Libero Paolucci

University of Florence, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze

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Libero Paolucci is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of advanced marine robotics and precision mechatronic actuation. His primary research areas include autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) navigation, state estimation, and the design of innovative electromechanical systems. Paolucci’s most impactful contribution is his development of an Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) capable of simultaneously estimating an AUV’s navigation state and the direction and magnitude of unknown sea currents—a critical challenge for long-duration, autonomous missions in dynamic ocean environments. This work, published in 2017, has garnered 47 citations, reflecting its importance to the underwater robotics community. Beyond marine systems, Paolucci has demonstrated versatility in industrial automation, notably co-designing a novel pulley-and-cable actuator for large ball valves that achieves high efficiency and linear behavior, a project with 20 citations. He has also contributed to the vision of next-generation, sensorless, and sustainable underwater vehicles, aiming to improve the reliability and cost-effectiveness of offshore operations. Through these diverse contributions, Paolucci has established himself as a researcher dedicated to solving practical, high-impact challenges in both autonomous marine systems and advanced actuation.