Research Engineer
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
• Developed a methodology to optimize robotic manipulators for specific tasks using genetic algorithms, ensuring they conform to geometric and structural constraints while maximizing dexterity and minimizing weight.-Implemented Differential Evolution to handle non-differentiable, nonlinear, and multimodal cost functions, ensuring efficient convergence to optimal solutions.-Conducted multi-objective optimization using a weighted sum method to balance criteria like manipulator size… Show more • Developed a methodology to optimize robotic manipulators for specific tasks using genetic algorithms, ensuring they conform to geometric and structural constraints while maximizing dexterity and minimizing weight.-Implemented Differential Evolution to handle non-differentiable, nonlinear, and multimodal cost functions, ensuring efficient convergence to optimal solutions.-Conducted multi-objective optimization using a weighted sum method to balance criteria like manipulator size, dexterity, and hard-coating capacity, achieving Pareto optimal robotic manipulator designs• Development of robotics projects for the O&G industry. On the mechanical engineering team of DORIS (a rail-guided robot for the inspection and monitoring of Statoil offshore platforms), with the elaboration and verification of CAD designs, specification of mechanical components, and building/testing of prototypes. Show less