Research
Sherbrooke Autonomous Field Robotics Lab
The SAFiR Lab is an advanced robotics research group that develops innovative strategies in perception, mapping, planning, decision-making and control to improve the autonomy of aerial, terrestrial and aquatic robots in real and complex environments.
Our mission is to enable the widespread use of intelligent robots to serve society, by enabling them to better understand their environment and react optimally to a variety of situations.
Our research covers several key areas:
- Inspection and Maintenance: Improving the sustainability of critical infrastructures through monitoring missions on power lines, dams and aeronautical structures.
- Safety and Surveillance: Contributing to search and rescue missions, driver assistance, space exploration, and monitoring of events such as forest fires, floods and avalanches.
- Conservation: Ensuring the preservation of ecosystems by monitoring endangered and invasive species, as well as mapping forests, seabeds and glaciers.
Ongoing Projects
![[Translate to English:] forillon](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/3/csm_parc_national_forillon_2024_801df6ef77.png)
Image recognition for the inventory of endangered plants using UAVs
![[Translate to English:] maverick](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/c/csm_maverick_1bafdbe3b7.png)
Off-road autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems
![[Translate to English:] rov](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/e/csm_bluerov_5f4c7b4eb1.jpg)