Position | Postdoctoral researcher | Teaching Assistant Fax | (+34) 971 173003 Office phone | (+34) 971 172565 Email | emilio.garcia@uib.es Home page | http://emiliofidalgo.github.io
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PROJECTS
• IDAV - Development and Test of Automated Techniques for Inspection and Visual Documentation of Large Structures by means of Aerial Vehicles
• MOCAP - MAV Tracking System for Performance Evaluation in Inspection Applications
• Formación superior en nuevas tecnologías marinas
• SUPERION - Optical Systems for Enhanced Underwater Perception and Intervention
• INCASS - Inspection CApabilities for enhanced Ship Safety
• TRITON — Multisensory Based Underwater Intervention through Cooperative Marine Robots
• MINOAS — Marine INspection rObotic Assistant System
• MOCAP - MAV Tracking System for Performance Evaluation in Inspection Applications
• Formación superior en nuevas tecnologías marinas
• SUPERION - Optical Systems for Enhanced Underwater Perception and Intervention
• INCASS - Inspection CApabilities for enhanced Ship Safety
• TRITON — Multisensory Based Underwater Intervention through Cooperative Marine Robots
• MINOAS — Marine INspection rObotic Assistant System
PUBLICATIONS
2017
A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García, J. P. Company. The INCASS Project Approach towards Automated Visual Inspection of Vessels. In Jornadas Nacionales de Robótica (Spanish Robotics Workshop), Valencia, 2017.
E. García, J. P. Company, A. Ortiz, M. Massot, G. Oliver. Multifunctional Cooperative Marine Robots for Intervention Domains: Target Detection, Tracking and Recognition Issues. In Jornadas Nacionales de Robótica (Spanish Robotics Workshop), Valencia, 2017.
F. Bonnín, A. Ortiz, E. García, J. P. Company. Testing the Control Architecture of a Micro-Aerial Vehicle for Visual Inspection of Vessels. In Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT), 2017.
E. García, A. Ortiz, M. Massot. Vision-Based Control for an AUV in a Multi-robot Undersea Intervention Task. In Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT), 2017.
F. Bonin-Font, M. Massot, P. L. Negre, G. Oliver, E. Guerrero, E. García. Towards a new Methodology to Evaluate the Environmental Impact of a Marine Outfall Using a Lightweight AUV. In MTS/IEEE Oceans , Aberdeen, 2017.
A. Burguera, F. Bonin-Font, E. García. Building Large-Scale Coverage Maps of Posidonia Oceanica using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. In MTS/IEEE Oceans, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2017.
E. García, A. Ortiz, M. Massot. Visual Control of an AUV for Multi-Robot Intervention Tasks. In Jornadas Automar (Marine Automation Workshop), Castelló, 2017.
E. García, A. Ortiz. Hierarchical Place Recognition for Topological Mapping. In IEEE Transactions on Robotics, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 1061-1074, 2017.
A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García, J. P. Company. Defect-level Inspection Aids for Automated Vessel Visual Inspection. In Jornadas Automar (Marine Automation Workshop), 2017.
2016
A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García, J. P. Company. Towards Automatic Ship Inspection: A Visual Data-Oriented Toolbox. In International Conference on Maritime Safety and Operations, 2016.
A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García, J. P. Company. Vision-based Corrosion Detection Assisted by a Micro-Aerial Vehicle in a Vessel Inspection Application. In Sensors, Basel (Switzerland), MDPI, vol. 16(12), no. 2118, December, 2016
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E. García, A. Ortiz. Appearance-based Loop Closure Detection and its Application to Topological Mapping and Image Mosaicing. University of the Balearic Islands, 2016
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E. García, A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, J. P. Company. Fast Image Mosaicing using Incremental Bags of Binary Words. In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) , Stockholm (Sweden), pp. 1174-1180, 2016
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T. Koch, S. Natarajan, F. Bernhard, A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García, J. P. Company. Advances in Automated Ship Structure Inspection. In International Conference on Computer Applications and Information Technology in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT), Lecce (Italy), 2016
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2015
A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García, J. P. Company. Saliency-driven Visual Inspection of Vessels by means of a Multirotor. In Workshop on Vision-based Control and Navigation of Small Lightweight UAVs (IEEE/RSJ Intl. Conf. on Intell. Robots and Systems, IROS), Hamburg (Germany), 2015.
A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García, J. P. Company. Visual Inspection of Vessels by means of a Micro-Aerial Vehicle: an Artificial Neural Network Approach for Corrosion Detection. In Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT), Lisbon (Portugal), 2015.
E. García, A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, J. P. Company. A Multi-Threaded Architecture for Fast Topology Estimation in Image Mosaicing. 2015
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E. García, A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, J. P. Company. A Mosaicing Approach for Vessel Visual Inspection using a Micro-Aerial Vehicle. In IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hamburg (Germany), 2015.
F. Bonnín, A. Ortiz, E. García, J. P. Company. Micro Aerial Platform for Vessel Visual Inspection based on Supervised Autonomy. In IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hamburg (Germany), 2015.
E. García, A. Ortiz. Vision-Based Topological Mapping and Localization Methods: A Survey. In Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Elsevier, vol. 64, pp. 1-20, February, 2015
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E. García, A. Ortiz. Vision-Based Topological Mapping and Localization by means of Local Invariant Features and Map Refinement. In Robotica, Cambridge Journals online, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 1446-1470, 2015
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F. Bonnín, A. Ortiz, E. García, J. P. Company. A Micro-Aerial Vehicle based on Supervised Autonomy for Vessel Visual Inspection. March, 2015
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E. García, A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, J. P. Company. Vessel Visual Inspection: A Mosaicing Approach. March, 2015
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2014
A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García. Vessel Inspection: A Micro-Aerial Vehicle-based Approach. In Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, Springer Netherlands, vol. 76, no. 1, pp. 151-167, September, 2014
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M. Eich, F. Bonnín, E. García, A. Ortiz, G. Bruzzone, Y. Koveos, F. Kirchner. A Robot Application for Marine Vessel Inspection. In Journal of Field Robotics, Wiley, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 319–341, 2014
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E. García, A. Ortiz. Indexing Invariant Features for Topological Mapping and Localization. In euRathlon/ARCAS Workshop on Field Robotics, Seville (Spain), 2014
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E. García, A. Ortiz. State-of-the-Art in Vision-Based Topological Mapping and Localization Methods. April, 2014
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E. García, A. Ortiz. On the Use of Binary Feature Descriptors for Loop Closure Detection. In IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, Barcelona (Spain), 2014
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2013
E. García, A. Ortiz. A Solution for Bayesian Visual Loop Closure Detection Based on Local Invariant Features. March, 2013
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A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García. Vessel Inspection Assistance by means of a Micro-Aerial Vehicle: Control Architecture and Self-Localization Issues. March, 2013
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E. García, A. Ortiz. Probabilistic Appearance-Based Mapping and Localization Using Visual Features. In Proceedings of VI Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, Funchal (Portugal), pp. 277-285, 2013
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E. García, A. Ortiz. Vision-Based Topological Mapping and Localization by means of Local Invariant Features and Map Refinement. July, 2013
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2012
A. Ortiz, E. García, F. Bonnín. A Micro Aerial Vehicle for Vessel Visual Inspection Assistance. In Proceedings of XI International Conference on Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT), Liège (Belgium), pp. 146-159, 2012
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E. García, F. Bonnín, A. Ortiz. A Control Architecture for a Micro Aerial Vehicle Intended for Vessel Visual Inspection. In Proceedings of III Jornadas de Computación Empotrada (JCE), Elche (Spain), pp. 4-9, 2012
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F. Bonnín, E. García, A. Ortiz. Semi-Autonomous Visual Inspection of Vessels Assisted by an Unmanned Micro Aerial Vehicle. In XXV IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Vilamoura, Algarve (Portugal), pp. 3955-3961, 2012
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2011
E. García, A. Ortiz. Experimental Assessment of Different Image Descriptors for Topological Map-Building and Scene Recognition. Universitat de les Illes Balears, 2011
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A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García, J. P. Beltran. A Control Software Architecture for Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles inspired in Generic Components. In Proceedings of the XIX Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED), Corfu (Greece), pp. 1217-1222, 2011
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A. Ortiz, F. Bonnín, E. García. On the Use of UAVs for Vessel Inspection Assistance. In Proceedings of the I Workshop on Research, Development and Education on Unmanned Aerial Systems (RED-UAS), Seville (Spain), pp. 71-80, 2011
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2009
J. Amer, D. Boerner, J. Campins, D. Gándara, E. García, L. Lapresa, S. Ramis. Integración de Imágenes Electrocardiográficas en el Servicio de Salud de las Islas Baleares. In XII Congreso Nacional de Informática de la Salud (INFORSALUD), Madrid (Spain), pp. 212-217, 2009
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2007
E. García, A. Ortiz, J. Antich. Implantación de un sensor sónar para el control de la navegación de un vehículo submarino. Universitat de les Illes Balears, 2007
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