Cutting-edge drone technology is highlighted at event with Coppe professor
Planeta COPPE / Electrical Engineering / News
Date: 10/04/2025

The use of drones in complex environments was the theme of the event “Drone in Pipeline Areas”, promoted by Abendi and Pipeline Brazil, on Tuesday, April 8th, at the Windsor Guanabara hotel. Among the highlights of the event was the participation of Professor Alessandro Jacoud, from Coppe/UFRJ’s Electrical Engineering Program.
Jacoud presented the research developed by the Automation and Robotics Simulation and Control Group (GSCAR), which has been advancing the use of autonomous drones for complex missions, such as takeoff, trajectory tracking and landing in dynamic environments. The technology employs sensor fusion — combining RTK, Lidar and visual marker data — to make more precise and safer operations, including the ability to avoid obstacles during flight.
One of the examples presented was the application of drones in detecting oil spills at sea, through the analysis of images captured by RGB and thermal cameras — a solution that combines robotics, computer vision and sustainability.
The event brought together specialists and professionals from this sector in order to discuss the latest innovations and practices in the use of drones, with a focus on pipeline inspection.