Soft Robotic Fish for Underwater Exploration
Project Description
OpenFish (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvL4VXgySOI) is an open-source soft robotic fish which is optimized for speed and efficiency. The soft robotic fish uses a combination of an active and a passive tail segment to accurately mimic the thunniform swimming mode. In this project, we aim to improve upon the OpenFish design by:
- Implementing a solution for wireless underwater communication with the soft robotic fish
- Implementing mechanisms for controlling the swimming depth and direction of the soft robotic fish
These improvements will enable the deployment of the soft robotic fish for underwater exploration.
- Implementing a solution for wireless underwater communication with the soft robotic fish
- Implementing mechanisms for controlling the swimming depth and direction of the soft robotic fish
These improvements will enable the deployment of the soft robotic fish for underwater exploration.
Supervisor
SCHARFF, Rob
Co-Supervisor
SONG Shenghui
LEUNG Suk Wai Winnie
Quota
2
Course type
UROP1100
UROP2100
UROP3100
UROP4100
Applicant's Roles
We are looking for two students:
- Student 1 role: Implement a wireless underwater communication system (supervized by Shenghui Song and Rob Scharff)
- Student 2 role: Implement mechanisms for depth and direction control (supervized by Winnie Leung and Rob Scharff)
- Student 1 role: Implement a wireless underwater communication system (supervized by Shenghui Song and Rob Scharff)
- Student 2 role: Implement mechanisms for depth and direction control (supervized by Winnie Leung and Rob Scharff)
Applicant's Learning Objectives
Student 1: (1) to explain the strengths and weaknesses of the most commonly used wireless communication systems, (2) to select the most suitable wireless communication system given a list of requirements, and (3) to demonstrate the effectiveness of the selected solution in a working prototype
Student 2: (1) to identify mechanisms for depth and direction control of a soft robotic fish, (2) to select the most suitable mechanism given a list of requirements, and (3) to demonstrate the effectiveness of the selected solution in a working prototype
Student 2: (1) to identify mechanisms for depth and direction control of a soft robotic fish, (2) to select the most suitable mechanism given a list of requirements, and (3) to demonstrate the effectiveness of the selected solution in a working prototype
Complexity of the project
Moderate