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Evolutionary multiobjective design of a flexible caudal fin for robotic fish.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Nov 25, 2015
Robotic fish accomplish swimming by deforming their bodies or other fin-like appendages. As an emerging class of embedded computing system, robotic fish are anticipated to play an important role in environmental monitoring, inspection of underwater s...
Models, Genetic Robotics Equipment Design Models, Biological Computer Simulation Animals Computer-Aided Design Equipment Failure Analysis Feedback, Physiological Elastic Modulus Ships Animal Fins Fishes Biomimetics Swimming
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Design considerations for an underwater soft-robot inspired from marine invertebrates.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Oct 29, 2015
This article serves as an overview of the unique challenges and opportunities made possible by a soft, jellyfish inspired, underwater robot. We include a description of internal pressure modeling as it relates to propulsive performance, leading to a ...
Computer Simulation Animals Computer-Aided Design Robotics Swimming Sense Organs Equipment Failure Analysis Elastic Modulus Equipment Design Models, Biological Ships Biomimetics Scyphozoa
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Containment control of networked autonomous underwater vehicles: A predictor-based neural DSC design.

ISA transactions Oct 23, 2015
This paper investigates the containment control problem of networked autonomous underwater vehicles in the presence of model uncertainty and unknown ocean disturbances. A predictor-based neural dynamic surface control design method is presented to de...
Ships Markov Chains Nonlinear Dynamics Uncertainty Algorithms Neural Networks, Computer Oceans and Seas Forecasting Artificial Intelligence Reproducibility of Results Equipment Design
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Hierarchical Model Predictive Image-Based Visual Servoing of Underwater Vehicles With Adaptive Neural Network Dynamic Control.

IEEE transactions on cybernetics Oct 2, 2015
This paper proposes a hierarchical image-based visual servoing (IBVS) strategy for dynamic positioning of a fully actuated underwater vehicle. In the kinematic loop, the desired velocity is generated by a nonlinear model predictive controller, which ...
Ships Neural Networks, Computer Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Models, Theoretical
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A biomimetic underwater vehicle actuated by waves with ionic polymer-metal composite soft sensors.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Sep 28, 2015
The ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) is a soft material based actuator and sensor and has a promising potential in underwater application. This paper describes a hybrid biomimetic underwater vehicle that uses IPMCs as sensors. Propelled by the en...
Manufactured Materials Biomimetics Transducers Ions Elastic Modulus Computer-Aided Design Rheology Equipment Design Energy Transfer Metals Equipment Failure Analysis Hydrodynamics Polymers Robotics Hardness Motion Electric Power Supplies Ships Water Movements
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Modelling cephalopod-inspired pulsed-jet locomotion for underwater soft robots.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Sep 28, 2015
Cephalopods (i.e., octopuses and squids) are being looked upon as a source of inspiration for the development of unmanned underwater vehicles. One kind of cephalopod-inspired soft-bodied vehicle developed by the authors entails a hollow, elastic shel...
Elastic Modulus Animal Shells Cephalopoda Robotics Equipment Design Models, Biological Ships Biomimetics Rheology Swimming Equipment Failure Analysis Computer Simulation Animals Computer-Aided Design
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Dynamics of underwater legged locomotion: modeling and experiments on an octopus-inspired robot.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics Jul 30, 2015
This paper studies underwater legged locomotion (ULL) by means of a robotic octopus-inspired prototype and its associated model. Two different types of propulsive actions are embedded into the robot model: reaction forces due to leg contact with the ...
Equipment Design Models, Biological Animals Ships Computer-Aided Design Biomimetics Computer Simulation Immersion Swimming Robotics Equipment Failure Analysis Extremities Octopodiformes
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MEMS sensors for assessing flow-related control of an underwater biomimetic robotic stingray.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics May 18, 2015
A major difference between manmade underwater robotic vehicles (URVs) and undersea animals is the dense arrays of sensors on the body of the latter which enable them to execute extreme control of their limbs and demonstrate super-maneuverability. The...
Rheology Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems Swimming Robotics Feedback Equipment Failure Analysis Lateral Line System Equipment Design Animals Transducers Skates, Fish Ships Computer-Aided Design Biomimetics
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Octopus-inspired robotics. Preface.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics May 13, 2015
Biomimetics Swimming Robotics Extremities Animals Equipment Design Octopodiformes Ships
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Octopus-inspired multi-arm robotic swimming.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics May 13, 2015
The outstanding locomotor and manipulation characteristics of the octopus have recently inspired the development, by our group, of multi-functional robotic swimmers, featuring both manipulation and locomotion capabilities, which could be of significa...
Biomimetics Extremities Rheology Octopodiformes Swimming Animals Equipment Failure Analysis Robotics Equipment Design Ships
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