This paper proposes and experimentally validates a straight line path following controller for
underwater snake robots in the presence of constant irrotational currents of unknown …

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 …

Underwater robot technologies are crucial for underwater resource exploration, and many
developments have been achieved in this direction. Robotics researchers have published …

This paper aims at advancing the field of electro-sensing. It exhibits physical mechanisms
underlying shape perception for weakly electric fish. These fish orient themselves at night in …

Accurate pose estimation and localization technology is always a challenge for small
underwater robots, since the underwater lighting conditions could limit the use of cameras …

This paper reports the first results from a program of work aimed at developing a swimming
robot equipped with electric sense. After having presented the principles of a bioinspired …

Electric fish sense the perturbations of a self-generated electric field through their electro-
receptive skin. This sense allows them to navigate and reconstruct their environment in …

Weakly electric fish can sense electric signals produced by other animals whether they are
conspecifics, preys or predators. These signals, sensed by passive electroreception, sustain …

In this paper, a waypoint guidance strategy is proposed for an underwater snake robot. The
robot is directed to follow a path which is derived using path planning techniques. A first …

This article presents the first research into designing an active sensor inspired by electric
fish. It is notable for its potential for robotics underwater navigation and exploration tasks in …