Research Units
Robotics and Automation Unit

This unit focuses on research in the virgin olive oil extraction process through Advanced Automation, mainly based on the incorporation of sensors. The objective is to optimize the production process through the implementation of advanced techniques that measure and control the production process. For this aim, it studies the use of computer vision applied to quality control, or other sensors, such as the electronic nose for determining relationships between consumer tastes and the organoleptic properties of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

2022

Almazán-Lázaro, J.A., López-Alba, E., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2022). Applied computer vision for composite material manufacturing by optimizing the impregnation velocity: An experimental approach. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 74, 52-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2021.11.063

Almazán-Lázaro, J.A., López-Alba, E., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2022). The mechanical effect of monitoring and controlling the impregnation in the resin infusion process. Polymer Composites, 43(4), 1916-1926. https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.26507

Borges, M.F., Antunes, F.V., Neto, D.M., Vasco-Olmo, J.M., Díaz-Garrido, F.A., & James, M.N. (2022). Validity of small-scale yielding regime in notched-cracked geometries. International Journal of Fatigue, 154, Article 106563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106563

Camacho-Reyes, A., Vasco-Olmo, J.M., James, M.N., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2022). Characterization of non-planar crack tip displacement fields using a differential geometry approach in combination with 3D digital image correlation. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 45(5), 1521-1536. https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.13686

Camacho-Reyes, A., Vasco-Olmo, J.M., James. M.N., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2022). Towards a new methodology for the characterisation of crack tip fields based on a hybrid computational approach. International Journal of Fatigue, 162, Article 106942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2022.106942

Felipe-Sesé, L., Molina-Viedma, A.J., Pastor-Cintas, M., López-Alba, E., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2022). Exploiting phase-based motion magnification for the measurement of subtle 3D deformation maps with FP + 2D-DIC. Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 195, Article 111122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2022.111122

Garzón Casado, A., Cano Marchal, P., Wagner, C., Gómez Ortega, J., & Gámez García, J. (2022). Constraint reformulations for set point optimization problems using fuzzy cognitive map models. Optimal Control Applications and Methods, 43(3), 711-721. https://doi.org/10.1002/oca.2846

Martínez-Gila, D.M., Navarro-Soto, J.P., Satorres-Martínez, S., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2022). The Advantage of Multispectral Images in Fruit Quality Control for Extra Virgin Olive Oil Production. Food Analytical Methods, 15, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-021-02099-w

Molina-Viedma, A.J., Felipe-Sesé, L., López-Alba, E., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2022). Comparison of lock-in correlation and a novel periodogram method for experimental multi-harmonic thermoelastic analysis. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 164, Article 108235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.108235

Palumbo, D., De Finis, R., Di Carolo, F., Vasco-Olmo, J., Díaz-Garrido, F.A., & Galietti, U. (2022). Influence of Second-Order Effects on Thermoelastic Behaviour in the Proximity of Crack Tips on Titanium. Experimental Mechanics, 62(3), 521-535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11340-021-00789-4

Vasco-Olmo, J.M., Díaz-Garrido, F.A., Camacho-Reyes, A., James, N., & Antunes F.V. (2022). Experimental evaluation of plastic wake on growing fatigue cracks from the analysis of residual displacement fields. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 45(5), 1494-1504. https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.13681

Vasco-Olmo, J.M., Díaz-Garrido, F.A., Neto, D.M., Sérgio, E.R., Antunes, F.V., & James, M.N. (2022). Evaluation of small-scale yielding boundary using digital image correlation results. Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 45(4), 1276-1291. https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.13674

2021

Almazán-Lázaro, J.A., López-Alba, E., Rubio-García, L., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2021). Indentation Measurement in Thin Plates under Bending Using 3D Digital Image Correlation. Applied Sciences, 11(6), Article 2706. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062706

Almazán-Lázaro, J.A., López-Alba, E., Schmeer, S., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2021). Enhanced Low-Velocity Impact Properties for Resin Film Infusion-Manufactured Composites by Flow-Control Approach. Polymers, 13(19), Article 3431. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13193431

Cano-Marchal, P., Sanmartin, C., Satorres-Martínez, S., Gómez-Ortega, J., Mencarelli, F., & Gámez-García, J. (2021). Prediction of Fruity Aroma Intensity and Defect Presence in Virgin Olive Oil Using an Electronic Nose. Sensors, 21(7), Article 2298. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21072298

Cano-Marchal, P., Satorres-Martínez, S., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2021). Automatic system for the detection of defects on olive fruits in an oil mill. Applied Sciences, 11(17), Article 8167. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11178167

Garzón-Casado, A., Cano-Marchal, P., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2021). Production Planning for Agroalimentary Laboratories Using Customer Satisfaction Criteria. IEEE Access, 9, 154845-154856. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3125857

Marques, B., Borges, M.F., Antunes, F.V., Vasco-Olmo, J.M., Díaz-Garrido, F.A., & James, M.N. (2021). Limitations of small-scale yielding for fatigue crack growth. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 252, Article 107806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.107806

Martínez-Gila, D.M., Sanmartin, C., Navarro-Soto, J., Mercarelli, F., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2021). Classification of olive fruits and oils based on their fatty acid ethyl esters content using electronic nose technology. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 15(4), 5427-5438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-021-01103-5

Molina-Viedma, A.J., Felipe-Sesé, L., López-Alba, E., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2021). Thermoelastic effect in modal shapes at high frequencies using infrared thermography. Measurement, 176, Article 109180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2021.109180

Molina-Viedma, A.J., López-Alba, E., Felipe-Sesé, L., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2021). Full-Field Operational Modal Analysis of an Aircraft Composite Panel from the Dynamic Response in Multi-Impact Test. Sensors (Basel), 21(5), Article 1602. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051602

2020

Martínez-Gila, D.M., Gámez-García, J., Bellincontro, A., Mencarelli, F., & Gómez-Ortega, J. (2020). Fast tool based on electronic nose to predict olive fruit quality after harvest. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 160, Article 111058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2019.111058

2019

Beyaz, A., Martínez-Gila, D.M., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2019). Olive fly sting detection based on computer vision. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 150, 129-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2019.01.003

Satorres-Martínez, S., Sánchez-García, A., Estévez-Estévez, E., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2019). 3D Object Recognition for Anthropomorphic Robots performing Tracking Tasks. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 104, 1403-1412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-019-04058-6

2018

Aguilera-Puerto, D., Cáceres-Moreno, Ó., Martínez-Gila, D.M., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2018). Online system for the identification and classification of olive fruits for the olive oil production process. Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 13(3), 716-727. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-018-9984-0

Antunes, F.V., Díaz-Garrido, F.A., Vasco-Olmo, J.M., & Prates, P. (2018). Numerical determination of plastic CTOD.  Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 41(10), 2197-2207. https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.12869

Cano-Marchal, P., Martínez-Gila, D.M., Gámez-García, J., & Gómez-Ortega, J. (2018). Stochastic season-wide optimal production planning of virgin olive oil. Journal of Process Control, 72, 64-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2018.08.001

Estévez-Estévez, E., Sánchez-García, A., Gámez-García, J., & Gómez-Ortega, J. (2018). ART2ool: a model-driven framework to generate target code for robot handling tasks. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 97(5), 1195-1207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-018-1976-z

Felipe-Sesé, L., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2018). Damage methodology approach on a composite panel based on a combination of fringe projection and 2D Digital Image Correlation. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 101, 467-479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.09.002

Felipe-Sesé, L., Molina-Viedma, A.J., López-Alba, E., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2018). RGB Colour Encoding Improvement for Three-Dimensional Shapes and Displacement Measurement Using the Integration of Fringe Projection and Digital Image Correlation. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 18(9), Article 3130. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18093130

Garzón-Casado, A., Cano-Marchal, P., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2018). Visualization and interpretation tool for expert systems based on fuzzy cognitive maps. IEEE Access, 7, 6140-6150. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2887355

Martínez-Gila, D.M., Cano-Marchal, P., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2018). Expert System for Monitoring the Malaxing State of the Olive Paste Based on Computer Vision. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 18(7), Article 2227. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18072227

Martínez-Gila, D.M., Cano-Marchal, P., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2018). Non-Invasive Methodology to Estimate Polyphenol Content in Extra Virgin Olive Oil Based on Stepwise Multilinear Regression. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 18(4), Article 975. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18040975

Molina-Viedma, A.J., Felipe-Sesé, L., López-Alba, E., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2018). 3D mode shapes characterisation using phase-based motion magnification in large structures using stereoscopic DIC. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 108, 140-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2018.02.006

Molina-Viedma, A.J., Felipe-Sesé, L., López-Alba, E., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2018). High frequency mode shapes characterisation using Digital Image Correlation and phase-based motion magnification. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 102, 245-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2017.09.019

Molina-Viedma, A.J., López-Alba, E., Felipe-Sesé, L., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2018). Modal Identification in an Automotive Multi-Component System Using HS 3D-DIC. Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 11(2), Article 241. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11020241

Molina-Viedma, A.J., López-Alba, E., Felipe-Sesé, L., Díaz-Garrido, F.A., Rodríguez-Ahlquist, J., & Iglesias-Vallejo, M. (2018). Modal Parameters Evaluation in a Full-Scale Aircraft Demonstrator under Different Environmental Conditions Using HS 3D-DIC. Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 11(2), Article 230. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11020230

Navarro-Soto, J., Satorres-Martínez, S., Martínez-Gila, D.M., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2018). Fast and Reliable Determination of Virgin Olive Oil Quality by Fruit Inspection Using Computer Vision. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 18(11), Article 3826. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18113826

Satorres-Martínez, S., Martínez-Gila, D.M., Beyaz, A., Gómez-Ortega, J., & Gámez-García, J. (2018). A computer vision approach based on endocarp features for the identification of olive cultivars.  Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 154, 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2018.09.017

Vasco-Olmo, J.M., Díaz-Garrido, F.A., James, M.N., & Yang, B. (2018). Crack tip plastic zone evolution during an overload cycle and the contribution of plasticity-induced shielding to crack growth rate changes. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 41(10), 2172-2186. https://doi.org/10.1111/ffe.12840

Vasco-Olmo, J.M., Yang, B., James, M.N., & Díaz-Garrido, F.A. (2018). Investigation of effective stress intensity factors during overload fatigue cycles using photoelastic and DIC techniques. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 97, 73-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2018.07.011

Yang, B., Vasco-Olmo, J.M., Díaz-Garrido, F.A., & James, M.N. (2018). A more effective rationalisation of fatigue crack growth rate data for various specimen geometries and stress ratios using the CJP model. International Journal of Fatigue, 114, 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.05.027

Research and development of advanced sensorial maps for the optimization of virgin olive oil elaboration process

Entidad Financiadora: Concesión de ayudas a «Proyectos de I+D+i», en el marco del Programa Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento y Fortalecimiento Científico y Tecnológico del Sistema de I+D+i y del Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad, del Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020

Referencia: PID2019-110291RB-I00

Investigadores principales: Javier Gámez García y Juan Gómez Ortega

Año de inicio: 2019

Presupuesto: 45.980,00 €

Desarrollo de una Metodología Experimental para el análisis termo-modal de elementos industriales multicomponente en condiciones de servicio

Entidad financiadora: Ayudas a la I+D+i, en el ámbito del Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, PAIDI

Referencia: P20_00312

Investigador principal: Francisco Alberto Díaz Garrido

Año de inicio: 2021

Presupuesto: 82.262,50 €

Evaluación experimental de la influencia de la temperatura en el comportamiento modal de elementos industriales mediante la integración de campos obtenidos con métodos ópticos

Entidad financiadora: Concesión de ayudas a «Proyectos de I+D+i», en el marco del Programa Estatal de Generación de Conocimiento y Fortalecimiento Científico y Tecnológico del Sistema de I+D+i y del Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Referencia: PID2020-119107RA-I00

Investigador principal: Francisco Alberto Díaz Garrido

Año de inicio: 2021

Presupuesto: 66.792,00 €

Evaluación experimental de la influencia de la plasticidad como mecanismo de retardo en el crecimiento de grieta a fatiga empleando métodos ópticos de campo completo (EIPLAS)

Entidad financiadora: Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Consejería de transformación económica, industria, conocimiento y Universidades de la Junta de Andalucía

Investigador principal: Francisco Alberto Díaz Garrido

Año de inicio: 2021

Presupuesto: 49.422,00 €

Desarrollo e interconexión de sistemas inteligentes, basados en conceptos 4.0 e integración sensorial, para la mejora sustancial de la eficiencia del proceso de producción de AOV

Entidad Financiadora: Ayudas a la I+D+i, en el ámbito del Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, PAIDI

Referencia: P18‐TP‐4133

Investigadores principales: Javier Gámez García y Juan Gómez Ortega

Año de inicio: 2020

Presupuesto: 46.000,00 €

Desarrollo de suplementos alimenticios a partir de los productos del olivar dirigidos a la protección cardiovascular humana (CARDIOLIVE)

Entidad Financiadora: FEDER-INTERCONECTA

Referencia: ITC-20151142

Investigador principal: Javier Gámez García

Año de inicio: 2018

Presupuesto: 195.000,00 €

EVOO extraction scale oil mill (500 kg/hour)

Sensory instrumentation:

• Artificial vision: different types of cameras (visible spectrum, IR, ultraviolet), lighting systems, lenses, accessories (€200k)
• NIR sensors: commercial equipment and own design
• Laser measurement systems (distance and 3D recognition) and ultrasound
• Others: electronic noses, microscopes (SCAI)…

Data collection systems (DAQ and Dataloggers)

Trading and research robots

Tractor with autonomous guidance possibilities

Electronic design and simulation software. Electronic prototyping systems (electronic board manufacturing machine)

Mechanical design software (3D). Small workshop for the assembly of mechatronic prototypes (machining center, 3D printer...)

Software development tools