Publications

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My ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2107-7405

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2019

Laparoscopy Surgery CO2 Removal via Generative Adversary Network and Dark Channel Prior. S Salazar-Colores, H Alberto-Moreno, G Flores, CJ Ortiz-Echeverri arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.12314

Depth map estimation methodology for detecting free-obstacle navigation areas. S Trejo, K Martinez, G Flores arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.05946

Object recognition and tracking using Haar-like Features Cascade Classifiers: Application to a quad-rotor UAV. L Arreola, G Gudiño, G Flores. arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.03947

A full controller for a fixed-wing UAV. G Flores, A Flores, AM de Oca. arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.03945

Variable Gains Sliding Mode Control. S Alvarez-Rodríguez, G Flores, NA Ochoa. International Journal of Control, Automation and Systems 17, 1-10

Estimation of states in photosynthetic systems via chained observers: design for a tertiary wastewater treatment by using spirulina maxima on photobiorreactor. AE Rodríguez-Mata, G Flores-Colunga, JG Rangel-Peraza, MA Lizardi-Jiménez, LE Amabilis-Sosa . Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química 18 (1), 273-287

Saturated Control Law for the Transition Maneuver of a Tilt-Rotor Convertible Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. G. Flores. Under review.

Stability analysis of a nonlinear control system for optical interferometry. G. Flores. Under review.

2018

An adaptive robust nonlinear observer for velocity and disturbance estimation for the translational motion of a quadrotor aircraft; A. E. Rodriguez-Mata ; G. Flores ; H. Aguilar-Sierra ; J. G Rangel-Peraza ; L. Amabilis-Sosa ; A. Flores; 2018 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)

Improvement in the UAV position estimation with low-cost GPS, INS and vision-based system: Application to a quadrotor UAV; L. Arreola ; A. Montes de Oca ; A. Flores ; J. Sanchez ; G. Flores; 2018 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)

Low-cost multispectral imaging system for crop monitoring; A. Montes de Oca ; L. Arreola ; A. Flores ; J. Sanchez ; G. Flores. 2018 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS)

A simple controller for the transition maneuver of a tail-sitter drone; Flores; A. Montes de Oca; G. Flores. 2018 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC)

Improvement in the UAV position estimation with low-cost GPS, INS and vision-based system. A. Flores; L. Arreola; A. Montes de Oca; G. Flores; en preparación.

Low-cost multispectral imaging system for crop monitoring; A. Montes de Oca; A. Flores; G. Flores. En preparación.

Estimation and Active Disturbance Rejection through NL-PI Integral Observers: Experimental Application to the Control of Spirulina Maxima Cultivation. Abraham Rodriguez-Mata; Gerardo Flores; IEEE Latin America Transactions

Macula detection for ocular disease; G- Gudiño and G. Flores; en preparación.

Journal Papers (until 2016)

[J1] Gerardo Flores, J. Escareño, R. Lozano and S. Salazar, Quad-Tilting Rotor Convertible MAV: Modeling and Real-Time Hover Flight Control, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, vol. 65, no. 1-4, p. 457-471, 2012.

[J2] J. Balderas, Gerardo Flores, L. Garcia and R. Lozano, Tracking a Ground Moving Target with a Quadrotor Using Switching Control, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, vol. 70, no. 1-4, p. 65-78, 2012.

[J3] L. Garcia, Gerardo Flores, G. Sanahuja and R. Lozano, Quad Rotorcraft Switching Control : An Application for the Task of Path Following, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Digital Object Identifier : vol. 22, no. 4, p. 1255-1267, 2014. [pdf]

[J4] Gerardo Flores, S. Zhuo, R. Lozano and P. Castillo, A Vision and GPS-Based Real-Time Trajectory Planning for a MAV in Unknown and Low-Sunlight Environments, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Volume 74, Issue 1-2, pp 59-67. DOI :10.1007/s10846-013-9975-7, April 2014.

[J5] H. Aguilar, Gerardo Flores, S. Salazar and R. Lozano, Fault Estimation for a Quad-Rotor MAV Using a Polynomial Observer, Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Volume 73, Issue 1-4, pp 455-468. DOI 10.1007/s10846-013-9924-5, January 2014. [pdf]

[J6] A.Rodriguez, J orres-Munoz, J. R. Perez, A. Dominguez, R. Luna and Gerardo Flores; Robust State Estimation in Presence of Parametric Uncertainty by NL-PI observers. An Application to Continuous Microbial Cultures; IEEE Latin America Transactions; 14(3):1199 - 1205, April 2016.

[J7] A.E. Rodríguez, J.A. Torres-Muñoz,A.R. Domínguez y Gerardo Flores, Un Control Robusto para un Fotobioreactor no lineal en presencia de Incertidumbres; Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química, Aceptado 2016.

Conference papers (until 2015)

[C1] Gerardo Flores, J. Escareño, S. Salazar and R. Lozano, Quad-Tilting Rotor Convertible MAV : Modeling and Real-time Hover Flight Control, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’11), May 24-27, 2011, Denver Colorado, USA.

[C2] J. Balderas, Gerardo Flores, L. Garcia and R. Lozano, Tracking a Ground Moving Target with a Quadrotor Using Switching Control, International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’12), Jun 12-15, 2012, Philadelphia, PA., USA.

[C3] L. García, Gerardo Flores, G. Sanahuja and R. Lozano, Quad-Rotor Switching Control : An Application for the Task of Path Following, IEEE American Control Conference (ACC’12), Montréal, Canada, Jun. 2012, pp. 4637-4642.

[C4] Gerardo Flores, L. García, G. Sanahuja and R. Lozano, PID Switching Control for a Highway Estimation and Tracking Applied on a Convertible Mini-UAV, in Proc. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’12), Maui, HI, USA, Dec. 2012, pp. 3110-3115.

[J11] E. Bazan, Gerardo Flores and R. Lozano, Almost global stability in SO(3) for the Counter Rotative Coaxial System, Automatica, en preparación.

[J12] Gerardo Flores, Eric Bazan and R. Lozano, Hybrid Control for the Counter Rotative Coaxial System inside a Gimbal Protection, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, en preparación.

[C5] Gerardo Flores and R. Lozano, Lyapunov-based Controller using Singular Perturbation Theory : An Application on a mini-UAV, IEEE American Control Conference (ACC’13), Washington, DC, Jun. 2013, pp 1596 - 1601. [pdf]

[C6] Gerardo Flores, S. Zhuo, R. Lozano and P. Castillo, A Vision and GPS-Based Real-Time Trajectory Planning for MAV in Unknown Urban Environments, The IEEE 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’13), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 28-31, 2013, pp 1150 - 1155, ICUAS’13 Invited Session : Vision and sensing for localization of UAVs and their targets. [pdf]

[C7] Gerardo Flores, G. Sanahuja and R. Lozano, Lyapunov-Based Switching Control for a Road Estimation and Tracking Applied on a Convertible MAV, AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control and Co-located Conferences and AIAA Infotech@Aerospace 2013 AIAA GNC, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 19 - 22 August 2013, DOI : 10.2514/6.2013-4940. [pdf]

[C8] J. Escareño, M. Rakotondrabe, Gerardo Flores and R. Lozano, Rotorcraft MAV Having an Onboard Manipulator : Longitudinal Modeling and Robust Control, 2013 European Control Conference (ECC'13), Zürich, Switzerland, July 17-19, 2013, pp. 3258-3263. [pdf]

[C9] D. Mercado, Gerardo Flores, J. Escareño, R. Lozano and P. Castillo, GPS/INS/optic flow data fusion for position and Velocity estimation, The IEEE 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’13), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 28-31, 2013, pp. 486-491. [pdf]

[C10] H. Aguilar, Gerardo Flores, S. Salazar and R. Lozano, Fault Estimation For a Quad-rotor MAV Using a Polynomial Observer, The IEEE 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’13), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 28-31, 2013, pp. 717-724.

[C11] Gerardo Flores and R. Lozano, Transition Flight Control of the Quad-Tilting Rotor Convertible MAV, The IEEE 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’13), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 28-31, 2013, pp. 789-794.

[C12] Gerardo Flores, I. Lugo-Cardenas and R. Lozano, A Nonlinear Path-Following Strategy for a Fixed-Wing MAV, The IEEE 2013 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’13), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 28-31, 2013, pp. 1014-1021. [pdf]

[C13] S. Zhuo, Gerardo Flores, R. Lozano and P. Castillo, Vision-Based Window Estimation for MAV in Unknown Urban Environments, 2nd IFAC Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems, RED-UAS'13, Compiègne France, November 20-22, 2013, pp. 107-111. [pdf]

[C14] Gerardo Flores, H. Aguilar-Sierra, R. Lozano, and S. Salazar, Fault Estimation and Control for a Quad-rotor MAV using a Polynomial Observer. Part I : Fault Detection, ROBOT 2013 First Iberian Robotics Conference, Madrid, Spain, November 28-29, 2013.

[C15] Gerardo Flores and Rogelio Lozano, Design and Lyapunov Stability Analysis of a Controller for Autonomous Road Following, ROBOT 2013 First Iberian Robotics Conference, Madrid, Spain, November 28-29, 2013.

[C16] Gerardo Flores and Rogelio Lozano, Nonlinear Control Strategy for the Transition Maneuver of the Quad Tilt-rotor Convertible MAV, The 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC’14), Cape Town, South Africa, August 24-29, 2014, pp. 11055-11059.

[C17] Israel Lugo Cárdenas, Gerardo Flores and R. Lozano, The MNAV3DSim : A Simulation Platform for Research, Education and Development of UAV Controllers, The 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC’14), Cape Town, South Africa, August 24-29, 2014, pp. 713-717.

[C18] Juan Escareno, Gerardo Flores, Micky Rakotondrabe and R. Lozano, Task-based Control of a Multirotor Miniature Aerial Vehicle Having an Onboard Manipulator, The IEEE 2014 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’14), Orlando, FL, USA, May 27-30, pp. 857-863.

[C19] Israel Lugo Cárdenas, Gerardo Flores, Sergio Salazar and R. Lozano, Dubins Path Generation for a Fixed Wing UAV, The IEEE 2014 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS’14), Orlando, FL, USA, May 27-30, pp. 339 - 346.

[C20] Gerardo Flores, Israel Lugo Cárdenas and R. Lozano, Control in the 6-DOF of the Quad Tilt-Rotor MAV. Part I Hover Control, The 53rd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC’14), Dec 15-17, 2014, Los Angeles, CA, USA, pp. 6123 - 6128, 2014.

[C21] S. Zhuo, Gerardo Flores, E. Bazán, R. Lozano and A.E. Rodriguez, Real-time object detection and pose estimation using stereo vision. An application for a Quadrotor MAV, 3rd IFAC Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems, (RED-UAS'15), Cancún, Mexico, November 23-25, pp. 72-77, 2015.

[C22] Héctor Escamilla, Gerardo Flores and R. Lozano, Robust path following using a small fixed-wing airplane for aerial research, The IEEE 2015 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS'15), Denver, Colorado, USA, June 9-12, pp. 1270 - 1278, 2015.

Book chapters

[B1] Gerardo Flores, J. Guerrero, J. Escareño and R. Lozano, Modeling and Control of mini UAV, in Flight formation control, pp 99-134, edited by J. Guerrero and R. Lozano, John Wiley and Sons, 2012.

[B2] Gerardo Flores, J. Escareño, R. Lozano and S. Salazar, Quad-Tilting Rotor Convertible MAV : Modeling and Real-time Hover Flight Control, in Recent Developments in Unmanned Aircraft Systems, pp 457-472, edited by Kimon P. Valavanis, John Wiley and Sons, 2012, VI, 638p., ISBN 978-94-007-3032-8.

[B3] Gerardo Flores, H. Aguilar-Sierra, R. Lozano and S. Salazar, Fault Estimation and Control for a Quad-Rotor MAV Using a Polynomial Observer. Part I : Fault Detection, in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing Volume 252, 2014, pp 151-170, edited by Manuel A. Armada, Alberto Sanfeliu and Manuel Ferre, Springer International Publishing, 2014.

Misc.

[S1] S. Zhuo, Gerardo Flores, R. Lozano and P. Castillo, Navigation d’un quadrirotor pour accéder à l’intérieur d’un bâtiment, Journée Caméra 3D (type Kinect) : De la modélisation à l’application, Université d’Evry-Val-d’Essonne, Paris, France, 14 juin 2013.

[S2] Gerardo Flores, Conception, modélisation et commande d’un drone convertible à quatre hélices pivotantes, Séminaire organisé par l’équipe de recherche ASER, Centre de Recherche de l’UTC, Compiègne, France, 9 octobre 2012.

[S3] Gerardo Flores, Conception, modélisation et commande d’un drone convertible à quatre hélices pivotantes, journée de doctorants, Centre de Recherche de l’UTC, Compiègne, France, 8 juillet 2011.