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RGB-D sensors face multiple challenges operating under open-field environments because of their sensitivity to external perturbations such as radiation or rain. Multiple works are approaching the challenge of perceiving the three-dimensional (3D) position of objects using monocular cameras. However, most of these works focus mainly on deep learning-based solutions, which are complex, data-driven, and difficult to predict. So, we aim to approach the problem of predicting the three-dimensional (3D) objects’ position using a Gaussian viewpoint estimator named best viewpoint estimator (BVE), powered by an extended Kalman filter (EKF). The algorithm proved efficient on the tasks and reached a maximum average Euclidean error of about 32mm. The experiments were deployed and evaluated in MATLAB using artificial Gaussian noise. Future work aims to implement the system in a robotic system. © 2024 by SCITEPRESS-Science and Technology Publications, Lda.

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The emergence of Digital Twins (DT) in Industry 4.0 has enabled the decision support systems taking advantage of more effective recommendation systems (RS). Despite the RS's growing popularity and ability to support decision-makers, these face two significant challenges, cold-start and data sparsity, which limits the system's capability to provide effective and accurate decision support. This paper aims to address these issues by conducting a literature review, analysing the current research landscape, and identifying the main enabling methods, algorithms, and similarity measures to mitigate these challenges. The performed analysis enables the point out of future research directions for developing effective and accurate RS that empower decision-makers. © 2024 IEEE.

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In the field of intelligent autonomous robots, integrating optimization techniques with classical control theory methods for mobile robot control is an increasingly prominent area of research. The combination enhances robots' ability to perform their tasks more efficiently, reliably, and safely. This paper addresses the development of a path and motion planning framework for omnidirectional robots, leveraging B-Splines and Trajectory Tracking with Model Predictive Control. The proposed framework is evaluated through software-in-the-loop tests using two distinct dynamical models and sets of hyperparameters. Final validation is conducted by implementing the framework within a ROS environment and performing field tests on a robotic platform. The results demonstrate that the robot can reliably track trajectories at its actuation limits, and the proposed framework enables the robot to increase its velocity up to 50% when compared to a PID path-following controller.

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Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) are seeing an increased introduction in distinct areas of daily life. Recently, their use has expanded to intralogistics, where forklift type AMR are applied in many situations handling pallets and loading/unloading them into trucks. One of the these vehicles requirements, is that they are able to correctly identify the location and status of pallets, so that the forklifts AMR can insert the forks in the right place. Recently, some commercial sensors have appeared in the market for this purpose. Given these considerations, this paper presents a comparison of the performance of two different approaches for pallet detection: using a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) sensor and a custom developed application based on Artificial Intelligence algorithms applied to an RGB-D camera, where both the RGB and depth data are used to estimate the position of the pallet pockets.

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Mobile robot platforms capable of operating safely and accurately in dynamic environments can have a multitude of applications, ranging from simple delivery tasks to advanced assembly operations. These abilities rely heavily on a robust navigation stack, which requires stable and accurate pose estimations within the environment. The wide range of AMR's applications and the characteristics of multiple industrial environments (indoor and outdoor) have led to the development of a flexible and robust robot software architecture that allows the fusion of different data sensors in real time. In this way, and in terms of localization, AMRs have greater precision when it comes to uncontrolled and unstructured environments. These complex environments feature a variety of dynamic and unpredictable elements, such as variable layouts, limited visibility, unstructured spaces, and uncertain terrain. This paper presents a multi-localization system for industrial mobile robots in complex and dynamic industrial scenarios, based on different localization technologies and methods that can interact together and simultaneously.

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Since creating universally capable robots is challenging for a single manufacturer, a diverse fleet of robots from various manufacturers is utilized. However, these heterogeneous fleets encounter communication and interoperability issues. As a result, there is a growing need for a standardized interface that is capable of communicating, controlling and managing a diverse fleet without these interoperability issues. This paper presents a translation software module capable of controlling an autonomous mobile robot and communicating with a ROS-based robot fleet manager using the VDA5050 Standard and exchanging information via the MQTT communication protocol, aiming at flexibility and control across different robot brands. The effectiveness of the software in controlling a mobile robot via the VDA5050 standard was demonstrated by the results. It accurately analysed data from the Robot Fleet Manager, converted it into VDA 5050 JSON messages and skilfully translated it back into ROS messages. The robot's behavior remained consistent before and after the VDA5050 implementation.