Underwater Robotics Research Group
UNDERWATER ROBOTICS
This group mainly conducts R & D on underwater robots, particularly focusing on AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) and ASVs (Autonomous Surface Vehicles). The R & D also covers the activities related to AUV-based sea bottom exploration, especially for marine resource surveys.
Members
(◎: Head of the Group)
- Kanako KOBATAKE
- Jun UMEDA (Concurrent post)
- Toru NAKANISHI (Concurrent post)
Main Research Topics
- Research on the development of fundamental technologies and operational technologies for sea bottom exploration systems related to the development of marine resources
- Research and development of the technologies for operating multiple AUVs
Fig.1 AUVs of various shapes
for various undersea missions
Fig.2 Computation of AUV fluid force
by CFD for dynamic modeling
Fig.3 Image of the hovering AUV "Hobalin"
and marine substance measurement
Fig.4 Developing innovative technologies
for exploration of deep sea resources
Fig.5 Data obtained by C-AUV#02: High-resolution bottom bathymetry(left), Acoustic image of a hydrothermal plume (right)
Fig.6 Stratigraphic bottom cross section (by C-AUV#01)
Fig.7 Photo image of a hydrothermal vent (by Hobalin)