Hydraulic Soft Robot Arm Inspired by the Octopus
Project Description
The goal of this project is to design a soft robot arm capable of underwater manipulation, deploying reaching and fetching strategies similar to those observed in octopuses. The arm will be mounted on an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for underwater trash picking at the HKUST waterfront.
Supervisor
SCHARFF, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas
Quota
2
Course type
UROP1000
UROP1100
UROP2100
UROP3100
UROP3200
UROP4100
Applicant's Roles
- Mechanical design of the hydraulic system to control the soft robot arm
- Selection of suitable components such as hydraulic proportional valves and motors based on the robot arm requirements and manufacturer datasheets
- Waterproof design for mounting the robot arm control system onto an AUV
- Embedded programming for controlling the robot arm
- Selection of suitable components such as hydraulic proportional valves and motors based on the robot arm requirements and manufacturer datasheets
- Waterproof design for mounting the robot arm control system onto an AUV
- Embedded programming for controlling the robot arm
Applicant's Learning Objectives
- Mechanical design
- CAD design
- Waterproofing
- Embedded programming
- Robot control theory
- CAD design
- Waterproofing
- Embedded programming
- Robot control theory
Complexity of the project
Moderate