity flight simulation using industrial robots. His 2016 paper on force guidance versus teach pendant operation (21 citations) provided foundational insights into intuitive HRI for online programming. With over 130 total citations across his publications, Oliveira’s work has directly influenced safer, more efficient robotic systems in aerospace, demonstrating how industrial robots can be repurposed for both manufacturing and simulation, bridging the gap between production and training applications.
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- 23D scanning method for robotized inspection of industrial sealed parts21 citations · 2023
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- 9EXTERNAL DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM4 citations · 2019
- 10Washout filter parameterization of a robotic flight simulator3 citations · 2021