A Bioinspired Cownose Ray Robot for Seabed Exploration

Autor: Giovanni Bianchi, Lorenzo Maffi, Michele Tealdi, Simone Cinquemani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Biomimetics, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 30 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2313-7673
DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics8010030
Popis: This article presents the design and the experimental tests of a bioinspired robot mimicking the cownose ray. These fish swim by moving their large and flat pectoral fins, creating a wave that pushes backward the surrounding water so that the fish is propelled forward due to momentum conservation. The robot inspired by these animals has a rigid central body, housing motors, batteries, and electronics, and flexible pectoral fins made of silicone rubber. Each of them is actuated by a servomotor driving a link inside the leading edge, and the traveling wave is reproduced thanks to the flexibility of the fin itself. In addition to the pectoral fins, two small rigid caudal fins are present to improve the robot’s maneuverability. The robot has been designed, built, and tested underwater, and the experiments have shown that the locomotion principle is valid and that the robot is able to swim forward, perform left and right turns, and do floating or diving maneuvers.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals
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