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The Road to Next Generation Underwater Vehicle Development

The Abstracts of the international conference on advanced mechatronics toward evolutionary fusion of IT and mechatronics ICAM ◽

10.1299/jsmeicam.2010.5.103 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2010.5 (0) ◽

pp. 103-106

Author(s):

Tadahiro Hyakudome ◽

Hiroshi Yoshida ◽

Satoshi Tsukioka ◽

Takao Sawa ◽

Shojiro Ishibashi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Underwater Vehicle ◽

Next Generation ◽

Vehicle Development ◽

The Road

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Hydroacoustic System in a Biomimetic Underwater Vehicle to Avoid Collision with Vessels with Low-Speed Propellers in a Controlled Environment

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s20040968 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 968 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pawel Piskur ◽

Piotr Szymak ◽

Krzysztof Jaskólski ◽

Leszek Flis ◽

Marek Gąsiorowski

Keyword(s):

Underwater Vehicle ◽

Careful Consideration ◽

Obstacle Detection ◽

Propulsion System ◽

Controlled Environment ◽

Next Generation ◽

Low Speed ◽

Moving Obstacle

In this paper, a hydroacoustic system designed for a biomimetic underwater vehicle (BUV) is presented. The Biomimetic Underwater Vehicle No. 2 (BUV2) is a next-generation BUV built within the ambit of SABUVIS, a European Defense Agency project (category B). Our main efforts were devoted to designing the system so that it will avoid collisions with vessels with low-speed propellers, e.g., submarines. Verification measurements were taken in a lake using a propeller-driven pontoon with a spectrum similar to that produced by a submarine propulsion system. Here, we describe the hydroacoustic signal used, with careful consideration of the filter and method of estimation for the bearings of the moving obstacle. Two algorithms for passive obstacle detection were used, and the results are discussed herein.

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Batoid Fishes: Inspiration for the Next Generation of Underwater Robots

Marine Technology Society Journal ◽

10.4031/mtsj.45.4.10 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 99-109 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Keith W. Moored ◽

Frank E. Fish ◽

Trevor H. Kemp ◽

Hilary Bart-Smith

Keyword(s):

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ◽

Underwater Vehicle ◽

Hydrodynamic Performance ◽

Next Generation ◽

Pectoral Fin ◽

Underwater Robots ◽

High Performing ◽

Rhinoptera Bonasus ◽

Manta Birostris ◽

Batoid Fishes

AbstractFor millions of years, aquatic species have utilized the principles of unsteady hydrodynamics for propulsion and maneuvering. They have evolved high-endurance swimming that can outperform current underwater vehicle technology in the areas of stealth, maneuverability and control authority. Batoid fishes, including the manta ray, Manta birostris, the cownose ray, Rhinoptera bonasus, and the Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina, have been identified as a high-performing species due to their ability to migrate long distances, maneuver in spaces the size of their tip-to-tip wing span, produce enough thrust to leap out of the water, populate many underwater regions, and attain sustained swimming speeds of 2.8 m/s with low flapping/undulating frequencies. These characteristics make batoid fishes an ideal platform to emulate in the design of a bio-inspired autonomous underwater vehicle. The enlarged pectoral fins of each ray undergoes complex motions that couple spanwise curvature with a chordwise traveling wave to produce thrust and to maneuver. Researchers are investigating these amazing species to understand the biological principles for locomotion. The continuum of swimming motions—from undulatory to oscillatory—demonstrates the range of capabilities, environments, and behaviors exhibited by these fishes. Direct comparisons between observed swimming motions and the underlying cartilage structure of the pectoral fin have been made. A simple yet powerful analytical model to describe the swimming motions of batoid fishes has been developed and is being used to quantify their hydrodynamic performance. This model is also being used as the design target for artificial pectoral fin design. Various strategies have been employed to replicate pectoral fin motion. Active tensegrity structures, electro-active polymers, and fluid muscles are three structure/actuator approaches that have successfully demonstrated pectoral-fin-like motions. This paper explores these recent studies to understand the relationship between form and swimming function of batoid fishes and describes attempts to emulate their abilities in the next generation of bio-inspired underwater vehicles.

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Robotic Fish Development for the Next Generation Underwater Vehicle

Advances in Science and Technology ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/ast.101.95 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 101 ◽

pp. 95-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ikuo Yamamoto

Keyword(s):

Space Station ◽

Underwater Vehicle ◽

Propulsion System ◽

Robotic Fish ◽

Sea Bream ◽

Next Generation ◽

Hydraulic Actuator ◽

International Space ◽

History Of ◽

Application Fields

The author has developed many kinds of robotic fishes based on elastic oscillating fin propulsion system from 1989. The presentation describes past, present, and future robotic fish technologies, and applications of robotic fish technologies to various fields. Firstly, the history of the developed life-like robotic fish, such as sea bream in 1995, coelacanth in 1997, carp in 2000, shark ray in 2004 etc. is mentioned. The developed robotic fishes are basically propelled by vertical tail fin and operated by servo motors. Secondly, the life-like robotic dolphin was newly developed in 2013. The author developed tethered whale robot with horizontal tail fin propelled by hydraulic actuator in 1990s, however, the robotic dolphin is untethered and higher length, that is more than 1m, and has characteristic of fast cruising and higher maneuverability with horizontal tail fin propelled by servo motors. Thirdly, new application fields of robotic fish technologies, such as medical forceps and extractors, space robots which went to International Space Station and swam in the space, and current power plant using oscillating fin propulsion system for new offshore sustainable energy are described. Finally, robotic fish technologies for the next generation underwater vehicle are summarized.

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