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Handball Offensive Analysis: Comparative Evolution of Linear Tendency Lines bet...

NR5G-SAM: A SLAM Framework for Field Robot Applications Based on 5G New Radio

Robot localization is a crucial task in robotic systems and is a pre-requisite for navigation. In outdoor environments, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have aided towards this direction, alongside laser and visual sensing. Despite their application in the field, GNSS suffers from limited availability in dense urban and rural environments. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), inertial and visual metho...

The re-organization of action in golf putting under different taskconstraints

Background: The behaviours of golfers could be interpreted as emergent, resulting from the cyclical relations of perception-action couplings established under the interacting constraints of competitive performance environments. Underpinned by an ecological dynamics approach, the aim of this study was to investigate how a simple adaptation of task constraints constrained the (re)organization of putting actions i...

Improving the robustness of a service robot for continuous indoor monitoring: A...

To move out of the lab, service robots must reveal a proven robustness so they can be deployed in operational environments. This means that they should function steadily for long periods of time in real-world areas under uncertainty, without any human intervention, and exhibiting a mature technology readiness level. In this work, we describe an incremental methodology for the implementation of an innovative ser...

Golf-Putting Performance in Skilled Golfers at Different Distances to the Hole

Golf putting occurs under highly variable conditions. Therefore, adapting to different putting distances is a challenge that the golfer faces and understanding the variables underlying performance in this task is important. The main objective of this study was to analyse the golf-putting performance in skilled golfers at different distances to the hole. Fourteen highly skilled golfers, adult male and right-hand...

Using Artificial Intelligence for Pattern Recognition in a Sports Context

Optimizing athlete's performance is one of the most important and challenging aspects of coaching. Physiological and positional data, often acquired using wearable devices, have been useful to identify patterns, thus leading to a better understanding of the game and, consequently, providing the opportunity to improve the athletic performance. Even though there is a panoply of research in pattern recognition, th...

Comportamento coletivo adaptativo dos jogadores da seleção nacional Portugues...

Objetivo: Nos desportos coletivos com bola, um dos aspetos centrais do treino desportivo que, embora em franca evolução, ainda necessita de investigação que o torne operacional para treinadores, é a análise tática rigorosa do desempenho competitivo. Este estudo teve como objetivo testar as propriedades de rede “de-generativa” da Seleção Nacional de Futebol, ou seja, quais os padrões de interação...

Using network metrics in soccer: a macro-analysis

The aim of this study was to propose a set of network methods to measure the specific properties of a team. These metrics were organised at macro-analysis levels. The interactions between teammates were collected and then processed following the analysis levels herein announced. Overall, 577 offensive plays were analysed from five matches. The network density showed an ambiguous relationship among the team, mai...

Análise de jogo no Futebol: Métricas de avaliação do comportamento coletivo

O jogo de futebol, como realidade complexa, necessita de uma interpretação do comportamento coletivo da equipa. Assim, o presente trabalho objetivou apresentar 4 métricas de avaliação coletiva baseadas na relação espácio-temporal, procurando identificar diferenças nos comportamentos coletivos nos momentos com e sem posse de bola. Para o efeito, analisou-se um jogo de futebol de sete do escalão de formação sub-1...

Evolutionary Robot Swarms Under Real-World Constraints

Tese de doutoramento em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, na especialidade de Automação e Robótica, apresentada ao Departamento de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra; Nas últimas décadas, vários cientistas e engenheiros têm vindo a estudar as estratégias provenientes da natureza. Dentro das arquiteturas biológicas, as sociedade...