Categoria: Seminari e Convegni
Stato: Corrente
25, 27 and 28 November 2025

PHD Course - An Introduction to Drone Modelling and Optimal Control

Sala Ferrari DIMEAS (2nd floor) - DIMEAS - Politecnico di Torino - Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24

Bruno Guerreiro, Tenured Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT) and researcher at CTS/UNINOVA, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (UNL), will lead a PhD-level course on drone modelling and optimal control.
Guerreiro’s research expertise includes sensor-based SLAM, nonlinear model predictive control (MPC) for helicopters, sensor-based control relative to infrastructures, laser automatic calibration, and helicopter dynamics and simulation, providing advanced knowledge in autonomous aerial systems.

The course, “An Introduction to Drone Modelling and Optimal Control”, will focus on Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) topics, with special emphasis on Radar Applications for Health Safety. The schedule is as follows:

  • Nov 25, 14:00–16:00 – From rigid-body to drone dynamics
  • Nov 27, 09:00–12:30 – Optimal control and nonlinear trajectory tracking
  • Nov 28, 09:00–11:30 – Advanced planning and control examples
This course is ideal for PhD students and researchers interested in drone dynamics, optimal control, and cutting-edge aerial robotics applications.