Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Name: Aníbal Traça de Almeida, Ph.D.
    Position: Full Professor
    Office: 1.4
    Internal Phone: 421114
    Email: adealmeida@isr.uc.pt





    Anibal T. De Almeida (PhD) is a Full Professor in the University of Coimbra, Portugal, and Director of the Institute for Systems and Robotics (UC), an interdisciplinary research institute with over 150 researchers, being involved in research activities in the areas of automation, robotics and energy-efficient technologies in industry . He has been responsible for over 50 funded national and international projects in the areas industrial automation technologies, energy efficient technologies with particular emphasis in advanced electric motors and drives. He was General Chair of major IEEE conferences: IEEE EPQU 2011 and IEEE IROS 2012 (IROS is the largest automation robotics conference in the World). He is a Member of the IROS Advisory Committee (2015-to present).

    Supervisor of:
    Fernando Manuel Gonçalves Ribeiro Martins, Ph.D. Student
    Nuno Quaresma, Research Engineer
    Paulo Armando da Silva Mendes, Research Engineer
    Evandro de Santana Garcia, Ph.D. Student
    Denis Rocha, Research Engineer
    Carlos José Pereira Patrão, Ph.D. Student
    Daniel José Forte Craveiro, M.Sc. Student
    Michael Christopher Xenya, Research Engineer




    Journals

    Paulo A. S. Mendes, A. Paulo Coimbra, A. de Almeida, Forest Vegetation Detection Using Deep Learning Object Detection Models, Forests 2023, 14(9), 1787, MDPI, 2023
    https://doi.org/10.3390/f14091787
    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, X. Li, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Dual, Three-Level, Quasi-Z-Source, Indirect Matrix Converter for Motors with Open-Ended Windings., IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, Vol. 38, No. 1, 2023
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9811390
    Ouria, J. Delgado, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Multi-Criteria Decision-Making in Decarbonizing Urban Transportation Systems: A Case Study from Tabriz-Iran, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 122, 103854, 2023
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103854
    M. Reis Carneiro, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, C. Majidi, Recyclable Thin‐Film Soft Electronics for Smart Packaging and E‐Skins, Advanced Science, 2023
    https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202301673
    A. Hajalilou, E. Parvini, J. Marques Pereira, P. Lopes, A. F. Silva, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Digitally Printable Magnetic Liquid Metal Composite for Recyclable Soft-Matter Electronics, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2023
    https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202201621
    M. Maranha Soares, A. F. Silva, P. Lopes, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Digitally Printed Liquid Metal Composite Antenna for Energy Harvesting: Toward Energy‐Autonomous Battery‐Free Wearable Bioelectronics, Advanced Sensor Research, 2023
    E. Parvini, A. Hajalilou, P. Lopes, A. F. Silva, M. Maranha Soares, Pedro Miguel Patrí, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, 3R Batteries: Resilient, Repairable, and Recyclable Based on Liquid Gallium Electrode, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2023
    M. Reis Carneiro, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, C. Majidi, Recyclable Thin-Film Soft Electronics for Smart Packaging and E-Skins, Adv. Sci., 10, 2023
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Fong, Perspectives on Electric Motor Market Transformation for a Net Zero Carbon Economy, MDPI Energies, Vol. 16, No. 3, 2023

    Conferences

    A. Matias Correia, Lopes, A. Paulo Coimbra, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Architecture and Control Simulation for Improved System Resiliency of a Building Microgrid, In 59th IEEE/IAS Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference (I&CPS 2023), Las Vegas (USA), 2023
    https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPS57144.2023.10142074
    G. Mendes, N. Alexandre, J. Tabora, M. Tostes, E. Matos, U. Holanda de Bezerra, A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Jérôme Mendes, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, ANN for Motor Loading Diagnosis under Voltage Variation Conditions, In Proc. of The 4th IEEE Kansas Power Energy Conference (KPEC 2023), Manhattan (USA), 2023
    https://doi.org/10.1109/KPEC58008.2023.10215414

    Journals

    Fathia Chekired, Oussama Taabli, Zakaria Mehdi Khellili, Amar Tilmatine, A. de Almeida, , , , , , , , Near-Zero-Energy Building Management Based on Arduino Microcontroller—On-Site Lighting Management Application, Energies, 2022
    https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239064
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, A. de Almeida, Assessment of Induction Motor Tolerance to Supply Voltage Unbalance for Different Dual-Winding Configurations, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, 2022
    A. de Almeida, N. Quaresma, Erasmo Biosse, The role of energy efficiency and renewable energies to accelerate sustainable energy access — a perspective case study of Mozambique, Energy Efficiency, 2022
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-022-10045-w
    Guilherme Costa, P. Lopes, A. LalSanati, André, , M. Freitas, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, 3D Printed Stretchable Liquid Gallium Battery, Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 32, Issue 27, 2022
    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, X. Li, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Dual, Three-Level, Quasi-Z-Source, Indirect Matrix Converter for Motors with Open-Ended Windings, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, 2022
    10.1109/TEC.2022.3187419
    A. Matias Correia, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Technical and Economic Assessment of Battery Storage and Vehicle-to-Grid Systems in Building Microgrids, Energies, 15(23), 8905, 2022
    https://doi.org/10.3390/en15238905
    Y. Biru Aemro, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Energy access during and post-COVID-19 pandemic in sub-Saharan countries: the case of Ethiopia., Environment, development and sustainability, 1-22, 2022
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-02090-9
    A. Cunha Chambel, A. LalSanati, P. Lopes, Timur Nikitin, , A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, , , Laser Writing of Eutectic Gallium–Indium Alloy Graphene-Oxide Electrodes and Semitransparent Conductors., Advanced Materials Technologies, Volume 7, Issue 5, 2022
    https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202101238
    J. Lourenço, L. Conde Bento, A. Paulo Coimbra, A. de Almeida, Comparative Evaluation of Mobile Platforms for Non-Structured Environments and Performance Requirements Identification for Forest Clearing Applications, Forests 2022, 2022
    https://doi.org/doi.org/10.3390/f13111889
    Francisco Souza, F. A. M. Salotti, I. L. Sauer, A. de Almeida, A. G. Kanashiro, An assessment of the impact of Brazilian energy efficiency policies for electric motors, Energy Nexus, , 2022
    Danilo Souza, de Souza, D.F., Salotti, A. de Almeida, F.A.M., Sauer, I.L., Kanashiro, A.G., , , A Performance Evaluation of Three-Phase Induction Electric Motors between 1945 and 2020, Energies, 2022
    https://doi.org/10.3390/en15062002
    Correia, A. Paulo Coimbra, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Smart Thermostats for a Campus Microgrid: Demand Control and Improving Air Quality, In Energies, 15(4), 1359, MDPI, 2022
    https://doi.org/10.3390/en15041359
    F. Manuel Gonçalves Ribeiro Martins, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, The Role of Electrification in the Decarbonization of the Energy Sector in Portugal, Energies, 15(5), 1759, 2022
    https://doi.org/10.3390/en15051759

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, A. de Almeida, Induction Motor Tolerance to Supply Voltage Unbalance for Different Dual-Winding Configurations, 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2022, pp. 1981–1987, 2022
    M. Carneiro, L. P. Rosa, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Tailor-made smart glove for robot teleoperation, using printed stretchable sensors, 2022 IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2022, pp. 722–728, 2022

    Journals

    F. Martins, C. Patrão, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, A Review of Energy Modeling Tools for Energy Efficiency in Smart Cities, In Smart Cities, Volume 4, Issue 4, pag. 1420-1436, MDPI, 2021
    https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities4040075
    P. Lopes, D. Fernandes, A. Pires Miranda Ferreira da Silva, D. Green Marques, A. de Almeida, C. Majidi, M. Tavakoli, Bi-Phasic Ag-In-Ga-Embedded Elastomer Inks for Digitally Printed, Ultra-Stretchable, Multi-layer Electronics, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2021
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c22206
    Y. Biru Aemro, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Experimental evaluation of electric clean cooking options for rural areas of developing countries, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Volume 43, 2021
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100954
    Y. Biru Aemro, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Inefficient cooking systems a challenge for sustainable development: a case of rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Volume 23, pag. 14697–14721, Springer Press, 2021
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01266-7
    P. Lopes, Santos, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Reversible polymer-gel transition for ultra-stretchable chip-integrated circuits through self-soldering and self-coating and self-healing, Nature Communications, 12(1), 1–10, 2021
    P. Lopes, D. Fernandes, A. Marques Silva, D. Green Marques, A. de Almeida, C. Majidi, M. Tavakoli, Bi-phasic Ag–In–Ga-embedded elastomer inks for digitally printed, ultra-stretchable, multi-layer electronics, ACS Applied Materials e Interfaces, 13(12), 14552–14561, 2021
    A. Cunha Chambel, Sanati, P. Lopes, A. L., Nikitin, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Laser Writing of Eutectic Gallium–Indium Alloy Graphene-Oxide Electrodes and Semitransparent Conductors, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2101238, 2021
    A. Cunha Chambel, A. LalSanati, P. Lopes, Timur Nikitin, Rui Fausto, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Laser Writing of Eutectic Gallium–Indium Alloy Graphene‐Oxide Electrodes and Semitransparent Conductors, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2021
    https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202101238
    Y. Biru Aemro, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Energy Access During and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic in sub-Saharan Countries: the Case of Ethiopia, In Environment, Development and Sustainability, Springer Press, 2021
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-02090-9

    Conferences

    J. Alberto, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Experimental Study on the External Shaft Axial Stray Flux in Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors, 5th IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis (WEMDCD 2021), 2021
    Matteo Virone, P. Lopes, Rui Pedro Rocha, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Dynamic hand gesture recognition using a stretchable multi-layer capacitive array, proximity sensing, and a SVM classifier, IROS 2021, IEEE, 2021
    10.1109/IROS51168.2021.9636744

    Journals

    Y. Biru Aemro, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Design and Modeling of a Standalone DC-Microgrid for Off-Grid Schools in Rural Areas of Developing Countries, In Energies, Volume 13, Issue 23, pag. 6377-64012, MDPI, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236379
    M. Carneiro, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Wearable and Comfortable e-Textile Headband for Long-Term Acquisition of Forehead EEG Signals, IEEE Sensors Journal, 20, 24, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2020.3009629
    J. Delgado, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Electric Mobility: Key Technology to Decarbonize the Economy and Improve Air Quality, In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Springer, Cham., 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_127-1
    C. Patrão, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Review of Smart City Assessment Tools, In Smart Cities, Volume 3, Issue 4, pag. 1117-1132, MDPI, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities3040055
    Francisca Carvalho, P. Lopes, M. Carneiro, A. Serra, J. F. J. Coelho, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Nondrying, sticky hydrogels for the next generation of high-resolution conformable bioelectronics, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2, 10, 3390–3401, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaelm.0c00653
    Luís Miguel Ferreira, A. Paulo Coimbra, A. de Almeida, Autonomous System for Wildfire and Forest Fire Early Detection and Control, Inventions, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions5030041
    A. Pires Miranda Ferreira da Silva, Hugo Paisana, Tâ, J. Góis, A. Serra, J. F. J. Coelho, A. de Almeida, C. Majidi, M. Tavakoli, High Resolution Soft and Stretchable Circuits with PVA/Liquid‐Metal Mediated Printing, Advanced Materials Technologies, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202000343
    J. Fong, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, IEC61800-9 System Standards as a Tool to Boost the Efficiency of Electric Motor Driven Systems Worldwide, Inventions, 5(2), 20, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.3390/inventions5020020
    J. Alberto, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Study of a linear actuator with a hybrid core using sensorless position control, Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical, 305, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2020.111919
    C. Leal, P. Lopes, A. Serra, J. F. J. Coelho, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Untethered Disposable Health Monitoring Electronic Patches with an Integrated Ag2O–Zn Battery, a AgInGa Current Collector, and Hydrogel Electrodes, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12, 3, 3407–3414, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b18462
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Off-grid appliances and smart controls for energy access , Energy Efficiency, Volume 13, Issue 2, pag. 193–195, Springer Press, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-020-09848-6
    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, S. Liu, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Modeling and analysis of LC filter integrated quasi-Z source indirect matrix converter , International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.2757
    J. Alberto, C. Leal, Clá, P. Lopes, Hugo Paisana, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Fully Untethered Battery-free Biomonitoring Electronic Tattoo with Wireless Energy Harvesting, Scientific Reports, 5539, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-62097-6
    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, S. Liu, X. Li, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Quasi- Z source indirect matrix converter-fed induction motor drive, IET Electric Power Applications, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-epa.2019.0618

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, N. Quaresma, In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Affordable and Clean Energy. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Off-Grid Sustainable Energy Systems for Rural Electrification, Springer, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0_68-1
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, N. Quaresma, Electric Mobility: Key Technology to Decarbonize the Economy and Improve Air Quality 1-28, In Affordable and Clean Energy, Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Walter Leal Filho, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71057-0

    Conferences

    A. Matias Correia, Luís Miguel Ferreira, A. Paulo Coimbra, A. de Almeida, Impacts of automated natural ventilation in the temperature and humidity of a distribution transformer room, Proceedings - 2020 IEEE 14th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering, CPE-POWERENG 2020, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1109/CPE-POWERENG48600.2020.9161687
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, Saturation-related losses in induction motors for star and delta connection modes, Proceedings - 2020 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2020, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEM49940.2020.9270994
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, A. de Almeida, Voltage unbalance impact on coil-side temperature rise in a delta-connected, dual-winding induction motor, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIT45562.2020.9067201
    R. P. Rocha, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Water based magnification of capacitive proximity sensors: Water containers as passive human detectors, IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9340877
    P. Moura, A. Matias Correia, J. Delgado, P. Fonseca, A. de Almeida, University Campus Microgrid for Supporting Sustainable Energy Systems Operation, In 56th IEEE/IAS Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference (I&CPS 2020), 2020
    https://doi.org/10.1109/ICPS48389.2020.9176755

    Journals

    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, N. Quaresma, Energy-efficient off-grid systems—review , Energy Efficiency, 13, pages 349–376, 2019
    T. Vasques, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, A Review on Energy Efficiency and Demand Response with Focus on Small and Medium Data Centers, In Energy Efficiency, Springer Press, In Press, Volume 12, Issue 5, pag. 1399-1428, Springer Press, 2019
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-018-9753-2
    M. Guo, Y. Liu, B. Ge, S. Liu, X. Li, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, A Quasi-Z Source Indirect Matrix Converter-Fed Induction Motor Drive, IET Electric Power Applications, 2019
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, N. Quaresma, Energy Efficient Off-Grid Systems - Review, Energy Efficiency, Springer Press, 2019
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-019-09813-y
    C. Leal, P. Lopes, A. Serra, J. F. J. Coelho, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Untethered Disposable Health Monitoring Electronic Patches with Integrated Ag2O-Zn Battery, AgInGa Current Collector and Hydrogel Electrodes, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019
    P. Lopes, C. Majidi, D. Vaz Gomes, D. Green Marques, P. Faia, J. Góis, T. Patricio, J. F. J. Coelho, A. Serra, A. de Almeida, Soft Bioelectronic Stickers: Selection and Evaluation of Skin‐Interfacing Electrodes , Advanced Healthcare Materials, 8(15), 1900234, 2019
    P. Lopes, C. Majidi, M. Tavakoli, D. Vaz Gomes, D. Green Marques, P. Faia, J. Góis, T. F. Patrício, J. F. J. Coelho, P. Serra, A. de Almeida, Soft Bioelectronic Stickers: Selection and Evaluation of Skin-Interfacing Electrodes, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 8(15),, 2019
    P. Lopes, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Reliable interfaces for EGaIn multi-layer stretchable circuits and microelectronics, Lab on a Chip, 19(5), 897-906, 2019
    Y. Liu, B. Ge, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Night operation, analysis, and control of single-phase quasi-Z-source photovoltaic power system , IET Renewable Power Generation, 2019
    S. Maragliulo, P. Lopes, L. Osorio, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Foot Gesture Recognition through Dual Channel Wearable EMG System, IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(22), 10187-10197, 2019
    A. de Almeida, J. Fong, New technology trends and policy needs in energy efficient motor systems - A major opportunity for energy and carbon savings, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, N. Quaresma, Off-Grid Sustainable Energy Systems for Rural Electrification X-X, In Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Walter Leal Filho, Springer Press, 2019

    Conferences

    J. Alberto, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Experimental Analysis of Three-Phase Induction Motors with Multiflux, Dual-Winding Configurations, 45th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2019), Lisbon, 2019
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Alberto, E. Bortoni, A. de Almeida, Experimental Study on Three-Phase Induction Motor Performance Under Supply Voltage Unbalance for Star and Delta Connections, Inter. Conf. on Energy Efficiency in Motor Systems (EEMODS 2019), Tokyo, 2019
    Y. Biru Aemro, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Impact of Cooking Technologies for a Sustainable Future: A Case Study for Ethiopia and Rwanda, In 4th Energy for Sustainability International Conference “Designing a Sustainable Future” (EfS 2019), Turin (Italy), 2019
    P. Moura, J. Delgado, A. Pires, A. de Almeida, Grid to Vehicle and Vehicle to Grid Systems for Large-Scale Penetration of Renewable Generation, In 14th European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (ECEEE), Presqu’île de Giens (France), 2019
    P. Fonseca, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Smart Integration of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Generation for Sustainability in University Campus , In 14th European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (ECEEE), Presqu’île de Giens (France), 2019
    Luís Miguel Ferreira, C. Viegas, A. Paulo Coimbra, A. de Almeida, Low-cost system for early detection and deployment of countermeasures against wild fires , IEEE 5th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT) 2019- Conference Proceedings, pp. 418-423 , Limerick, Ireland, 2019
    https://doi.org/10.1109/WF-IoT.2019.8767331

    Journals

    H. Paisana, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Hydroprinted Electronics: Ultrathin Stretchable Ag-In-Ga E-Skin for Bioelectronics & Human-Machine Interaction, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10 (45), , 38760-38768, 2018
    M. Tavakoli, C. Benussi, P. Lopes, L. Osório, A. de Almeida, Robust hand gesture recognition with a double channel surface EMG wearable armband and SVM classifier, Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 46, 121-130, 2018
    J. Delgado, R. Faria, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Impacts of Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the Portuguese Electrical Grid, In Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment (IF 2.341), Volume 62, pag. 372-385, Elsevier, 2018
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2018.03.005
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, Single-Phasing Protection of Line-Operated Motors of Different Efficiency Classes, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2018
    M. Tavakoli, M. Malakooti, H. Paisana, Y. Ohm, D. Green Marques, P. Lopes, A. Piedade, A. de Almeida, C. Majidi, EGaIn-Assisted Room-Temperature Sintering of Silver Nanoparticles for Stretchable, Inkjet-Printed, Thin-Film Electronics, Advanced Materials, 30(29), 2018
    P. Lopes, H. Paisana, A. de Almeida, C. Majidi, M. Tavakoli, Hydroprinted Electronics: Ultrathin Stretchable Ag-In-Ga E-Skin for Bioelectronics and Human-Machine Interaction , ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10(45), pp. 38760-38768 , 2018
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Reducing energy costs in electric-motor-driven systems, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, 2018
    P. Fonseca, P. Moura, H. Jorge, A. de Almeida, Sustainability in university campus: options for achieving nearly zero energy goals, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 19 , Issue: 4, pp.790-816, Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018
    https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-09-2017-0145
    M. Tavakoli, M. Malakooti, H. Paisana, Y. Ohm, D. Marques, P. Lopes, A. Piedade, A. de Almeida, C. Majidi, EGaIn‐Assisted Room‐Temperature Sintering of Silver Nanoparticles for Stretchable, Inkjet‐Printed, Thin‐Film Electronics, Advanced Materials, 30 (29), 2018
    R. Rocha, P. Lopes, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, C. Majidi, Fabrication and Characterization of Bending and Pressure Sensors for a Soft Prosthetic Hand, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 28 (3), 034001, 2018
    M. Tavakoli, C. Viegas, L. Sprigna, A. de Almeida, SCALA: Scalable Modular Rail based Multi-agent Robotic System for Fine Manipulation over Large Workspaces., Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 421-438, 2018
    T. Luz, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Multi-Objective Power Generation Expansion Planning with High Penetration of Renewables, In Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF 8.050) , Volume 81, Part 2, pag. 2637-2643, Elsevier, 2018

    Conferences

    M. Tavakoli, M. Malakooti, H. Paisana, Y. Ohm, D. Marques, P. Lopes, A. Piedade, A. de Almeida, Fabrication of Soft and Stretchable Electronics Through Integration of Printed Silver Nanoparticles and Liquid Metal Alloy, ASME 2018 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Texas, USA, 2018
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Study and Design of a Small-Diameter Tubular Linear Motor for Biomedical Applications, ICEM 2018, Alexandroupoli, Greece, 2018
    Y. Biru Aemro, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, DC-Microgrids as a Means of Rural Development in East African Countries, In ASME 2018 Power & Energy Conference & Exhibition (ASME 2018), Lake Buena Vista (USA), 2018
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, V. Aguiar, R. S. T. Pontes, E. Quispe, A. de Almeida, Overview of Retrofitting Options in Induction Motors to Improve their Efficiency and Reliability, IEEE I&CPS Europe 2018, Palermo, Italy, 2018

    Journals

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Reducing Energy Costs in Electric-Motor-Driven Systems: Savings Through Output Power Reduction and Energy Regeneration, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, 2017
    M. Tavakoli, P. Lopes, J. Lourenço, R. Rocha, L. Giliberto, A. de Almeida, C. Majidi, Autonomous selection of closing posture of a robotic hand through embodied soft matter capacitive sensors, IEEE Sensors Journal, 17, 17, 5669-5677, 2017
    M. Tavakoli, R. Rocha, L. Osorio, M. Almeida, A. de Almeida, V. Ramachandran, A. Tabatabai, T. Lu, C. Majidi, Carbon doped PDMS: conductance stability over time and implications for additive manufacturing of stretchable electronics, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering , 27 (3), 2017
    C. Viegas, D. Daney, M. Tavakoli, A. de Almeida, Performance analysis and design of parallel kinematic machines using interval analysis, Mechanism and Machine Theory , 115, 218-236, 2017
    C. Viegas, M. Tavakoli, P. Lopes, R. Dessi, A. de Almeida, SCALA—A Scalable Rail-based Multirobot System for Large Space Automation: Design and Development, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 5, 22, 2208-2217, 2017
    C. Viegas, M. Tavakoli, A. de Almeida, A novel grid-based reconfigurable spatial parallel mechanism with large workspace, Mechanism and Machine Theory , 115, 149-167, 2017
    D. Gandini, A. de Almeida, Direct current microgrids based on solar power systems and storage optimization, as a tool for cost-effective rural electrification , Renewable Energy, Volume 111, Pages 275–283, Elsevier , 2017
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.04.009
    https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1V6983QJ-dTgzQ
    P. Fonseca, P. Moura, H. Jorge, A. de Almeida, Sustainability in University Campus: Options for achieving nearly Zero Energy Goals (submitted), International journal for Sustainability in Higher Education, 2017
    A. de Almeida, J. Fong, H. Falkner, P. Bertoldi, Policy options to promote energy efficient electric motors and drives in the EU, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 74, Pages 1275–1286, 2017
    http://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.112
    D. Neto, E. Domingues, A. Paulo Coimbra, A. de Almeida, A. Alves, Wesley Pacheco Calixto, Portfolio optimization of renewable energy assets: Hydro, wind, and photovoltaic energy in the regulated market in Brazil, Energy Economics, Volume 64, Pages 238–250, Elsevier Editorial System(tm) for Energy , 2017
    http://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2017.03.020
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01409883/64/supp/C
    F. Vieira, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Energy Storage System for Self-Consumption of Photovoltaic Energy in Residential Zero Energy Buildings, In Renewable Energy (IF 3.404), Volume 103, pag. 308-320, Elsevier, 2017
    C. Patrão, A. de Almeida, M. Damnics, P. Fonseca, Low power mode energy demand of household appliances—SELINA and APP projects , Energy Efficiency, 10(5), pp. 1299-1314 , 2017
    C. Patrão, A. de Almeida, P. Fonseca, B. Harrison, B. Schlomann, M. Damnics, Low power mode energy demand of household appliances, Energy Efficiency Journal, pp 1–16, 2017
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12053-017-9518-3
    http://link.springer.com/journal/12053

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, Software Tool for Improved Redesign of Three-Phase Stator Windings of Induction Motors, EEMODS 2017, Rome, 2017
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Roffi, A. de Almeida, Novel Flexible-Blade Centrifugal Fan for Variable-Speed Motors, EEMODS 2017, Rome, 2017
    R. Rocha, P. Lopes, A. de Almeida, M. Tavakoli, Soft-matter sensor for proximity, tactile and pressure detection, Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 3734-3738, Vancouver, CA, 2017
    P. Moura, D. Monteiro, A. Assunção, F. Vieira, A. de Almeida, Technical and Economic Assessment of Solar Photovoltaic and Energy Storage Options for Zero Energy Residential Buildings, In 9th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL’17), Irvine (USA), 2017
    Lars Ole Fichte, A. de Almeida, A. Paulo Coimbra, F. Gronwald, M. Stiemer, Possible Changes in Conducted Emissions of Biotechnological Devices after Repeated Switching, XXXIInd International Union of Radio Science General Assembly & Scientific Symposium, Montreal, CA, 2017
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, S. M.A. Cruz, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Losses in Star- and Delta-Connected Induction Motors with Saturated Core, IEMDC 2017, Miami, 2017
    M. Roffi, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Different Cooling Fan Designs for Electric Motors, IEMDC 2017, Miami, 2017
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Marques Silva, A. de Almeida, Single-Phasing Protection of Line-Operated High-Efficiency Motors, IEEE I&CPS 2017, Ontario, CA, 2017
    P. Fonseca, P. Moura, H. Jorge, A. de Almeida, Achieving University Campus Sustainability with Nearly Zero Energy Building Retrofits, ECEEE 2017, Presqu’île de Giens (France), 2017
    T. Vasques, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Energy Efficiency Insight into Small and Medium Data Centres: A Comparative Analysis Based on a Survey, . In 13th European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (ECEEE 2017), Presqu’île de Giens (France), 2017
    P. Moura, N. Morais, P. Fonseca, A. de Almeida, Cost-Effective Options for Nearly Zero Energy Renovation of Municipal Buildings., In 13th European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (ECEEE 2017), Presqu’île de Giens (France, 2017
    C. Viegas, M. Tavakoli, A. de Almeida, SCALA-A Scalable Rail-based Multirobot System for Large Space Automation: Design and Development , IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 22(5), pp. 2208-2217 , 2017
    M. Tavakoli, J. Gomes dos Santos, J. Lourenço, A. de Almeida, Hydrogel-silicone conjunction as epidermal and dermal layers of bio-inspired soft finger skin , ENBENG 2017 - 5th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering, Proceedings , 2017
    M. Tavakoli, J. Ministro Lourenço, A. de Almeida, 3D printed endoskeleton with a soft skin for upper-limb body actuated prosthesis, 2017 IEEE 5th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 1-5, 2017

    Journals

    Tony R. Almeida, A. Paulo Coimbra, A. de Almeida, Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields Inside Electric Vehicles, Radioproteção, Vol. 3, p. 103, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Reliability and Operation of High-Efficiency Induction Motors, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications , Vol. 52, No. 6, pp. 4628-4637, 2016
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Technical and Economic Assessment of the Secondary Use of Repurposed Electric Vehicle Batteries in the Residential Sector to Support Solar Energy, In Applied Energy (IF 5.106), Volume 181, Pages 120–131, Elsevier, 2016
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.08.056
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Energy Savings in Electric Motor Driven Systems through Output Power Reduction and Energy Regeneration, IEEE Trans. on Industry Applications (Accepted for publication in 2017), 2016
    P. Moura, C. Nuttall, B. Harrison, C. Jehle, A. de Almeida, Energy Savings Potential of Uninterruptible Power Supplies in European Union, In Energy Efficiency (IF 1.150), Volume 9, Issue 6, pag. 993-1013, Springer Press, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Overview on Energy Saving Opportunities in Electric Motor Driven Systems: Regeneration and Output Power Reduction, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, pp. 1-8, Detroit, MI, 2016
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPS.2016.7490220
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, B. Leprettre, Comparison of Protection Requirements in IE2-, IE3- and IE4-Class Motors, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 3603-3610, IEEE, 2016
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2016.2545647
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Energy Regeneration and Output Power Reduction in Electric Motor Driven Systems, IEEE Industrial Applications Society Magazine (accepted for publication), 2016
    M. Tavakoli, J. Ministro Lourenço, C. Viegas, P. Neto, A. de Almeida, The hybrid OmniClimber robot: Wheel based climbing, arm based plane transition, and switchable magnet adhesion, Mechatronics, 36, Pages 136–146, 2016
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2016.03.007
    L. Maricato, R. Faria, V. Madeira, P. Carreira, A. de Almeida, "White Stork risk mitigation in high voltage electric distribution networks", Ecological Engineering, Vol. 91, pages 212–220, Elsevier, 2016
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925857416301045

    Conferences

    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Energy Savings Potential Associated with Stator Winding Connection Mode Change in Induction Motors, ICEM 2016, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Overview on Energy Saving Opportunities in Electric Motor Driven Systems – Part 1, System Efficiency Improvement IEEE Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Conference I&CPS 2016, Detroit, USA, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Overview on Energy Saving Opportunities in Electric Motor Driven Systems – Part 2, Regeneration and Output Power Reduction IEEE Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Conference I&CPS 2016, Detroit, USA, 2016
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Reducing Energy Costs in Electric-Motor-Driven Systems SAVINGS THROUGH OUTPUT POWER REDUCTION AND ENERGY REGENERATION, IEEE IAS I&CPS - Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Conference, Volume: PP, Issue: 99 , Detroit,USA, 2016
    https://doi.org/10.1109/MIAS.2016.2600685
    http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=8023737
    Tony R. Almeida, A. Paulo Coimbra, A. de Almeida, Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields Inside Electric Vehicles., in V Congresso de Proteção Contra Radiações da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, Coimbra, Portugal, 2016

    Journals

    M. Tavakoli, B. Enes, J. Santos, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Underactuated anthropomorphic hands: Actuation strategies for a better functionality, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 74(Part A), 267-282, 2015
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2015.08.011
    A. Carvalho, P. Moura, G. Vaz, A. de Almeida, Ground source heat pumps as high efficient solutions for building space conditioning and for integration in smart grids, In Energy Conversion and Management (IF 4.380), Volume 103, pag. 991-1007, Elsevier, 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Reliability and Maintenance of High Efficiency Induction Motors:, IEEE Industrial Applications Society Magazine, in press, 2015
    B. Santos, F. Manuel Gonçalves Ribeiro Martins, A. de Almeida, Energy efficient distribution transformers in Europe: Impact of Ecodesign regulation, Energy Efficiency Journal, Springer, 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cisneros-González, A. de Almeida, Technical and economic considerations on induction motor oversizing, Energy Efficiency Journal, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp.1-25, Springer, 2015
    A. Carvalho, D. Mendrinos, A. de Almeida, Ground source heat pump carbon emissions and primary energy reduction potential for heating in buildings in Europe; results of a case study in Portugal, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 45 , p.p. 755-768, Elsevier, 2015

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Distributed Generation Technologies through 2025, Book Chapter in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Handbook, Second Edition, Editors D. Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl, USA, 2015
    A. de Almeida, S. Greenberg, P. Rao, Electric Motor Systems Efficiency, Book Chapter in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Handbook, Second Edition, Editors D. Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fl, USA, 2015

    Conferences

    M. Tavakoli, C. Viegas, J. Romão, A. de Almeida, InchwormClimber: A Light-Weight Single DOF Biped Climbing Robot with a Switchable Magnet Adhesion Unit, 2015 IEEE/RSJ IROS International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Hamburg, Germany, 2015
    M. Tavakoli, L. Sprigna, C. Viegas, A. de Almeida, State Estimation and Path Following on Curved and Flat Vertical Surfaces with Omniclimber Robots: Kinematics and Control, 2015 IEEE/RSJ IROS International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Hamburg, Germany, 2015
    M. Tavakoli, C. Viegas, J. Romão, P. Neto, A. de Almeida, Switchable Magnets for Robotics Applications, 2015 IEEE/RSJ IROS International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Hamburg, Germany, 2015
    M. Tavakoli, L. Sprigna, C. Viegas, A. de Almeida, InchwormClimber: A light-weight biped climbing robot with a switchable magnet adhesion unit: Kinematics and control, Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Hamburg, Gemany, 2015
    A. de Almeida, H. Falkner, J. Fong, New European Ecodesign Regulation for Electric Motors and Drives, EEMODS-2015 Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2015
    P. Moura, F. Vieira, G. Lopez, J. Moreno, A. de Almeida, Demand Response and Energy Storage for Zero Energy Residential Buildings, In 8th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL’15), Lucerne (Switzerland), 2015
    P. Fonseca, A. de Almeida, M. Gameiro, F. Lamas, G. Brites, N. Cardoso, R. Castela, N. Brito, Residential buildings as expanded territory for ESCOs, In 12th European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (ECEEE 2015), 2015
    http://www.eceee.org/all-news/news/news-2015/2015-11-10
    A. de Almeida, J. Fong, P. Fonseca, H. Falkner, From laggard to world leader the role of policies in the EU motors and drives market transformation, In 12th European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (ECEEE 2015), Hyères-Toulon, France, 2015
    H. Pereira, M. Alves, P. Carreira, L. Maricato, R. Faria, João António Pereira Faro, J. Batista, A. de Almeida, Integrated Monitoring System for Distribution Substations, CIRED 2015 - International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, Lyon, France, 2015
    P. Carreira, L. Maricato, V. Madeira, A. de Almeida, ECO-Network - Innovative solutions to mitigate storks' activities in the vicinity of the electric distribution network, CIRED 2015 - International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, Lyon, France, 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Reliability and Maintenance of High Efficiency Induction Motors, IEEE I&CPS 2015 - Industrial and Commercial Power System Technical Conference, Calgary, Canada, 2015
    F. Vieira, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Energy Storage System for Residential Zero Energy Buildings in Portugal, In Energy for Sustainability 2015, Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet (EfS 2015), Coimbra (Portugal), 2015
    D. Neto, E. Domingues, A. Paulo Coimbra, A. de Almeida, Wesley Pacheco Calixto, Investment Risk Analysis for Photovoltaic Power Plant in the Free Contracting Environment, International Conference on the European Energy Market (EEM), Lisboa, 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Reliability and Operation of High-Efficiency Induction Motors., IEEE Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conf. (ICPS’15), 2015
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Leprettre, A. Quintino, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Protection Requirements in IE2-, IE3- and IE4-Class Motors., IEEE Inter. Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC’15), Idaho, USA, 2015

    Journals

    Q. Ma, B. Ge, B. Daqiang , F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, A new switched reluctance motor with distributed winding, COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 2158 - 2179, 2014
    R. Faria, P. Marques, R. Garcia, P. Moura, F. Freire, J. Delgado, A. de Almeida, Primary and Secondary Use of Electric Mobility Batteries from a Life Cycle Perspective, In Journal of Power Sources, pp. 169-177, Elsevier, Vol. 262, 2014
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.03.092
    J. Santos, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Technical and economic impact of residential electricity storage at local and grid level for Portugal, Applied Energy, Volume:128, Pages: 254–264, Elsevier, 2014
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.04.054
    R. Faria, P. Moura, J. Delgado, A. de Almeida, Managing the Charging of Electrical Vehicles: Impacts on the Electrical Grid and on the Environment , Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Vol: 6 , Number 3, p.p. 54-65, IEEE, 2014
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MITS.2014.2323437
    A. de Almeida, B. Santos, P. Bertoldi, M. Quicheron, Solid State Lighting Review - Potential and Challenges in Europe , Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 34 , Pages 30–48, 2014
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.02.029
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, Beyond Induction Motors—Technology Trends to Move Up Efficiency , IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, VOL. 50, NO. 3, 2014
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Quintino, Technical and Economical Considerations on Super High-Efficiency Three-Phase Motors, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Volume: 50, NO. 2, page(s): 1-12, 2014
    Q. Ma, B. Ge, D. Bib, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, A new modeling method for S-MCSRM driven by three-phase full bridge converter, COMPEL: The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 33 , No 1/2, pp.645 - 662, 2014
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Different Tapped Windings for Flux Adjustment in Induction Motors, IEEE Transactions on energy conversion, Volume PP, Pages 1-17, 2014

    Conferences

    A. Gonçalves, S. Cruz, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Mendes, A. de Almeida, Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drive for Electric Vehicles Including Cross-Magnetic Saturation, Conference Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) , Coimbra, Portugal, 2014
    M. Tavakoli, B. Enes, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Actuation strategy for underactuated anthropomorphic hands, in IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2014) , Chicago, Illinois, 2014
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, B. Ge, E. Quispe, A. de Almeida, Star- and Delta-Connected Windings Tolerance to Voltage Unbalance in Induction Motors, 21th Inter. Conf. on Electrical Machines (ICEM14) , Berlin, Germany, 2014
    M. Tavakoli, A. de Almeida, Adaptive under-actuated anthropomorphic hand: ISR-SoftHand, IROS 2014,IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent RObots and Systems, Chicago, EUA, 2014
    P. Fonseca, C. Patrão, A. de Almeida, Barriers and success factors to stimulate the diffusion of Energy Performance Contracts in Portugal, PCEEE 2014, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal, 2014
    J. Santos, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Analysis of the Distributed Residential Energy Storage Impact on the Grid Operation”, “50th IEEE Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, USA, 2014

    Journals

    P. Araújo, V. Madeira, L. Maricato, J. Loureiro, J. Batista, J. A. Ramos, P. Carreira, J. Magalhães-Alves, N. Mendes, A. de Almeida, Management of stork activities in equipment of electric distribution power networks, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Vol.12, No. 12 , pg. 2311-2321, Romania, 2013
    http://omicron.ch.tuiasi.ro/EEMJ/
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, Comparison of Different Tapped Windings for Flux Adjustment in Indusction Motors, , IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 2013
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Sustainable Energy Systems, In Ingenium, Portuguese Order of Engineers, vol. 134 (II), pp. 38-39, 2013
    A. de Almeida, U. J. Nunes, IROS 2012-Robotics for Quality of Life and Sustainable Development, . IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, 20 (1), pp. 110-114, 2013
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2013.2247931
    http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875778842&partnerID=MN8TOARS
    WOS:000316269400014
    G. Baoming, H. Abu-Rube, F. Peng, Q. Lei, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, D. Sun, Y. Liu, An energy-stored quasi-Z-source inverter for application to photovoltaic power system, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics , 60, (10), pp. 4468-4481, 2013
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Preface, 3 Energy Efficiency, 6 (4) , pp. 619-620, 2013
    P. Moura, G. Lopez, J. Moreno, A. de Almeida, The Role of Smart Grids to Foster Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, pp. , 621-629, Springer Press, 2013
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Introduction to the Special Issue on Smart Grids and Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, pp. 621-629, Springer Press, 2013
    C. Canhoto, J. Lima, A. de Almeida, "Warming up a stream reach: design of a hydraulic and heating system", Limnology and Oceanography: Methods Journal, Vol. 11, 2013
    G. Baoming, F. Peng, H. Abu-Rube, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, “Novel Energy Stored Single-Stage Photovoltaic,Power System With Constant DC-Link Peak Voltage, in IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, 2013
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TSTE.2013.2272437
    http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880978082&partnerID=MN8TOARS
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, Stator Winding Connection Mode Management in Line-Start Permanent Magnet Motors to Improve their Efficiency and Power Factor, IEEE PES Transactions on Energy Conversion, art. no. 6349963, pp. 775-783, 2013
    M. Tavakoli, C. Viegas, L. Marques, J. Pires, A. de Almeida, OmniClimbers: Omni-directional magnetic wheeled climbing robots for inspection of ferromagnetic structures, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 61 (9), pp. 997-1007, 2013
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2013.05.005
    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921889013001024
    C. Canhoto, J. Lima, A. de Almeida, Warming up a stream reach: design of a hydraulic and heating system, Limnology and Oceanography: Methods Journal, 2013
    R. Faria, F. Freire, P. Marques, P. Moura, J. Delgado, A. de Almeida, Impact of the electricity mix and use profile in the life cycle assessment of electric vehicles, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 24, pp. 271- 287, Elsevier, 2013
    B. Ge, W. Wanga, D. Bib, C. Rogersc, F. Pengc, A. de Almeida, H. Abu-Rube, Energy storage system-based power control for grid-connected wind power farm, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Volume 44, Issue 1, Pages 115–122, 2013

    Conferences

    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Flexirigid, a novel two phase gripper, in IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2013), Tokyo Big Sight, Japan, 2013
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2013.6697086
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, Beyond induction motors-Technology trends to move up efficiency, Conference Record - Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference 2013, art. no. 6547330, 2013
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICPS.2013.6547330
    http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84881363421&partnerID=MN8TOARS
    J. Santos, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, “Assessing the impact on grid energy balance from residential storage and the needed incentives to achieve it” , Conferência “8th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference, Berlin, Germany, 2013
    A. Barata Pires Lopes, A. de Almeida, Promotion of Energy-Efficiency in the Electricity sector in Reestructuring Markets – the Portuguese Case, In Proceedings of IEEE Power Systems Conference and Exposition (PSCE2004), New York, USA, 2013
    P. Moura, G. Lopez, J. Moreno, A. de Almeida, Assessing the Impact of Residential Demand Response on the Integration of Intermittent Renewable Generation into the Smart Grid, 7th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances nd Lighting (EEDAL'13), 2013
    R. Faria, V. Custodio, P. Moura, J. Moreno, J. Delgado, A. de Almeida, SMARTplug: Using Smart Devices for the Charging Management of Electric Vehicles, 7th International Conference on Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL'13), 2013
    J. Santos, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Analysing the Role of Residential Electricity Storage and Evaluating the Grid Impact, Energy for Sustainability 2013, Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet, Coimbra (EfS 2013), 2013
    R. Faria, N. Melo, P. Moura, J. Delgado, A. de Almeida, Electric Mobility: Impact on Overall GHG Emissions and on the Electrical Grid, , Energy for Sustainability 2013, Sustainable Cities: Designing for People and the Planet (EfS 2013), 2013
    P. Fonseca, P. Estêves, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, D. Fercej, “Benchmark results towards energy efficiency in residencial care homes for the elderly, 7th International Conference Energy Efficiency in Domestic Appliances and Lighting (EEDAL2013), 2013
    P. Carreira, P. Estêves, C. Samora, A. de Almeida, "Efficient and adaptive LED public lighting integrated in Évora Smart Grid", 22nd International Conference on Electricity Distribution Stockholm, 2013
    G. Lopez, P. Moura, J. Moreno, A. de Almeida, M. Pérez, L. Blanco, Monitoring System for the Local Distributed Generation Infrastructures of the Smart Grid, CIRED 2013: 22nd European Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, 2013
    P. Moura, M. Pérez, J. Moreno, A. de Almeida, Monitoring and Control Platform for Energy Efficiency in Smart Buildings, 11th European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Summer Study on Energy Efficiency (ECEEE 2013), 2013
    M. Tavakoli, C. Viegas, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, OmniClimber-II: An omnidirectional climbing robot with high maneuverability and flexibility to adapt to non-flat surfaces, 2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2013), art. no. 6630746, pp. 1349- 1354, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2013
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICRA.2013.6630746
    A. Antunes, J. Pissarro, H. Jeus, A. de Almeida, J. Batista, Smart grid as way to reinvent the power system, CIGRE Symposium Smarts Grids: Next Generation Grids for New Energy Trends, Lisbon, Portugal, 2013
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, “Beyond Induction Motors – Technology Trends to Move Up Efficiency, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2014, Stone Mountain, GA, USA, 2013

    Thesis

    B. Gonçalves, A. de Almeida, Using self-expandable metallic stents as electrodes for radiofrequency ablation (RF) in tubular organs: ex vivo experimental preliminary research, M.Sc. Thesis, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, 2013, Supervised by Rui Alexandre Matos Araújo and Francisco Alexandre Andrade de Souza

    Journals

    G. Baoming, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, An Energy Stored Quasi-Z-Source Inverter for Application to Photovoltaic Power System, IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, 2012
    M. Tavakoli, G. Cabrita, R. Faria, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Cooperative multi-agent mapping of three-dimensional structures for pipeline inspection applications, The International Journal of Robotics Research, 31 (12), pp. 1489-1503, SAGE Pub, 2012
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0278364912461536
    WOS: 000311643300009
    G. Lopez, P. Moura, B. Kantsepolsky, M. Sikora, J. Moreno, A. de Almeida, European FP7 Project ENERsip: Bringing ICT and Energy Together, EEE Global Communications Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 11, Pages 2-4, IEEE, 2012
    http://www.comsoc.org/gcn
    G. Lopez, P. Moura, J. Moreno, A. de Almeida, Platform to the Energy Efficiency Improvement and Microgrids Optimization, Eletricidade Moderna Brazil, vol.458, n.40, pp.52-67, Arandanet, 2012
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, Evaluation of Slot-Embedded Partial Electrostatic Shield for Common-Mode Bearing Current Mitigation in Inverter-Fed Induction Motors, IEEE Trans. on Energy Conversion, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 382-390, 2012
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Induction Motor Downsizing as a Low Strategy to Save Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol.24, pp.117-131, Elsevier, 2012
    P. Fonseca, A. de Almeida, Serviços Energéticos, Renováveis Magazine, n.1, pp.58-60, Publindústria, 2012
    R. Faria, P. Moura, J. Delgado, A. de Almeida, A sustainability assessment of electric vehicles as a personal mobility system, Energy Conversion and Management, vol.61, n.1, pp.19-30, Elsevier, 2012
    A. de Almeida, S. Hirzel, C. Patrão, J. Fong, E. Dutshke, Energy-efficient Elevators and Escalators in Europe: An analysis of Energy Efficiency Potentials and Policy Measures, , Energy and Buildings, vol.47, pp.151-158, Elsevier, 2012

    Conferences

    R. Zhang, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, P. Amaro, Transverse-Flux Linear Switched Reluctance Motor for Semi-Magnetic Suspending Rail Vehicle, 37th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON'11), art. no. 6119626 , pp. 2066- 2071, Melbourne, Australia, 2012
    J. Santos, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, The Role of Electricity Storage in Zero Energy Residential Buildings, 7th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (IRES 2012), 2012
    http://www.eurosolar.de/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=520&Itemid=147
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, OmniClimber: An Omnidirectional Light Weight Climbing Robot with Flexibility to Adapt to Non-Flat Surfaces, IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2012), art. no. 6385454, pp. 280-285, Vilamoura, Portugal, 2012
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2012.6385454
    http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6385454
    WOS:000317042700043
    P. Moura, G. Lopez, A. de Almeida, J. Moreno, Verification and Validation of a Monitoring and Control System to Support Reduction of Consumption and Optimization of Local Generation, Portugal in Conference to an Energy Efficient Economy (PCEEE 2012), 2012
    A. de Almeida, U. J. Nunes, Foreword , 2 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , art. no. 6385445, 2012
    Y. Liu, H. Abu-Rube, G. Baoming, F. Peng, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, An improved MPPT method for quasi-Z-source inverter based grid-connected photovoltaic power system, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, art. no. 6237356, pp. 1754-1758, 2012
    P. Moura, G. Lopez, A. Carreiro, J. Moreno, A. de Almeida, Evaluation Methodologies and Regulatory Issues in Smart Grid Projects with Local Generation-Consumption Matching, International Workshop on Energy Efficiency for a More Sustainable World (EEMSW2012), Ponta Delgada, Açores, 2012
    N. Brito, M. Gameiro, P. Fonseca, A. de Almeida, City center buildings’ upgrade as a context for applied innovation, International Workshop on Energy Efficiency for a More Sustainable World (EEMSW2012), Ponta Delgada, Açores, 2012
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, Stator Winding Connection Mode Management in Line-Start Permanent Magnet Motors to Improve their Efficiency and Power Factor, 20th Inter. Conf. on Electrical Machines (ICEM’12), Marseille, France, 2012
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. Quintino, Technical and Economical Considerations of Super High-Efficiency Three‑Phase Motors, IEEE Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conf. (ICPS’12), art. no. 6229618, 2012
    L. Marques, G. Muscato, Y. Yvinec, M. Peichl, G. Alli, G. Turnbull, S. Baglio, A. de Almeida, Sensors for close-in detection of explosive devices Current status and future prospects, 10th IARP Workshop on Humanitarian Demining (HUDEM 2012), Šibenik, Croatia, 2012
    http://www.ctro.hr/eng/selected/10th-iarp-hudem0392012-46.html
    L. Marques, A. de Almeida, M. Armada, R. Fernández, H. Montes, P. González, Y. Baudoin, State of the Art Review on Mobile Robots and Manipulators for Humanitarian Demining, 10th IARP Workshop on Humanitarian Demining (HUDEM 2012), Šibenik, Croatia, 2012

    Journals

    A. de Almeida, B. Santos, C. Inverno, J. Almeida, A. Marques, Small-hydropower integration in a multi-purpose dam-bridge for sustainable urban mobility, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, vol.15, pp.5092-5103, Elsevier, 2011
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.047
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Beyond Induction Motors - Technology Trends to Move Up Efficiency, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2011
    A. de Almeida, J. Fong, Domestic service robots, IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 18 (3), art. no. 6016614, pp. 18-20, 2011
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, A low-cost approach for self-calibration of climbing robots, Robotica, vol. 29, issue 1, pp. 23-34, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2011
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0263574710000676
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, 3DCLIMBER: Climbing and Manipulation over 3D Structures, Mechatronics, vol. 21, pp. 48-62, Elsevier, 2011
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2010.08.006
    B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Fuzzy neural network control for robot Manipulator directly driven by Switched reluctance Motor", Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence, vol.3, n.5, pp.86-98, 2011
    A. de Almeida, P. Fonseca, B. Schlomann, N. Feilberg, Characterization of the Household Electricity Consumption in the EU, Potential Energy Savings and Specific Policy Recommendations, Energy & Buildings, vol.8, n.43, pp.1884-1894, Elsevier, 2011
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.03.027
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, J. Fong, Ecoanalysis of Variable-Speed Drives for Flow Regulation in Pumping Systems, IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, vol.58, n.6, pp. 2117-2125, 2011
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Fong, Standards for Efficiency of Electric Motors , IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, vol.17, n.1, pp.12-19, 2011

    Conferences

    Y. Liu, G. Baoming, F. Peng, A. Haitham, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Quasi-Z Source Inverter based PMSG Wind Power Generation System, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE'11), 2011
    D. Sun, G. Baoming, F. Peng, H. Abu-Rube, A. de Almeida, Power flow control for quasi-Z source inverter with battery based PV power generation system, IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition: Energy Conversion Innovation for a Clean Energy Future, ECCE 2011, Proceedings , art. no. 6063889 , pp. 1051- 1056, 2011
    N. Melo, F. Mira, A. de Almeida, J. Delgado, Integration of PEV in Portuguese distribution grid: Analysis of harmonic current emissions in charging points, Proceeding of the International Conference on Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation, EPQU , art. no. 6128893, pp. 791-796, 2011
    P. Carreira, L. Maricato, N. Mendes, F. Bastião, V. Madeira, A. de Almeida, Management of storks and quality of energy service: Stork project, Proceeding of the International Conference on Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation, EPQU, art. no. 6128891, pp. 779-784, 2011
    J. Delgado, B. Santos, A. de Almeida, A. Figueira, Solutions to mitigate power quality disturbances resulting from integrating intermittent renewable energy in the grid of Porto Santo, Proceeding of the International Conference on Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation, EPQU, pp. 688-693, 2011
    C. Patrão, J. Delgado, A. de Almeida, P. Fonseca, Power Quality Costs estimation in Portuguese industry, Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation (EPQU), pp.1-6, pp. 337-342, 2011
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EPQU.2011.6128961
    A. Carreiro, G. Lopez, P. Moura, J. Moreno, J. Malaquias, A. de Almeida, In-House Monitoring and Control Network for the Smart Grid of the Future, IEEE PES European Conference and Exhibition on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT-EUROPE 2011), art. no. 6162736, 2011
    G. Lopez, P. Moura, M. Sikora, J. Moreno, A. de Almeida, Comprehensive Validation of an ICT Platform to support Energy Efficiency in future Smart Grid Scenarios, IEEE International Conference on Smart Measures for Future Grids, art. no. 6125772 , pp. 113- 118, 2011
    M. Tavakoli, R. Faria, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Autonomous Mapping for Inspection of 3D Structures, in IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2011), art. no. 6048135, pp. 4277- 4283, San Francisco, USA, 2011
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2011.6094494
    WOS:000297477504095
    G. Lopez, J. Moreno, P. Moura, L. Bastida, V. Custodio, A. de Almeida, ICT Infrastructure to Support Energy Efficiency in Smart Cities, XXI Workshop Telecom I+D: ICT in Cities of XXI Century, 2011
    Y. Liu, G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, H. Abu-Rube, Modeling and SVPWM control of quasi-Z-source inverter, Proceeding of the International Conference on Electrical Power Quality and Utilisation, EPQU , art. no. 6128914, pp. 95-101, 2011
    G. Lopez, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, J. Moreno, ENERsip: M2M-based platform to enable energy efficiency within energy-positive neighbourhoods, IEEE INFOCOM 2011 Workshop on Machine-to-Machine Communications and Networking, art. no. 5928812, pp. 217-222, 2011
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Estratégias para aumento do rendimento e do factor de potência de motores de indução trifásicos sobredimensionados , 6º Congresso Luso-Moçambicano em Engenharia, Maputo, Moçambique, 2011
    A. Quintino, N. Abrantes, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Four-Quadrant Electric Motor Test Bench with a Fully Programmable Load Profile, 7th Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems (EEMODS'11), 2011
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Technical and Economical Considerations on Line-Start PM Motors including the Applicability of the IEC60034-2-1 Standard, 7th Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems (EEMODS'11), Alexandria, USA, 2011
    C. Patrão, P. Rivière, B. Schlomann, B. Harrison, D. Silva, A. de Almeida, Standby and off-mode power demand of new appliances in the market, Energy Efficiency First: The foundation of a Low- Carbon Society - ECEEE 2011-Belambra Presqu’île de Giens, Toulon/Hyères, France, 2011
    A. de Almeida, C. Patrão, P. Rivière, D. Silva, B. Schlomann, B. Harrison, Standby and off-mode power demand of new appliances in the market, EEDAL 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2011

    Journals

    G. Baoming, F. Peng, A. de Almeida, H. Abu-Rube, An effective control technique for medium-voltage high-power induction motor fed by cascaded neutral-point-clamped inverter, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 57, (8), pp. 2659-2668, 2010
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Development of an Industrial Pipeline Inspection Robot, Journal of Industrial Robots, Vol. 37, No. 3, Emerald Group Pub., 2010
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/01439911011037721
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Multi-Objective Optimization of a Mixed Renewable System with Demand-Side Management, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol.5, n.14, pp.1461-1468, Elsevier, 2010
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Managing Electricity Demand Could Maximise Wind Power Benefits, Science for Environment Policy, vol.204, European Comission, 2010
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, The Role of Demand-side Management in the Grid Integration of Wind Power, Applied Energy, vol.8, n.87, pp.2581-2589, Elsevier, 2010
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Methodologies and Technologies for the Integration of Renewable Resources in Portugal, UNESCO Energy Bulletin , vol.9, n.2, pp.55-60, UNESCO, 2010

    Books

    A. de Almeida, C. Patrão, P. Fonseca, R. Araújo, U. J. Nunes, SELINA - Standby and Off-Mode Energy Losses , ISBN: 978-972-8822-21-7, 2010

    Book Sections

    S. Larionova, A. de Almeida, L. Marques, Sensor Fusion for Automated Landmine Detection with a Mobile Robot, in Using robots in hazardous environments: Landmine detection, de-mining and other applications, ISBN 1 84569 786 3, Y. Baudoin and M. Habib, Woodhead Pub, 2010
    DOI: 10.1533/9780857090201.2.147
    A. Marjovi, J. Nunes, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Multi-Robot Fire Searching in Unknown Environment, in Field and Service Robotics, Alonzo Kelly, and Karl Iagnemma (eds.), ISBN: 978-3-642-13407-4, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 2010
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13408-1_31
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Large Scale Integration of Wind Power Generation, Handbook of Power Systems, pp.95-120, Springer Press, 2010

    Conferences

    B. Kantsepolsky, P. Moura, A. de Almeida, G. Lopez, R. Morillo, L. Lev, Energy Saving Information Platform (ENERsip), ICT Infrastructure for Energy-Positive Buildings and Neighbourhoods., IEEE 26th Convention of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, 2010
    R. Freire, J. Delgado, J. M. Santos, A. de Almeida, Integration of renewable energy generation with EV charging strategies to optimize grid load balancing, IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Proceedings, ITSC, art. no. 5625071 , pp. 392-396, 2010
    G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, J. Li, Fuzzy neural network control for robot manipulator directly driven by switched reluctance motor, Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics, ICCI 2010, pp. 573-577, 2010
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, G. Baoming, Impact of voltage sags and continuous unbalance on variable-speed drives, 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2010, 2010
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, Slot-embedded partial electrostatic shield for high-frequency bearing current mitigation in inverter-fed induction motors , 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM 2010 , 2010
    G. Cabrita, P. Sousa, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Infrastructure Monitoring With Multi-Robot Teams, in Workshop on Robots for Environmental Monitoring (WREM2010), IEEE/RSJ Int. Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2010), Taipei, Taiwan, 2010
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Demand-Side Management to the Grid Integration of Renewable Resources, ICT for Sustainable Homes 2010, 2010

    Journals

    G. Baoming, A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, Design of transverse flux linear switched reluctance motor, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol.45, n.1, pp.113-119, 2009
    M. Outeiro, R. Chibante, A. Carvalho, A. de Almeida, A new parameter extraction method for accurate modeling of PEM fuel cells, International Journal of Energy Research , 33 , (11), pp. 978-988, 2009
    A. de Almeida, C. Inverno, L. Santos, Integration of renewable energies for trolleybus and mini-bus lines in Coimbra, World Electric Vehicle Journal , 3 (1) , 2009
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Integrating Wind Power in Portugal, Renewable Energy World , vol.6, n.12, pp.45-52, PennWell, 2009

    Conferences

    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Fong, Standards for super-premium efficiency class for electric motors, Conference Record - Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 2009
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Self Calibration of Step-by-Step Based Climbing Robots, in Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2009), art. no. 5354746 , pp. 3297-3303, St. Louis, MO, USA, 2009
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2009.5354746
    WOS:000285372901224
    A. Marjovi, J. Nunes, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Multi-Robot Exploration and Fire Searching, in Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2009), St. Louis, MO, USA, 2009
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2009.5354598
    WOS:000285372901011
    A. Marjovi, J. Nunes, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Multi-Robot Fire Searching in Unknown Environment, in Proc. Of the 7th International Conference on Field and Service Robots (FSR2009), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 2009
    A. de Almeida, P. Fonseca, N. Feildberg, B. Grinden, T. Kreitz, M. Dupret, Characterization of the Household Electricity Consumption in the EU, Potential Energy Savings and Specific Policy Recommendations, EEDAL 2009, Berlin, Germany, 2009
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, J. Carvalho, M. Cistelecan, Experiments to Observe the Impact Power Quality and Voltage-Source Inverters on the Temperature of Three-Phase Cage Induction Motors using an Infra-Red Camera, IEEE Inter. Electric Machines and Drives Conf. (IEMDC'09), art. no. 5075373 , pp. 1311- 1318, Miami, Florida, USA, 2009
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Methodologies and Technologies for the Integration of Renewable Resources in Portugal, Renewable Energy World Europe 2009, 2009
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Minimization of Energy Storage Requirements for a Mixed Renewable System with Demand-Side Management, 2009 IEEE/IAS Industrial & Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 2009
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, A Comparison Study on Pneumatic Muscles and Electrical Motors, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (RoBio2008), pp. 1590-1594, Bangkok, Thailand, 2009
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO.2009.4913238
    WOS:000271966900269

    Journals

    M. Outeiro, R. Chibante, A. Carvalho, A. de Almeida, A parameter optimized model of a Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cell including temperature effects , Journal of Power Sources, n.185, pp.952-960, Elsevier, 2008
    A. de Almeida, P. Fonseca, M. Khalilov, C. Ferreira, A. Jahn, J. Muhling, T. Mansfield, Fuel cell cost-effectiveness assessment for combined heat and power applications, International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, vol.28, pp. 322-330, IASTED, 2008
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Novel multiflux level, three-phase, squirrel-cage induction motor for efficiency and power factor maximization, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion , 23 , (1) , pp. 101-109, 2008
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Propose of a benchmark for pole climbing robots, 8 Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics , 44 , pp. 215-222, 2008

    Books

    L. Marques, A. de Almeida, M. O. Tokhi, G. S. Virk, Advances in Mobile Robotics, World Scientific Publishing, ISBN: 978-981-283-576-5, 2008

    Book Sections

    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Benchmarks for Pole Climbing Robots, European Robotics Symposium 2008, Herman Bruyninckx; Libor Preucil; Miroslav Kulich (Eds.), Vol. 44, pp. 215-222, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 2008
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78317-6_22

    Conferences

    P. Sousa, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Toward Chemical-Trail Following Robots, in Proc. of IEEE/AMLA 7th Int. Conf. on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA2008), pp. 489-494, San Diego, California, USA, 2008
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICMLA.2008.133
    WOS:000263205800071
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Trovão, A. de Almeida, Motor bearings and insulation system condition diagnosis by means of common-mode currents and shaft-ground voltage correlation, Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM'08, 2008
    Z. Nan, G. Baoming, L. Zhuo, W. Yun, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Nonlinear feedback linearization control for SRM-rotor suspending in shaft direction, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, ICEMS 2008, pp. 1365-1368, 2008
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, A. de Almeida, Considerations on in-field induction motor load estimation methods, Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM'08, 2008
    F. J. T. E. Ferreira, M. Cistelecan, A. de Almeida, G. Baoming, Simple strategy to recovery energy during stopping period in large high-inertia line-fed induction motor driven systems, 8 Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Electrical Machines, ICEM'08, 2008
    A. de Almeida, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, J. Fong, Electric motor standards, ecodesign and global market transformation, Conference Record - Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Technical Conference, 2008
    M. Outeiro, R. Chibante, A. Carvalho, A. de Almeida, Dynamic modeling and simulation of an optimized proton exchange membrane fuel cell system, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings , 15, pp. 171-178, 2008
    M. Tavakoli, A. Marjovi, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, 3DCLIMBER: A climbing robot for inspection of 3D human made structures, in Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2008), pp. 4130-4135, Nice, France, 2008
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2008.4651024
    WOS:000259998202212
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, A Comparison Study on Pneumatic Muscles and Electrical Motors, Using the 3DClimber as a Case Study, in Proc. of the 11th Intl. Conf. on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Supporting Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR2008), pp. 255-262, Coimbra, Portugal, 2008
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812835772_0031
    M. Tavakoli, A. Marjovi, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, A Step Toward Autonomous Pole Climbing Robots, in Proc. of the 11th Intl. Conf. on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Supporting Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR2008), pp. 1114-1121, Coimbra, Portugal, 2008
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812835772_0133
    J. Pascoal, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Assessment of laser range finders in risky Environments, in Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2008), pp. 3533-3538, Nice, France, 2008
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2008.4650961
    WOS:000259998202118
    P. Oliveira, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Sniffing a Fire: simulating experiments in a reduced scale scenario, in Proc. of the 11th Intl. Conf. on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Supporting Technologies for Mobile Machines (CLAWAR2008), pp. 353-362, Coimbra, Portugal, 2008
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812835772_0043
    H. Burrows, R. Evans, A. Valente, D. Cerqueira, A. C. Almeida, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, S. M. Fonseca, Organic, inorganic, polymeric and hybrid matrices for conjugated polymeres for sensor applications, in Proc. 6th Workshop on Luminiscent Conjugated Polymers, Coimbra, Portugal, 2008
    L. Marques, G. Tomaszewski, A. de Almeida, Switched Thermal Anemometer, in Proc. of IEEE International Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC 2008), pp. 1783-1786, Victoria, BC, Canada, 2008
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IMTC.2008.4547333
    WOS:000261512101085
    P. Moura, A. de Almeida, Large Scale Integration of Wind Power Generation, Clean Technology 2008 – CTSI Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Conference and Trade Show, 2008
    J. Pascoal, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Assessment of laser range finders in risky environments, IARP/EURON Workshop on Robotics for Risky Interventions and Environmental Surveillance, Benicàssim, Spain, 2008
    P. Oliveira, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Sniffing a fire: experiments in a reduced scale Scenario, IARP/EURON Workshop on Robotics for Risky Interventions and Environmental Surveillance, Benicàssim, Spain, 2008
    P. Sousa, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Volatile marks for robotics guidance, IARP/EURON Workshop on Robotics for Risky Interventions and Environmental Surveillance, Benicàssim, Spain, 2008

    Journals

    M. Rachkov, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Stochastic control of helicopter suspended load position, Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems, Vol. 13, N. 2, pp. 115-124, Taylor & Francis, 2007
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13873950600739091

    Books

    A. de Almeida, C. Patrão, F. J. T. E. Ferreira, L. Marques, P. Fonseca, A. Gomes, R. Behnke, Manual Técnico de Gestão de Energia, DEEC, FCT, Universidade de Coimbra, ISBN 978-972-8822-10-1, Coimbra, Portugal, 2007

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, C. Gellings, K. Parmenter, Distributed Generation and Demand Side Management, Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Frank Kreith e Yogi Goswami, Chapter 5 - Distributed Generation and Demand Side Management, ISBN: 084-93173-0-4, pp.5.1-5.33, CRC Press, 2007
    Z. Chen, B. Ge, A. de Almeida, Neural Network-Based Position Sensorless Control for Transverse Flux Linear SRM, Book Advances in Neural Networks , Volume 4493/2007, pp.73-79, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 2007
    A. de Almeida, S. Greenberg, Electric Motor Systems Efficiency, Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Frank Kreith and D. Yogi Goswami, ISBN: 9780849317309, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, USA, 2007
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Path Planning for the 3DCLIMBER, Advances in Climbing and Walking Robots, Ming Xie, Steven Dubowsky, Jean-guy Fontaine, M. Osman Tokhi, Gurvinder S. Virk (Eds.), pp. 193-202, World Scientific Pub., 2007
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789812770189_0024
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Desalination with Wind and Wave Power, Solar Desalination for the 21st Century, pp.305-325, Springer Press, 2007

    Conferences

    L. G. B. Mirisola, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Trajectory recovery and 3D mapping from rotation compensated imagery for an airship, In IEEE Int. Conf. on Robots and Systems (IROS07), San Diego, CA, USA, 2007
    WOS:000254073201079
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Path Planning for the 3DCLIMBER, Proc. of the 10th Intl. Conf. on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR2007), Singapore, 2007

    Journals

    L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Mobile Robot Olfaction, Autonomous Robots Journal, Special Issue on "Mobile Robot Olfaction”, Vol. 20, N. 3, pp. 183-184, Springer, 2006
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10514-006-7536-7
    S. Larionova, N. Almeida, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Olfactory coordinated mobile robot area coverage, Autonomous Robots Journal, Special Issue on "Mobile Robot Olfaction”, Vol. 20, N. 3, pp. 251-260, Springer, 2006
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10514-006-7099-7
    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Particle swarm-based olfactory guided search, Autonomous Robots Journal, Special Issue on "Mobile Robot Olfaction”, Vol. 20, N. 3, pp. 277-287, Springer, 2006
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10514-006-7567-0
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells to Distributed Energy Generation, Gazeta de Física, vol.1, n.29, pp.50-55, SPF, 2006

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, Energy Efficient Technologies, Handbook of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Chapter 12, CRC Press, 2006

    Conferences

    L. Marques, A. de Almeida, ThermalSkin: A Distributed Sensor for Anemotaxis Robot Navigation, in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Daegu, Korea, 2006
    S. Larionova, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Detection of Natural Landmarks for Mapping by a Demining Robot, in Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Beijing, China, 2006
    S. Larionova, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Multi-Stage Sensor Fusion for Landmine Detection, in Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Beijing, China, 2006
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Climbing Robots for Human-Made 3D structures, Proc. of the 9th Intl. Conf. on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR2006), pp. 172-176, Brussels, Belgium, 2006
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Design and Simulation of a Novel Pole Climbing and Manipulating Robot, Proc. of the 9th Intl. Conf. on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR2006), pp. 177-182, Brussels, Belgium, 2006
    S. Larionova, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Positioning of a Pneumatic Legged Platform for Landmine Detection, Proc. of the 9th Intl. Conf. on Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR2006), pp. 568-572, Brussels, Belgium, 2006
    S. Larionova, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Path Planning control for Humanitarian De-mining, Workshop on Robotics for risky interventions and Environmental Surveillance (RISE2006), Brussels, Belgium, 2006
    M. Tavakoli, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Pole Climbing and Manipulating Robots: Assessment of Different Design Categories, Int. Symp. On Robotics and Systems (ISR2006), Munich, Germany, 2006
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Desalination with Wind and Wave Power, NATO Advanced Research Workshop Solar Desalination for the 21st Century, 2006

    Journals

    M. Rachkov, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Multisensor demining robot, Autonomous Robots, Vol.18, No.3, pp. 275-291, 2005
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10514-005-6840-y
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, J. Almeida, A. Marques, Multi-impact Evaluation of New Medium and Large Hydropower Plants in Portugal, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol.2, n.9, pp.149-167, Elsevier Inc, 2005

    Book Sections

    L. Marques, S. Larionova, A. de Almeida, Robust Platform for Humanitarian Demining, Climbing and Walking Robots, Armada Manuel; González de Santos, Pablo (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, 2005
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29461-9_108
    A. Martins, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Robust Localisation System for a Climbing Robot, Climbing and Walking Robots, Armada, Manuel; González de Santos, Pablo (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, 2005
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29461-9_97
    L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Finding Odours Across Large Search Spaces: A Particle Swarm-Based Approach, Climbing and Walking Robots, Armada Manuel; González de Santos, Pablo(Eds), Springer-Verlag, 2005
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29461-9_40

    Conferences

    L. Marques, A. Martins, A. de Almeida, Environmental Monitoring with Mobile Robots, in Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS2005), Edmonton, Canada, 2005
    L. Marques, N. Almeida, A. de Almeida, Electronic Nose Compass for an Active Localization of Odour Sources, 12th Int. Conf. on Sensors Transducers and Systems (SENSOR2005), Vol II, pp. 121-126, Nurenberg, Germany, 2005
    S. Larionova, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Features Selection for Sensor Fusion in a Demining Robot, in Proc. of IEEE Int. Conf. On Robotics and Automation (ICRA2005), Barcelona, Spain, 2005

    Journals

    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, J. Almeida, A. Marques, Multi-Disciplinary Ranking for New Medium and Large Hydro Plants Portugal’s Central Region, International Journal on Hydropower & Dams, vol.5, n.11, pp.79-83, Aqua Media, 2004
    A. de Almeida, A. Barata Pires Lopes, A. Carvalho, Examining the potential of natural gas demand-side measures to benefit customers, the distribution utility, and the environment: two case studies from Europe, Energy International Journal, N.º 29 , pags. 979-1000, 2004
    A. de Almeida, A. Barata Pires Lopes, A. Carvalho, J. Mariano, C. Nunes, Evaluation of Fuel Switching Opportunities in the Residential Sector, Energy and Buildings, 36, p.p 195-203, Elsevier, 2004

    Books

    A. de Almeida, C. Maia, J. Manteigas, P. Moura, J. Mariano, J. Marques, J. Almeida, H. Albergaria, A. Simões, M. Graça, R. Lopes, HidroValor – Evaluation of Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of New Medium and Large Hydropower Plants in Portugal Centre Region, IERU, 2004

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, S. Greenberg, Electric Motors, Encyclopedia of Energy, C. Cleveland, Vol. 2, Elsevier Inc, San Diego, CA, 2004

    Conferences

    N. Almeida, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Directional Electronic Nose Setup – Results on the Detection of Static Odour Sources, in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Wien, Austria, 2004
    S. Larionova, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Toward Practical Implementation of Sensor Fusion for a Demining Robot, in Proc. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Sendai, Japan, 2004
    L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Finding Odours across Large Search Spaces: A Particle Swarm-Based Approach, in Proc. 6th Intl. Conf. on Climbing & Walking Robots (CLAWAR), Madrid, Spain, 2004
    L. Marques, S. Larionova, A. de Almeida, Robust Platform for Humanitarian Demining, in Proc. 6th Intl. Conf. on Climbing & Walking Robots (CLAWAR), Madrid, Spain, 2004
    A. Martins, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Robust Localisation System for a Climbing Robot, in Proc. 6th Intl. Conf. on Climbing & Walking Robots (CLAWAR), Madrid, Spain, 2004
    S. Larionova, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Feature-level Sensor Fusion for a Demining Robot, in Proc. of IARP Int. Workshop Robotics and Mechanical Assistance in Humanitarian Demining and Similar Risky Interventions, 2004
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Hydropower – Key to Meet the Kyoto Objectives and to achieve the Large-scale Integration of Intermittent Resources, Power-Gen Europe 2004, 2004
    A. Martins, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Robust Localisation System for Robot Communities, in Proc. 6th Portuguese Conf. on Automatic Control (CONTROLO 2004), Faro, Portugal, 2004

    Book Sections

    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, SpreadNose: Distributed agents for environmental monitoring, Sensors for Environmental Control, P. Siciliano (Ed.), pp. 234-238, World Scientific Pub., 2003
    N. Almeida, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Multi-point Systems for Remote Monitoring of Air Quality, Sensors for Environmental Control, P. Siciliano (Ed.), pp. 168-172, World Scientific Pub, 2003

    Conferences

    L. Marques, N. Almeida, A. de Almeida, Olfactory Sensory System for Odour-Plume Tracking and Localization, in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on Sensors, Toronto, Canada, 2003
    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Odour Searching with Autonomous Mobile Robots: An Evolutionary-based Approach, in: Proc. of the 11th Int. Conference on Advanced Robotics (ICAR 2003), pp 494-500, Coimbra, Portugal, 2003
    N. Almeida, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Fast Identification of Gas Mixtures through the Processing of Transient Responses of an Electronic Nose, EuroSensors, Guimarães, Portugal, 2003
    L. Marques, N. Almeida, A. de Almeida, Mobile Robot Olfactory Sensory System, EuroSensors, Guimarães, Portugal, 2003
    S. Larionova, N. Almeida, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Olfactory coordinated mobile robot area coverage, IEEE Int. Conf. on Autonomous Robots (ICAR), Special Session on "Olfaction-based mobile robot navigation”, pp. 501-506, 2003
    A. de Almeida, P. Moura, Evaluation of Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of New Medium and Large Hydropower Plants in Portugal Centre Region, II Symposium of Hydropower Dams – Hydropower and Environment: Balance and Sustainability, 2003

    Journals

    M. Rachkov, M. Crisóstomo, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Positional control of pneumatic manipulators for construction tasks, Automation in Construction, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 655-665, Elsevier Science, 2002
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0926-5805(02)00007-9
    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Olfaction-based Mobile Robot Navigation, in Thin Solid Films, n.418, pp.51-58, Elsevier Science, 2002
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090(02)00593-X

    Books

    M. Rachkov, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Automation of Demining, Textbook, 282 p, University of Coimbra, 2002
    M. Rachkov, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Pneumatic Systems for Automation, Textbook, 157 p, University of CoimbraUniversity of Coimbra, 2002
    S. Nadel, M. Sheppard, S. Greenberg, N. Elliot, A. de Almeida, Energy Efficient Motor Systems, Carl Blumstein, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, ISBN 0-918249-10-4, Second Edition, Washington, 2002

    Conferences

    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, SpreadNose: Distributed agents for environmental monitoring, Int. Workshop on New Developments on Sensors for Environmental Control (EnvSens 2002), 2002
    A. de Almeida, L. Marques, M. Rachkov, V. Gradetsky, On-board demining manipulator, in IARP, 2002
    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Cooperative Odour Field Exploration with Genetic Algorithms, in Proc. 5th Portuguese Conf. On Automatic Control (CONTROLO 2002), pp. 138-143, Aveiro, Portugal, 2002
    M. Rachkov, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Climbing robot for porous and rough surfaces, Int. Conf. On Climbing and Walking Robots (CLAWAR), Paris, France, 2002
    L. Marques, M. Rachkov, A. de Almeida, Control System of a Demining Robot, in Proc. IEEE 10th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED2002), Lisbon, Portugal, 2002
    N. Almeida, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Multi-point Systems for Remote Monitoring of Air Quality, Int. Workshop on New Developments on Sensors for Environmental Control (EnvSens 2002), 2002
    L. Marques, M. Rachkov, A. de Almeida, Mobile pneumatic robot for demining, in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. On Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2002), pp. 3508-3513, Washington DC, 2002

    Journals

    L. Marques, M. Rachkov, A. de Almeida, Detecção e Localização de Minas Antipessoais Utilizando Robôs Móveis, Robótica: Automação, Controlo e Instrumentação, nº 43, pg. 9-13, 2001

    Books

    A. de Almeida, P. Bertoldi, W. Leonhard, Energy Efficiency in household appliances and Lighting, Springer, ISBN 3-540-41482-7, Berlin, 2001

    Conferences

    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Olfaction Based Mobile Robot Navigation, in Proc. 1st Int. School on Gas Sensors, Lecce, Italy, 2001
    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Modulation Method for Low-Cost Implementation of Optoelectronic Reflective Sensors, in Proc. 10th Int. Conf. on Sensors Transducers and Systems (SENSOR2001), Vol. II, pp.585-590, Nurenberg, Germany, 2001
    M. Rachkov, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Optimal Control of Pneumatic Manipulators for Construction Applications, in 18th IAARC/CIB/IEEE/IFAC Int. Symp. on Automation and Robotics in Construction ISARC 2001, pp. 253-258, Krakow, 2001

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, A. Barata Pires Lopes, A. Carvalho, Energy Services in Portugal, In: John H, editor – “From Electricity Supply to Energy Services: Prospects for Active Energy Services in the European Union”, pp. 169-196, Brussels, 2000
    A. de Almeida, P. Fonseca, Characterisation of EU Motor Use Springer, Energy Efficiency Improvements in Electric Motors and Drives, 3-Motor Systems Characterisation and Applications, ISBN 3-540-67489-6, pp.143-167, Springer, Berlin, 2000

    Conferences

    L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Electronic Nose-Based Odour Source Localization, in Proc. 6th Workshop on Advanced Motion Control (AMC2000), pp.36-40, Nagoya, Japan, 2000

    Journals

    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Sensor Optoelectrónico Reflectivo com Potência de Emissão Variável e Detecção Digital, Anais da Engenharia e Tecnologia Electrotécnica, Vol. IV, nº 7, pp. 64-68, 1999
    D. Nôro, N. Sousa, L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Detecção Activa de Minas Antipessoais por Infravermelhos, Anais da Engenharia e Tecnologia Electrotécnica, Vol. IV, nº 7, pp. 43-49, 1999

    Book Sections

    L. Marques, J. Lobo, J. Dias, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Sensors for Legged Robots, Proc. 2nd International Workshop on Climbing & Walking Robots, Gurvinder Virk (Ed.), pp. 33-58, Portsmouth, UK, 1999

    Conferences

    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Opto3D: A New Distance and Orientation Sensor for Robotics, in Proc. 9th Int. Conf. on Sensors Transducers and Systems (SENSOR99), pp.445-450, Nurenberg, Germany, 1999
    L. Marques, J. Lobo, J. Dias, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Sensors for Legged Robots, 2nd Int. Workshop on Climbing & Walking Robots (CLAWAR99), pp. 33-58, Portsmouth, UK, 1999

    Journals

    J. Dias, C. Rodrigues Paredes, I. Fonseca, H. Araújo, J. Batista, A. de Almeida, Simulating Pursuit with Machine Experiments with Robots and Artificial Vision., IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, vol. 3, no 1, pp. 1-18, 1998

    Books

    J. Norgard, A. Gula, A. de Almeida, Development with Sustainable Use of Electricity, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 56, ISBN 0-7923-5217-3, Nato ASI Series, Netherlands, 1998

    Book Sections

    L. Marques, A. de Almeida, Application of Odour Sensors in Mobile Robotics, Autonomous Robotic Systems, Aníbal T. de Almeida and Oussama Khatib (Eds), Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences 236, pp. 82-95, Springer-Verlag, 1998
    J. Lobo, L. Marques, J. Dias, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Sensors for Mobile Robot Navigation, Autonomous Robotic Systems, Aníbal T. de Almeida and Oussama Khatib (Eds), Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences 236, pp. 50-81, Springer-Verlag, 1998
    A. de Almeida, P. Fonseca, N. Saraiva, An introduction to Integrated Resource Planning, Development with Sustainable Use of Electricity, S. Norgard et al., pp.49-70, Kluwer, Netherlands, 1998
    A. de Almeida, P. Fonseca, Enery-Efficient Motor and Drives, Development with Sustainable Use of Electricity, S. Norgard et al., pp.155-185, Kluwer, Netherlands, 1998

    Conferences

    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, A New 3D Optical Triangulation Sensor for Robotics, in Proc. 5th Workshop on Advanced Motion Control (AMC98), pp.512-517, Coimbra, Portugal, 1998
    J. P. Barreto, A. Trigo, P. Menezes, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, FBD - The Free Body Diagram Method, In “Controlo 98 - The 3rd Portuguese Conference on Automatic Control”, Coimbra, Portugal, 1998
    J. P. Barreto, P. Menezes, A. Trigo, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, The Free Body Diagram Method - Kinematic and Dynamic Modelling of a Six Leg Robot, In “AMC’98 - 5th International Workshop on Advanced Motion Control", Coimbra, 1998

    Books

    A. de Almeida, P. Bertoldi, W. Leonhard, Efficiency Improvements in Electric Motors and Drives, Springer-Verlag Berlin , 1997
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60832-2
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60832-2
    A. de Almeida, P. Bertoldi, W. Leonhard, Energy Efficiency Improvements in Electric Motors and Drives, Springer, ISBN 3-540-67489-6, Berlin, 1997

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, S. Greenberg, Electric Motors, Energy Efficiency Handbook, John Kreider, CRC Press, 1997
    A. de Almeida, P. Fonseca, Characterisation of the Electricity Use in European Union and the Savings Potential in 2010, Energy Efficiency Improvements in Electric Motors and Drives, 2-The relevance of motors and drives, ISBN 3-540-63068-6, pp.19-36, Springer, Berlin, 1997

    Conferences

    D. Castro, L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Tactile Force Control Feedback in a Parallel Jaw Gripper, in IEEE Int. Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE97), pg. 884-888, Guimarães, Portugal, 1997
    L. Almeida, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Dense Depth Maps Using Active Vision, 9th Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, Coimbra, Portugal, 1997

    Journals

    R. Araújo, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, 3-D Surface-Tracking with a Robotic Manipulator, Int. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, n.15, pp.401-417, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996
    U. J. Nunes, P. M. Faia, A. de Almeida, Sensor-based 3-D autonomous surface-following control, Transactions of IMACS (Int. Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation): Int. Journal of Mathematics and Computer in Simulation, Special Issue on Robotics and Intelligent Systems, n.41, pp.429-444, 1996
    L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Laser Range Finder Para Robótica Móvel, Anais da Engenharia e Tecnologia Electrotécnica, Vol. 1, nº 1, pg. 9-12, 1996

    Conferences

    L. Marques, D. Castro, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Optoelectronic Proximity Sensor for Robotics Applications, in Proc. 8’th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conf. (MELECON96), pp.1351-1354, Bari, Italy, 1996
    A. Silva, P. Silvestre, P. Menezes, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Obstacle Detection and Avoidance Using a Connectionist Approach, In “27th international Symposium on Industrial Robots”, Milan, Italy, 1996
    C. Rodrigues Paredes, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Recovering Shapes and Detecting Movements using Fixation, ortuguese Conference on Automatic Control, CONTROLO 96, Porto, Portugal, 1996

    Books

    A. de Almeida, J. Norgard, A. Gula, Integrated Resource Planning, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Vol. 261, ISBN 0-7923-2764-0, Netherlands, 1995

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, J. Dias, U. J. Nunes, Multi-Sensor Integration for Mobile Robot Navigation, "Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Decision Making, Control and Automation." S. Tzafestas and H. Verbruggen, Kluwer Academic Publisher, 1995

    Conferences

    L. Marques, D. Castro, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Sensor de Proximidade Optoelectrónico para Gripper, in Proc. 4as JLEEE, pp. 1593-1600, Porto, Portugal, 1995
    C. Simões, P. Mendes, L. Marques, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Desenvolvimento de um Laser Range Finder, in Proc. 2º Encontro Nacional do Colégio de Engenharia Electrotécnica, pp. 159-168, Lisboa, Portugal, 1995
    J. Batista, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, The ISR Multi-Degrees-of-Freedom Active Vision Robot Head, M2Vip95- Second International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, Hong Kong, 1995
    J. Lobo, P. Lucas, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Inertial Navigation System for Mobile Land Vehicles, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics - ISIE'95, Athens, Greece, 1995
    P. Menezes, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Low Cost Sensor Based Obstacle Detection and Description - Experiments with Mobile Robots Using Grid Representation, In “Experimental Robotics IV - The 4th International Symposium”, Number 223 in Lecture Notes in Computer Science. , Stanford, California (USA), 1995
    P. Menezes, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Low Cost Sensor Based Obstacle Detection and Description: Experiments with Mobile Robots using Grid Representation, In “4th International Symposium on Experimental Robotics”, Stanford, California (USA), 1995
    P. Menezes, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Using Sonar Sensors to Perform Obstacle Detection, In “1er Colloque International Produtique Robotique du Sud Europe Atlantique”, 1995
    J. Dias, C. Rodrigues Paredes, I. Fonseca, H. Araújo, J. Batista, A. de Almeida, Simulating Pursuit with Machines - Experiments with Robots and Artificial Vision, 1995 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan, 1995
    J. Batista, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, The ISR Multi-Degree of Freedom Active Vision Robot Head: Design and Calibration, SMART Program Workshop, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal, 1995
    J. Dias, C. Rodrigues Paredes, I. Fonseca, H. Araújo, J. Batista, A. de Almeida, Pursuit: Experiments with Robots and Active Vision, SMART Program Workshop, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, Portugal, 1995
    S. Figueiredo, N. Martins, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Surveillance System Using Artificial Vision, RECPAD 95 - Associação Portuguesa de Reconhecimento de Padrões, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 1995
    J. Batista, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, A Multi Degree of Freedom Robot Head Calibration - Some mathematical background, RecPad95, Aveiro, Portugal, 1995

    Conferences

    L. Marques, F. Moita, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, 3D Laser-Based Sensor for Robotics, in Proc. 7th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conf. (MELECON94), pp. 1328-1331, Antalia, Turkey, 1994
    I. Fonseca, C. Rodrigues Paredes, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Tracking Moving Objects with an Active Vision System and a Mobile Robot, TELEMAN Students' Research Project Congress, Leeuwenhorst Congress Centrum, Noordwijkerhout, Netherlands, 1994
    J. Dias, J. Coutinho, A. Chaves, A. de Almeida, Integração de Um Sistema de Visão Num Robô Móvel, 1º Encontro Nacional do Colégio de Engenharia Electrotécnica, Ordem dos Engenheiros, 1994
    J. Dias, J. Batista, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Multiocular Stereovision, SMART Program Workshop, European Joint Research Centre, ISPRA, Italy, 1994
    J. Batista, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Monoplane Camera Calibration, SMART Program Workshop, European Joint Research Centre, ISPRA, Italy, 1994
    H. Araújo, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Parallel Texture Analysis Using High-Order Statistics and Neural Networks, Int. Symposium on Speech, Image Processing and Neural Networks, Hong-Kong, 1994
    A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, J. Dias, U. J. Nunes, Sensorial Integration for Navigation and Control of an Autonomous Mobile Robot, 1st Mathmod Vienna, IMACS, Technical University of Vienna, Austria, 1994

    Book Sections

    J. Dias, H. Araújo, C. Simplício, J. Batista, A. de Almeida, Binocular Active Vision System, NATO ASI - Verification and Validation of Complex Systems: Additional Human Factors Issues. John A. Wise, V. Hopkin, P. Stager (Eds), ISBN 1-884099-00-9, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Press, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, 1993

    Conferences

    J. Dias, J. Batista, A. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Using an Active Vision System to Compute Time-Until-Impact, IECON'93, 19th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Maui, Hawaii, 1993
    J. Batista, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Monoplanar Camera Calibration- Iteractive Multi-Step Approach, British Machine Vision Conference, BMVA'93, Surrey, 1993
    J. Dias, J. Batista, C. Simplício, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Implementation of an Active Vision System., International Workshop on Mechatronical Computer Systems for Perception and Action, Halmstad University, Sweden, 1993
    J. Batista, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Monoplanar Camera Calibration for Off-Shelf TV Cameras and Lenses, 5th Portuguese on Pattern Recognition, RECPAD'93, Forum da Maia, Maia Porto, Portugal, 1993
    J. Dias, J. Soares, P. Simões, J. Batista, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Image Segmentation - Cooperation between focus and color, 5th Portuguese on Pattern Recognition, RECPAD'93, Forum da Maia, Maia, Porto, Portugal, 1993
    P. Corvo, R. Branco, J. Dias, J. Batista, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Multiocular Stereovision., 5th Portuguese on Pattern Recognition, RECPAD'93, Forum da Maia, Maia, Porto, Portugal, 1993
    J. Dias, J. Batista, C. Simplício, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Implementation of an Active Vision System, 5th Portuguese on Pattern Recognition, RECPAD'93, Forum da Maia, Maia, Porto, Portugal, 1993

    Conferences

    J. Dias, H. Araújo, J. Batista, A. de Almeida, Stereo and Focus to Improve Depth Perception, Second International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Computer Vision, Singapore, 1992
    J. Dias, A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, J. Batista, Depth recovery and Segmentation by Active Focus, RECPAD 92, 4th Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, Portugal, 1992
    J. Dias, A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, J. Batista, Camera Recalibration by Using Multiple Frames, RECPAD 92, 4th Portuguese Conference on Pattern Recognition, Portugal, 1992

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, U. J. Nunes, J. Dias, H. Araújo, J. Batista, A distributed control network for sensory robotics, “Microprocessors in Robotics and Manufacturing Systems”, Spyros Tzafestas (ed), Kluwer Acad. Publish, 1991

    Conferences

    J. Dias, A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, Depth Recovery using Active Focus in Robotics, IROS 91, Osaka, Japan, 1991
    J. Dias, A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, J. Batista, Improving Camera Calibration by Using Multiple Frames in Hand-Eye Robotic Systems, IROS 91, Osaka, Japan, 1991
    J. Dias, A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, Depth Perception using Focus with Hand-Eye Robotic System, IECON 91, Kobe Japan, 1991
    J. Dias, A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, J. Batista, Camera Recalibration with Hand-Eye Robotic System, IECON 91, Kobe, Japan, 1991
    H. Araújo, J. Dias, J. Batista, A. de Almeida, U. J. Nunes, Multi-Criteria Decision in Artificial Vision Systems - The Particulary Case of Stereo Vision, TIMS XXX -Sograpo XXIII, Joint Int. Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1991
    J. Dias, J. Batista, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, U. J. Nunes, Calibration of a Tridimensional Vision System for Robotics, TIMS XXX -Sograpo XXIII, Joint Int. Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1991
    J. Dias, A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, Utilização de Focagem e Visão Activa na Robótica, ENDIEL'91, Lisboa, 1991
    J. Batista, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Análise qualitativa dos métodos de calibração de câmaras de video, RECPAD'91, Aveiro, Portugal, 1991
    J. Batista, J. Dias, U. J. Nunes, A. Damasceno, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, Sistema de Visão Bidimensional para uma Célula Flexível de montagem, RECPAD'91, Aveiro, Portugal, 1991
    J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, L. Henriques, J. Batista, Desenvolvimento de uma cabeça articulada para visão activa, RECPAD'91, Aveiro, Portugal, 1991
    J. Dias, A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, J. Batista, Utilização de visão activa e focagem para determinação de profundidade, RECPAD'91, Aveiro, Portugal, 1991
    J. Dias, H. Araújo, J. Batista, A. de Almeida, Calibração dinâmica de um sistema móvel de visão tri-dimensional , RECPAD'91, Aveiro, Portugal, 1991

    Journals

    A. de Almeida, U. J. Nunes, J. Dias, H. Araújo, J. Batista, A Distributed System for Robotic Multi-Sensor Integration, Industrial Metrology, Int. Journal Autom. Measurement & Control, n.1, pp.217-229, 1990

    Book Sections

    U. J. Nunes, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Geometric modeling aspects on vision and ultrasonic range sensing for robotic applications, “NATO ASI- on Expert Systems on Robotics” T. Jordanides (ed), Vol. F-71, Springer Verlag, NATO ASI Series Corfu, Grécia, 1990

    Conferences

    U. J. Nunes, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, The use of ultrasonic information in path control of an industrial robot, Proc. of Industrial, Vehicular and Space Applications of Microcomputers, New York, USA, ISMM Int. Symposium, 1990
    U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, J. Dias, P. Faia, L. Baptista, Processamento de Informação Ultrasonora para Aplicações de Robótica, Jornadas Hispano-Lusas de Eng. Eléctrica, Vigo, Spain, 1990
    J. Dias, A. de Almeida, J. Batista, F. Bastos, J. Machado, E. Capote, Calibração das câmaras de um sistema móvel de visão tridimensional, Jornadas Hispano-Lusas de Eng. Eléctrica, Vigo, Vigo, Spain, 1990
    A. de Almeida, P. Menezes, H. Fachada, Servo Pneumatic Manipulator for the Plastics Industry, In “First International Conference on Applications of Industrial Electronic Systms”, 1990
    J. Batista, J. Dias, H. Araújo, A. de Almeida, C. Mota, E. Leite, F. Silva, J. Cunha Vaz, Biblioteca de Processamento de Imagem, 2nd Portuguese Congress on Biomedical Engineering, Aveiro, Portugal, 1990

    Conferences

    J. Dias, U. J. Nunes, A. de Almeida, Support System for Sensorial Data Integration for a Robotic Workcell, IEEE Int.Workshop on Sensorial Integration for Industrial Robots, Zaragosa, Spain, 1989
    U. J. Nunes, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, BITbus on VMEbus for an Assembly Cell Application, VMEbus in Industry - VITA Conf, Orly, Paris, 1989
    A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, U. J. Nunes, J. Dias, J. Batista, Applications of computer vision to robotics, University of Coimbra, 1st UNIDO, Workshop on Robotics and CIM, Costa da Caparica, Portugal, 1989
    H. Fachada, P. Menezes, A. de Almeida, Manipulador Pneumático com Posicionamento Contínuo, In “ENDIEL 89, Porto, Portugal, 1989
    A. de Almeida, J. Dias, U. J. Nunes, M. Crisóstomo, Implementação de uma célula flexível de montagem, ENDIEL'89, Porto, Portugal, 1989

    Book Sections

    A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, C. Crisóstomo, J. Dias, L. De Sá, U. J. Nunes, Multi-Sensor Distributed System for a Flexible Assembly Cell, NATO ARW-Highly Redundant Sensing in Robotic Systems, Julius T. Tou (ed), Vol. F-58, Springer Verlag, Il Ciocco, NATO ASI Series Tuscany, Italy, 1988

    Conferences

    A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, C. Crisóstomo, J. Dias, L. De Sá, U. J. Nunes, Multi-Sensor Flexible Assembly Cell, IFAC Symposium on Robot Control (SYROCO 88), Karlshuruhe, Germany, 1988
    A. de Almeida, H. Fachada, J. Dias, P. Menezes, P. Amaro, U. J. Nunes, Low Cost - High Performance Servo Pneumatic Manipulators with Sensor Feedback, In “IEEE Conf. on Intelligent Control”, Philadelphia, USA, 1988

    Journals

    V. Silva, J. Dias, A. de Almeida, Sistema de Visão por Computador, Sistema de Visão por Computador, vol. 6, nº 5, 1987
    A. de Almeida, H. Araújo, J. Dias, F. Perdigão, L. De Sá, V. Silva, J. Batista, Actividades do GAAS nas áreas da Visão., Robótica e Processamento de Sinais, Revista de Informática-API, vol. 6, nº5, 1987

    Ph.D. Thesis

    Danilo Ferreira de Souza, A contribution to energy efficiency in motor-driven systems (5/2024) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Yohannes Biru Aemro, Distributed Renewable Energy based DC-Microgrids as Means of Rural Development in Developing Countries (12/2021) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Carlos Xavier Pais Viegas, SCALA: Scalable Modular Rail based Multi-agent Robotic System for Fine Manipulation over Large Workspaces (11/2017) Supervised by Mahmoud Tavakoli and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Anabela Duarte de Carvalho, HIGH EFFICIENCY GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING SPACE CONDITIONING (7/2016) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Ana Cristina Barata Pires Lopes, Mobile Robot Assisted Navigation based on Collaborative Control (3/2013) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida and Urbano J. Nunes

    Mahmoud Tavakoli, Design, Implementation, Path Planning and Control of a Pole Climbing Robot (10/2010) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida and Lino Forte Marques

    Pedro Moura, Methodologies and Technologies for the Large Scale Integration of Intermittent Power Sources (9/2010) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira, Strategies to Improve the Performance of Three-Phase Induction Motor Driven Systems (9/2009) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    S. Larionova, Automated Landmine Detection by means of a Mobile Robot (5/2008) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida and Lino Forte Marques

    Lino Forte Marques, Navegação de robôs móveis usando olfacto. (11/2005) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida and Urbano J. Nunes

    Jorge Dias, Reconstrução Tridimensional Utilizando Visão Dinâmica (11/1994) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    M.Sc. Thesis

    Daniel José Forte Craveiro, Detection of Humans and Animals in a Forestry Environment using Edge Computing (2/2023) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida and António Paulo Mendes Breda Dias Coimbra

    Alpha Alhaji Bangura, DC Microgrid having photovoltaic generation and controllable loads (6/2020) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida and António Paulo Mendes Breda Dias Coimbra

    AHMED AZIZ OUERTATANI, SMART GRID APPROACH: CONNECTING SMART CONTROLLERS IN HVAC LOADS AND BUILDING A REAL-TIME ENERGY MANAGEMENT DASHBOARD BY AHMED AZIZ OUERTATANI (10/2019) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Miguel Antunes, Wildfire Active Detection and Monitoring System (2/2019) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida and António Paulo Mendes Breda Dias Coimbra

    Pedro Santos, Development of a mobile robot with Energy Harvesting (10/2015) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Ana Cristina Barata Pires Lopes, DSM em Mercados de Electricidade Reestruturados (6/2013) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Rui Morgado, Heterogeneous Energy Routers for Smart Cities (6/2013) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Fernando Couto, Residential Demand Response to the Integration of Intermittent Renewable Generation (6/2012) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Fábio Vieira, Methodology of Evaluation to the Benefits of Optimization Between Consumption and Local Generation (6/2012) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Silvio Jacinto, Consumption Monitoring and Loads Control in Residential Buildings (6/2012) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    João Nogueira, Consumption Reductions with Monitoring Systems and Loads Control in Residential Buildings (6/2011) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    André Ferreira, Models to the Optimization between Energy Consumption and Generation in Residential Buildings (6/2011) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Nuno Filipe De Castro Serra e Abrantes, Ensaios de motores e variadores electrónicos de velocidade de alto rendimento (2/2011) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    André Quintino Gonçalves Duarte, Desenvolvimento e ensaios de motores e variadores electrónicos de velocidade de alto rendimento (2/2011) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Adriano Lopes, Wind Power Impact into the Electric Grid; Small Scale Storage (6/2008) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Lúcio Alonso, Wind Power Impact into the Electric Grid Large Scale Storage (6/2008) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Ivo Figueiredo, Evaluation and Monitoring for the EU Directive on Energy End-Use Efficiency and Energy Services (6/2007) Supervised by Pedro Moura and Aníbal Traça de Almeida

    Paulo Menezes, Navegação de Robôs Móveis (2/2000) Supervised by Aníbal Traça de Almeida and Jorge Dias