To God, for the privilege of life. To my mother, Iris de Fátima Furtado Pinto, who has always provided me with love and support, and never having tried so hard to achieve my dreams.To my advisors, Professor Dr. André Ricardo Backes and Professor Dr. Mauricio Cunha Escarpinati, for the friendship, commitment, opportunities, and teachings of this journey.To Professor Dr. João Fernando Mari for his friendship and contribution to my training.To Professor MSc. Pedro Moisés de Sousa for all the advice and teachings. To Professors Dr. Bruno Augusto Nassif Travençolo and Dr. Dalcimar Casanova who kindly accepted to participate in the examination board of this work.To colleague Jocival Dantas Dias Júnior for the support provided.To the Federal University of Uberlândia and the Federal University of Viçosa, Institutions that I have provided me with academic and professional growth.To Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior -Brazil (CAPES) -for financial support. This study was financed by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior -Brazil (CAPES) -Finance Code 001. I would like to thank too the company Sensix Inovações em Drones Ltda for providing the images used in the experiments."We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star.But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."