CV

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Education

Ph.D. in Robotics, West Virginia University (WVU), 2024 (expected)
M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, UFMG, 2014
B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2009
Electrical Technician, Industrial Apprenticeship National Service (SENAI), 1998

Work experience

2020 ~ present: Graduate Research Assistant
- Field and Aerial Robotics (FARO) Laboratory at West Virginia University (WVU)
- Duties included: Research activities toward the Ph.D. degree.
- FARO’s homepage.
May ~ Aug/2023: Engineering Development Group (EDG) Intern
- MathWorks
- Duties included: Implementing solutions in C++ and MATLAB, attending recurrent meetings to present deliverables, and working closely with co-workers to accomplish the project within its timeline.
- MathWorks EDG’s homepage.
2019 ~ 2013: Lecturer
- University Center of Belo Horizonte (UniBH)
- Duties included: Taught undergraduate engineering courses, advising capstone projects, and course outreach activities.
- UniBH’s homepage.
2014 ~ 2017: Embedded Systems Consultant
- Konatus
- Duties included: Translate customer specifications into hardware/firmware requirements. Conduct on-site training on formal verification tools (LDRA).
- Konatus’ homepage
2013 ~ 2014: System Engineer
- Foundation for Technological Innovations (FITec)
- Duties included: Design, prototyping, and testing tailored embedded systems for fixed-wing mini-UAVs (~10 kg). Flight tests and field operations. Technical documentation and report tasks.
- FITec’s homepage
2011 ~ 2013: Teacher
- Education Institute for the Labor of Minas Gerais (UTRAMIG)
- Duties included: Taught electrical circuits and electronic classes for Mechatronics (technical level) course.
- UTRAMIG’s homepage.

Skills

Programming Languages:
- Assembly
- C/C++
- MATLAB
- Python
Libraries and Tools:
- Robot Operating System (ROS)
- Open-source Computer Vision Library (OpenCV)
- TensorFlow
Simulation
- Gazebo
- Simulink (MATLAB)
- Spice (OrCAD, LTspice)
CAD
- Eagle
- Altium
- AutoCAD
- SolidWorks
- Visio
Operating Systems:
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows

Publications

Estudo Regionalizado do Balanço de Cadeias de Isoladores devido à Ação do Vento

M. F. Guimarães, C. A. M. Nascimento, R. M. Valle, G. A. C. França, R. R. Lima, and G. A. A. Moreira, "Estudo Regionalizado do Balanço de Cadeias de Isoladores devido à Ação do Vento," 2008.

Performance Evaluation of Attitude Estimation Algorithms in the Design of an AHRS for Fixed Wing UAVs

R. R. Lima and L. A. B. Tôrres, " Performance Evaluation of Attitude Estimation Algorithms in the Design of an AHRS for Fixed Wing UAVs, " 2012 Brazilian Robotics Symposium and Latin American Robotics Symposium, 2012, Fortaleza, Brazil, pp. 255-260.

On the Development of a Small Hand-held Multi-UAV Platform for Surveillance and Monitoring

G. S. C. Avellar, G. D. Thums, R. R. Lima, P. Iscold, L. A. B. Tôrres and G. A. S. Pereira, " On the development of a small hand-held multi-UAV platform for surveillance and monitoring, " 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), 2013, Atlanta, GA, USA, pp. 405-412.

Simulação Hardware-in-the-loop Aplicada a Avaliação de Algoritmos de Estimação de Atitude para VANTS

G. S. Ribeiro, R. R. Lima, G. A. S. Pereira, L. A. B. Tôrres, L. C. de Araújo Pimenta, "Simulação Hardware-in-the-loop Aplicada a Avaliação de Algoritmos de Estimação de Atitude para VANTS", 2013.

On the Development of a Tether-based Drone Localization System

R. R. Lima and G. A. S. Pereira, " On the Development of a Tether-based Drone Localization System, " 2021 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), 2021, Athens, Greece, pp. 195-201.

Drone Collision Detection and Classification using Proprioceptive Data

R. R. Lima and G. A. S. Pereira, " Drone Collision Detection and Classification using Proprioceptive Data, " 2022 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS), 2022, Dubrovnik, Croatia, pp. 562-569.

Patent

A Multi-model Framework for Tether-based Drone Localization

R. R. Lima and Guilherme A. S. Pereira. " A Multi-model Framework for Tether-based Drone Localization," in Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, vol. 108, no. 2, p.20, June 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-023-01851-0

Continuous Vector Fields for Precise Cable-Guided Landing of Tethered UAVs

R. R. Lima, B. Martinez Rocamora and G. A. S. Pereira, " Continuous Vector Fields for Precise Cable-Guided Landing of Tethered UAVs," in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 4370-4377, July 2023, doi: 10.1109/LRA.2023.3281940.

Tension-Aware Motion Planning for Tethered Robots

Lima, R. R., & Pereira, G. A. S. (2025). " Tension-Aware Motion Planning for Tethered Robots ". Robotics, 14(2), 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics14020011

Semantics-Aware Path Planning for Quadrupedal Robots

Organization of Knowledge Transfer Events

Line Following Robot Competition (CompRo) at UniBH, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, November 2017
- Idealizer and creator of the competition.
- Levarge classes offered to all students enrolled in the competition.
- Compilation of the best moments of the competition!
Introduction to Embedded Systems. University Center of Belo Horizonte (UniBH), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2016.
Arduino Workshop. University Center of Belo Horizonte (UniBH), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2017.
Arduino Workshop. University Center of Belo Horizonte (UniBH), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2018.
Arduino Workshop. University Center of Belo Horizonte (UniBH), Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2019.

Volunteer

AVEC - Liga da Robótica, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, May to November/2019.
Free introductory robotic classes for students aging from 10 to 14 years old of public schools
Duties included: Collaborated by outreaching the project to recruit other volunteer students to join the project as mentors. Also joined to the instructors to help the kids in person during the coding sessions in some classes.
Liga da Robotica’s homepage

Rogerio Lima, PhD

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