A. Pascoal
INESC TEC, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, National Institute of Oceanography, Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Universidade do Porto, University of Salento, Robotics Research (United States)
Papers
88
Total Citations
2,549
H-Index
25
About
A. Pascoal is a prominent researcher whose work spans marine robotics, autonomous vehicle control, and underwater navigation systems. With a career defined by bridging theoretical rigor and real-world application, Pascoal has made foundational contributions to path-following control for wheeled and marine robots, developing nonsingular control laws that explicitly handle vehicle dynamics and parametric uncertainty—work that has garnered over 240 citations. His research on coordinated multi-vehicle motion, including formation control with communication constraints, has shaped how teams of autonomous robots are deployed in complex environments. Pascoal's impact extends deeply into ocean science. His involvement in the European ASIMOV project pioneered coordinated operation of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles, while subsequent work on range-based AUV localization in unknown ocean currents advanced practical underwater navigation. His survey papers on environmental monitoring and marine robotics challenges—accumulating over 460 citations combined—serve as essential references for the field. Further contributions in energy-optimal multi-vehicle motion planning and robust particle filters for terrain-aided navigation demonstrate his breadth across estimation, optimization, and control. Collectively, his portfolio represents a sustained and highly influential effort to make autonomous marine systems smarter, safer, and more capable.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Challenges and future trends in marine robotics264 citations · 2018
- 2Adaptive, non-singular path-following control of dynamic wheeled robots242 citations · 2004
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- 6Coordinated motion control of marine robots *86 citations · 2003
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