Study and Design of an Autonomous Mobile Robot Applied to Underwater Cleaning

Abstract

The chapter describes the stages of an autonomous mobile robot project, in this case, an underwater cleaning robot. First, the authors analyze the products already available for costumers, mainly focusing on the tasks they can perform (instead of the systems they use), in order to define the requirements of their project. Then, they build some models, based in the literature available. Based on them, the authors dimension the parts and systems by evaluating the results of these models. Finally, the authors use all information gathered to create a prototype, modeled with a CAE system.

Study and Modeling of an Underwater Cleaning Robot

“…In addition, we will see some analyses of the robot structure. This paper is a revised and expanded version of the book chapter published by Lima Jr., Pina Filho and Pina (2012).…”