Project description Cognitive Systems, Interaction, RoboticsNew technologies for underwater roboticsFIsh LOcomotion and SEnsing ( FILOSE ) is addressing the bottlenecks of underwater robotics, namely the problems of how fish do and robots could sense the underwater environment and how they achieve high adaptability and reliability in these very unstable surroundings. Solving these problems will lead to new underwater technologies that serve people better. The overall aim of FILOSE is to acquire a deeper understanding of the principles underlying fish locomotion and sensing, in order to develop new technologies for underwater vehicles on the basis of biological evidence. The FILOSE project results can be applied and used in the following fields: underwater humanitarian demining, environmental monitoring, search and rescue, anti-terrorist activities, surveillance of harbors, coast security, entertainment, edutainment and fishery. Show the project objective Hide the project objective The overall aim of FILOSE is acquiring a deeper understanding of the principles underlying fish locomotion and sensing, in order to develop new technologies for underwater vehicles on the basis of biological evidence. More specifically, FILOSE focuses on shedding light on how fish exploit lateral line sensing in underwater environments. The lateral line provides fish with the ability to detect hydrodynamic patterns in the surrounding environment, thereby playing a key role in adapting to environmental changes. FILOSEs main goals are captured by the following objectives: 1. investigate fish locomotion in a controlled hydrodynamic environment, in particular addressing the issue of how fish react to changes in hydrodynamic patterns; 2. develop a novel mechanical design of an underwater fish robot, characterized by high maneuverability and low complexity; 3. develop a MEMS-based artificial lateral line; 4. develop a control method for the artificial fish, aimed at reproducing locomotion patterns found in biological fish and based on a central pattern generator (CPG); 5. develop a method to characterize and classify hydrodynamic images, making use of a mechanosensory array; 6. develop a classification method to couple detected hydrodynamic events with locomotion patterns found in biological fish; 7. conduct comparative experiments in a controlled hydrodynamic environment to assess behaviour of an artificial fish equipped with artificial lateral line sensing with respect to the behaviour of a biological fish. We believe that the proposed investigations are key to building underwater robots that improve on the existing by exhibiting a greater degree of autonomy, adaptability to environmental changes, maneuverability, stability and overall lower complexity, as well as moving more efficiently and quietly. Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.2.2 - Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-3 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator Contact Maarja KRUUSMAA Prof. Coordinator TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL Address Ehitajate tee 5 12616 Tallinn Estonia See on map Region Eesti Eesti Põhja-Eesti Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maarja Kruusmaa (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 427 256,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA Italy EU contribution € 380 400,00 Address Via morego 30 16163 Genova See on map Region Nord-Ovest Liguria Genova Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jean-Guy Fontaine (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA Italy EU contribution € 344 180,00 Address Via dell artigliere 8 37129 Verona See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Verona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Giacomina Bruttomesso (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE Latvia EU contribution € 185 400,00 Address Kipsalas iela 6a 1048 Riga See on map Region Latvija Latvija Rīga Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Janis Viba (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITY OF BATH United Kingdom EU contribution € 491 764,00 Address Claverton down BA2 7AY Bath See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact William M Megill (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window