Improved Lighthill fish swimming model for bio-inspired robots: Modeling, computational aspects and experimental comparisons

M Porez, F Boyer, AJ Ijspeert - The International Journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The best known analytical model of swimming was originally developed by Lighthill and is
known as the large amplitude elongated body theory (LAEBT). Recently, this theory has …

CPG-inspired locomotion control for a snake robot basing on nonlinear oscillators

Z Wang, Q Gao, H Zhao - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2017 - Springer
The article focuses on locomotion control of a snake-like robot with cardan joints using a
central pattern generator (CPG) approach. A double chain structure of a CPG model is …

Zebrafish response to robotic fish: preference experiments on isolated individuals and small shoals

G Polverino, N Abaid, V Kopman… - Bioinspiration & …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Recently developed bioinspired robots imitate their live counterparts in both aspect and
functionality. Nevertheless, whether these devices can be integrated within the ecological …

Zebrafish responds differentially to a robotic fish of varying aspect ratio, tail beat frequency, noise, and color

N Abaid, T Bartolini, S Macrì, M Porfiri - Behavioural brain research, 2012 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a bioinspired robotic fish designed to modulate the behavior of live
fish. Specifically, we experimentally study the response of zebrafish to a robotic fish of …

CFD based parameter tuning for motion control of robotic fish

R Tian, L Li, W Wang, X Chang, S Ravi… - Bioinspiration & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
After millions of years of evolution, fishes have been endowed with agile swimming ability to
accomplish various behaviourally relevant tasks. In comparison, robotic fish are still quite …

Controlling a robotic fish with a smart phone

N Abaid, J Bernhardt, JA Frank, V Kapila, D Kimani… - Mechatronics, 2013 - Elsevier
Recently, mobile devices such as Apple's iDevices have acquired the ability to host a variety
of functions beyond merely initiating and receiving telephone calls. These devices have …

Model-based nonlinear control of a class of musculoskeletal systems

R Stolpe, Y Morel - 2023 American Control Conference (ACC), 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The presented work addresses the motion control problem for a class of musculoskeletal
systems, composed of the combination of a rigid multibody system (ie the skeletal part) …

Improved CPG model based on hopf oscillator for gait design of a new type of hexapod robot

X Li, H Liu, X Wu, R Li, X Wang - … , ICIRA 2019, Shenyang, China, August 8 …, 2019 - Springer
We proposed and designed a new type of hexapod robot leg structure with four-bar linkage
mechanism to replace the most used bare joints for hexapod robots. The new design …

Output-Prediction Based Nonlinear Control of a Class of Neuro-Musculoskeletal Systems

R Stolpe, Y Morel - 2024 American Control Conference (ACC), 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motion control of neuro-musculoskeletal systems constitutes a challenging problem. The
presented work proposes an approach exploiting the use of a prediction-based control …

Estimation of relative position and coordination of mobile underwater robotic platforms through electric sensing

Y Morel, M Porez, AJ Ijspeert - 2012 IEEE International …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the context of underwater robotics, positioning and coordination of mobile agents can
prove a challenging problem. To address this issue, we propose the use of electric sensing …