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Dr. Toal is a Funded Investigator with CONFIRM
• PhD Marine Robotics, University of Limerick (UL)
• MSc - Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Cranfield University, UK
• BSc (eng) University of Dublin (TCD)
• Elec Eng, Dublin Institute of Technology (HonDipEE)
• Chartered Engineer, CEng, MIEI, MIEEE, International Register of Professional Engineers
• Marine Renewable Industry Association, Function/Role: Research Academic Advisor
• Mechatronics Forum, UK, Function/Role: Member of Committee
• IFAC Technical Committee on Marine Systems. (IFAC - International Federation of Automatic Control), • Function/Role: Member of Technical Committee on Marine Systems
• Developing smart robotic technologies with real-time imaging and control for operating in challenging environments.
• Developing smart control systems for robots operating at close quarters to hazards in intervention operations sub-sea, in airborne systems, field robotics and industrial robotics.
• Real time image processing and target referenced flight control of robots intervening and interacting with stationary and moving targets.
• Target referenced flight control.
• Collaborative robotics and robots in dynamic environments.
Interacting with 20+ industrial partners across research projects in CONFIRM, MaREI, Lero and H2020 funded programmes.
Daniel Toal has the following patents:
• Patent US 8,305,841 B1 : Method and apparatus for determining the topography of a seafloor and a vessel comprising the apparatus
• Patent EP 2,165,214 : A method and apparatus for determining the topography of a seafloor and a vessel comprising the apparatus
• European Patent Application No. 08763474.7, Submitted 30/11/2011, E Pican, M Leahy, D Toal, Improvements in and relating to wind farms, (Priority Date: 02.12.2010.), European Patent Office, EP2647098. Patent Granted 07,07,2017.
• Marine technology
• Renewable ocean energy
• Marine, airborne systems & land-based robotics
• Controller design
• Controller & payload sensor systems development and integration
• Obstacle avoidance & imaging sonar
• Camera and vision systems
• Seabed / Deep ocean mapping
• Robot motion control - articulation of limbs and novel control approaches to their implementation
• Intervention robotics (for inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) in challenging marine and remote environments
Rossi, M., Trslic, P., Sivcev, S., Rioradan, J., Toal, D., Dooly, G. (2018) 'Real-Time Underwater StereoFusion', Sensor, 18(11), 3936, DOI: 10.3390/s18113936
Sivcev, S., Omerdic. E., Dooly, G., Toal, D. (in review) ‘ANFIS enhanced Position Based Visual Servoing Algorithm for ROV Manipulator Target in Motion Following’, In Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems.
Ebrahimi Salari, M., Coleman, J., Toal, D. (2019) ‘Analysis of Direct Interconnection Technique for Offshore Airborne Wind Energy Systems under Normal and Fault Conditions’, in Renewable Energy, 131, 284-296. DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.045., ISSN: 0960-1481.
Kakanjo, A, Rao, M., Omerdic, E., Robinson, L., Toal, D., Newe., T., (2018) ' Real-Time latency Measurement between a Robot and its Remote Control station: Causes and Mitigation', Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal. vol.2018 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8638019
Sivcev, S., Rossi, M., Coleman, J., Dooly, G., Omerdic. E., Toal, D. (2018) ‘Fully Automatic Visual Servoing Control for Work-class Marine Intervention ROV’, In Control Engineering Practice, 74, 153-167, Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2018.03.005, ISSN: 0967-0661.
