Vitor Mendes

Robotics Engineer

SENAI CIMATEC · Salvador, Brazil

• Develoepd software architecture and system integration in C++17/20 and Python using ROS 2, Docker, and Git on industrial robot platforms
• Prepared and conducted field testing and technology qualification campaigns in petrochemical refineries and marine vessels for operators like Shell and Petrobras
• Created and executed comprehensive integration test procedures, system verification protocols, and validation plans in operational environments
• Implemented reliable ROS 2 driver layers and hardware abstraction interfaces for multi-sensor systems including LiDARs, IMUs, and cameras
• Engineered autonomous navigation and localization pipelines using Nav2 and SLAM Toolbox, optimizing real-time performance on physical hardware

Robotics Researcher

SENAI CIMATEC · Salvador, Brazil

• Designed, implemented, and tuned classic and advanced control systems including PID, model-based predictive control, and inverse dynamics control for trajectory tracking
• Designed and drafted electrical diagrams and electronic schematics for custom robotic platforms, managing power distribution and low-level hardware interfaces
• Formulated and validated multi-degree-of-freedom mathematical dynamic models, accounting for hydrodynamic forces and structural constraints
• Created simulation environments and digital twins of physical systems in Gazebo and physics-based engines to test control laws and perception algorithms
• Developed 3D perception scripts using Open3D and PCL, processing point clouds and implementing sensor fusion to support state estimation

Research Fellow in Computer Vision

SENAI CIMATEC · Salvador, Brazil

• Developed and trained convolutional neural network models to automatically detect and classify oil pipeline leaks using thermal and optical imaging data
• Designed and assembled the physical experimental setup to simulate pipeline leaks under controlled laboratory conditions, integrating sensors and configuring data acquisition systems
• Established structured operational testing procedures, camera calibration protocols, and validation methodologies to guarantee dataset quality and model reliability
• Implemented real-time computer vision pipelines and model inference scripts in Python and C++ using PyTorch and OpenCV, following collaborative development workflows with Git

Master of Science in Mechatronics

Federal University of Bahia, Salvador

Thesis: Learning-based control for Marine Robotics under ocean disturbances.

BSc in Electrical Engineering

University SENAI CIMATEC

Thesis: Data-driven dynamic modeling of underwater soft manipulator.