Research Projects

Current Projects


  • "Detection and Actuation Robotics systems for WEEd Management (DARWEEM)"

Organization: Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad (PID2020-113229RB-C43) - Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Centre for Automation and Robotics (CAR, CSIC-UPM).

Duration: 2021/09/01 - 2024/08/31

  • "REsilient and secure COntrol of cooperatiVE cybeR-phYsical systems (RECOVERY)"

Organization: Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad (PID2020-112658RB-I00) - Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. National University of Distance Education (UNED).

Duration: 2021/09/01 - 2024/08/31

  • "RoboCity2030 - Madrid Robotics Digital Innovation Hub (ROBOCITY2030-DIH-CM)"

Organization: Regional Government of Madrid (Spain), European Social Fund (S2018/NMT-4331). UC3M, UPM, CSIC, UAH, URJC, UNED.

Duration: 2019/01/01 - 2022/12/31


Closed Projects


  • "Design, development and evaluation of autonomous systems for effective ground inspection and precise action in extensive and woody crops (GAIA)"

Organization: Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad (AGL2017-83325-C4-3-R) - Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. Centre for Automation and Robotics (CAR, CSIC-UPM).

Duration: 2018/01/01 - 2020/12/31

  • "Development of 3D Vision techniques assisted by Wireless Technology for recognition in environments of high variability (VITAL-3D)"

Organization: Programa Estatal de Fomento de la Investigación, Científica y Técnica de Excelencia (DPI2016-77677-P) - Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad. National University of Distance Education (UNED).

Duration: 2016/12/30 - 2019/12/29

  • "Applied robotics to improve the quality of life of citizens in metropolitan areas. Third Part (ROBOCITY2030-III)"

Organization: Regional Government of Madrid (Spain), European Social Fund (S2013/MIT-2748). UC3M, UPM, CSIC, UAH, URJC, UNED.

Duration: 2014/10/01 - 2018/09/30

  • "Past, present and future of mountain forests: monitoring and modeling the effects of climate change and management on forest dynamics"

Organization: Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales - Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente (979S). Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA).

Duration: 2014/01/01 – 2016/12/31

  • "A Unified Framework for Self-Calibration of Heterogeneous Sensors in Robotics"

Organization: German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - DFG). Freie Universität Berlin (FU-Berlin).

Duration: 2013/01/01 - 2015/01/01

  • "Land inspection system in autonomous vehicles and their effective application to detect weeds and its localized control"

Organization: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) (AGL2011-30442-C02-02). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC).

Duration: 2012/01/01 – 2014/12/31

  • "Robot Fleets for Highly Effective Agriculture and Forestry Management (RHEA)"

Organization: European Commission-Seventh Framework Programme (NMP2-LA-2010-245986). CSIC-CAR, CSIC-ICA, CSIC-IAS, UPM-EIA, UPM-EII, UCM, SAP, CNH-F, CNH, AirRobot, Cyberbotics, Bluebotics, CogVis, FTW, IRSTEA, UP, UF, CM, Tropical.

Duration: 2010/08/01 - 2014/07/31

  • "Service Robots for Improving the Quality of Life of Citizens in Metropolitan Areas. Second Part (ROBOCITY2030-II)"

Organization: Regional Government of Madrid (Spain), European Social Fund (S2009/DPI-1559). UC3M, UPM, CSIC, UAH, URJC, UNED.

Duration: 2010/01/01 - 2014/05/31

  • "Development of techniques for forest structural diversity assessment using hemispherical photography: a new monitoring tool for forest management"

Organization: Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales - Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino (161/2010). Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).

Duration: 2010/12/27 – 2013/12/27

  • "System for surveillance, search and rescue in the sea by means of collaboration of autonomous marine and air vehicles"

Organization: CICYT Plan Nacional I+D+i 2008-2011 (DPI2009-14552-C02-01). Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), National University of Distance Education (UNED).

Duration: 2010/01/01 – 2012/12/31

  • "Image analysis for controlling autonomous robots"

Entidad/es u Organismo/s: EU-Mexico International Cooperation Fund in Science and Technology (FONCICYT) (93829). IPN, FU-Berlin, UCM, UdeG.

Duración: 2009/07/01 - 2011/06/30

  • "System of Planning and Logistics Optimization (SPOL)"

Organization: Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Art. 83 LOU, ENAGAS S.A.

Duration: 2010/02/01 – 2011/01/01

  • "STEREOSIM. Stereoscopic view station for simulated environments"

Organization: Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Art. 83 LOU, DIMAP: Digital Image Pro. S.L.

Duration: 2009/10/01 – 2010/03/31