Development Team
This project was developed by Computer Engineering students at Escola Politécnica da USP as part of their undergraduate thesis work.
Gavril Loyer
ID: 16101509
Role: Mathematical Modeling & Validation
Focus: Electrostatic analogy and force field equations
Contact: gavril.loyer@usp.br
Miguel Velasques Abilio Piola Alves
ID: 11807601
Role: System Architecture & Parameter Optimization
Focus: Heuristic parameter search and performance optimization
Contact: miguel.velasques@usp.br
Vitor Chinaglia
ID: 11912363
Role: Algorithm Development & Simulation
Focus: Virtual Force Field implementation and ROS 2 integration
Contact: vitor.chinaglia@usp.br
Supervision & Partnership
Prof. Dr. Bruno Albertini
Role: Project Advisor
Department: Computer Engineering and Digital Systems
Institution: Escola Politécnica da USP
Expertise: Hardware Architecture, Embedded Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks, Citizen Science
Contact: bruno.albertini@usp.br
CITI-USP
Role: Research Partner
Focus: Autonomous Systems & Robotics Research
Description: Interdisciplinary Center for Interactive Technologies at University of São Paulo - A cutting-edge research hub for Human-Computer Interaction, IoT, and advanced digital systems.
Website: citi.usp.br
Acknowledgments
We would like to express our gratitude to:
- Escola Politécnica da USP for providing the academic environment and resources
- Department of Computer Engineering and Digital Systems (PCS) for technical support and guidance
- CITI-USP for the partnership and access to drone hardware
- Open Source Community for ROS 2, Gazebo, and PX4 Autopilot
- All professors and colleagues who provided valuable feedback throughout the project
Citation
If you use this work in your research, please cite:
@misc{scanair2024,
title={ScanAir: Autonomous Drone Navigation using Virtual Force Fields},
author={Loyer, G. P. L. and Alves, M. V. A. P. and Chinaglia, V.},
year={2025},
publisher={GitHub},
howpublished={\url{https://github.com/miguel-usp/vff-nav-doc.git}}
}Contact Information
For questions, collaborations, or more information about the VFF-Nav project:
- Project Repository: github.com/miguel-usp/vff-nav
- Documentation: github.com/miguel-usp/vff-nav-doc
- Department: Departamento de Engenharia de Computação e Sistemas Digitais (PCS)
- Institution: Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo
- Address: Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380 - Butantã, São Paulo - SP, 05508-010