Robotic Fish Incorporates Lateral Line Sensing
Posted by Tsing Mui in Tropical Fish Hobbyist Blog on March 15, 2013 at 9:11 am
Researchers writing in the Proceedings of the Royal Society A say they have developed a new robotic fish that has lateral line sensing capabilities.
The FILOSE team members have spent four years investigating fish lateral line sensing, which is a sensing organ found in aquatic vertebrates used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water. This organ essentially helps a fish’s orientation in the water. The team set out to understanding how a fish detects and exploits flow features in water, and then use their findings to develop efficient underwater robots based on biological principles.
Flow can be measured and characterized on many salient features that do not change. This “flowscape” is a flow landscape that helps fish and robots orient themselves, navigate, and control their movements in water.
Source: redOrbit
Photo: Prof. Maarja Kruusmaa and FILOSE fish robot. Credit: Jelena Pijonkina
