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Modelling Analysis of a Bio-inspired Triangular Underwater Robot for Aquaculture Biofouling Cleaning

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Proceedings of the 12th National Technical Seminar on Unmanned System Technology 2020

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Underwater robotics research is gaining more considerable worldwide attention. Various types of underwater robots have been built in a variety of shapes, weights, sizes, and methods of propulsion. The researchers and scientists main focus is on designing lightweight, scalable Unmanned Underwater Vehicles that can relax on board the power requirement but also increase the mission time. This paper proposes the design of a triangular underwater robot for cleaning the biofouling on the aquaculture farm, where the triangular underwater robot equipped with two thrusters for the propulsion system. The conceptual designs of this underwater robot inspired by Stingray fish and this robot also named StingRay. This paper focuses on the preliminary design of the structure of the triangular underwater robot. The finite element analysis is implemented to the structure of the underwater robot to test the mass properties and the fluid flow of the structure. Solidworks is used to constructs a 3D robot model, and the finite element method is applied to the model. The analysis shows satisfactory results, where the triangular shape produces a low coefficient of friction.

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The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia for supporting this research under FRGS RACER Vot. RACER/1/2019/TK04/UTHM/4 and partially sponsored by Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia.

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    Inani Yusra Amran & Khalid Isa

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    Khalid Isa

  2. Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

    Zainah Md. Zain

  3. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

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  4. Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

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  5. Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  6. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia

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  7. Faculty of Ocean Engineering Technology and Informatics (FTKKI), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

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  8. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia

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Amran, I.Y., Isa, K. (2022). Modelling Analysis of a Bio-inspired Triangular Underwater Robot for Aquaculture Biofouling Cleaning. In: Isa, K., et al. Proceedings of the 12th National Technical Seminar on Unmanned System Technology 2020. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 770. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2406-3_2

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