About me
I'm Warley Ribeiro, born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
I'm a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering and graduated under the supervision of Professor Kazuya Yoshida, head of the Space Robotics Laboratory at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. My research focus is on robotic mobility in microgravity environments, such as space stations or small celestial bodies (asteroids, comets). More specifically, motion planning and control of climbing-legged robots to mitigate flotation risk in microgravity. If you want to know more about my research, please check my Research Projects and Publications pages.
Last update: 2023-Oct-20
Education and Research Experience
Mar 2023
Oct 2019
Ph.D. - Aerospace Engineering
Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
Thesis: Reaction-Aware Robotic Locomotion in Microgravity
Supervisor: Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
Sept 2019
Oct 2017
Master - Aerospace Engineering
Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
Thesis: Motion Control and Stability Analysis of a Free-Climbing Robot for Exploration under Microgravity
Supervisor: Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
Dec 2016
Jan 2011
Bachelor - Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics)
PUC Minas (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Thesis: Scale-Down Hybrid Vehicle - Voltage Control of a Generator
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Rogerio Jorge Amorim
Mar 2022
Dec 2021
Visiting PhD Student - Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT)
University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
Research: Experimental Verification of Continuous and Dynamic Robotic Locomotion on a Surface under Microgravity
Supervisor: Prof. Miguel Olivares-Mendez
Sept 2017
Apr 2017
Research Student - Aerospace Engineering
Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
Research: Legged Robot Mobility for Exploration under Microgravity
Supervisor: Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
Mar 2015
Apr 2014
Exchange Student - Aerospace Engineering
Tohoku University
Research: Ground-Gripping Robot for Asteroid Exploration
Supervisor: Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
Work Experience
Feb 2018
Oct 2017
Teaching Assitant
Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan)
Subject: Creative Engineering Training (創造工学研修)
Attributions: Assist and supervise students during robotics hands-on activities
Dec 2016
Nov 2015
Mechanical Engineering Internship
Caixa Economica Federal - GILOG/BH (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Subject: Mechanical Engineering
Attributions: Analyze maintenance contracts and technical reports of air-conditioner equipment
Jun 2013
Feb 2013
Teaching Assitant
PUC Minas (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Subject: Embedded Systems
Attributions: Assist students with embedded systems and microcontroller programming
Dec 2012
Feb 2012
Teaching Assitant
PUC Minas (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Subject: Calculus
Attributions: Assist students and teachers during and after theoretical classes
Academic Peer Review Experience
2023: IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
2023: IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integrations (SII)
Awards and Scholarships
Awards
CLAWAR 2023 Industrial Robot Award for Practical Innovation Highly Commended Paper Award (2023)
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Japan Joint Chapter Young Award (ICRA2023) (2023)
ICRA 2023 Outstanding Locomotion Paper Finalist (2023)
CLAWAR 2021 Industrial Robot Award for Practical Innovation Highly Commended Paper Award (2021)
CLAWAR 2020 Local Organizing Committee Third Prize Award (2020)
PUC Minas Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Student (2016)
Scholarships
GP-Mech Scholarship (Tohoku University) recipient (2019-2023)
MEXT Scholarship (Japanese government) recipient (2017-2022)
Science Without Borders Scholarship (Brazilian government) recipient (2014-2015)
ProUni Scholarship (Brazilian government) recipient (2011-2016)
Skills
Robotics
Space Robotics: Dynamic modeling, mobility, motion planning and control in microgravity
Multi-Legged Robots: Dynamic modeling, static/dynamic equilibrium, gait planning, trajectory generation and numerical simulations
Hardware: Microcontrollers, Sensors and System Integration
AI: Basic knowledge of Machine Learning techniques
Programming
Git (version control tools): Advanced
MATLAB: Advanced
C/C++: Intermediary
Python: Intermediary
ROS: Basic
Languages
Portuguese: Native
English: Fluent
Japanese: Fluent
French: Basic (A1)