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Practical study of hybrid AUV excellent in energy efficiency and mobility

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21H01552
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 24020:Marine engineering-related
Research InstitutionOsaka Metropolitan University (2022-2023)
Osaka Prefecture University (2021)

Principal Investigator

ARIMA Masakazu  大阪公立大学, 大学院工学研究科, 教授 (70264801)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 石井 和男  九州工業大学, 大学院生命体工学研究科, 教授 (10291527)
Project Period (FY) 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥7,930,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,830,000)
Keywordsハイブリッド型海中ロボット / 水中グライダー / 海洋環境生態系モニタリング / 自律型海中ロボット / AUV / ハイブリッド型水中グライダー / KAUBE-1500MkII / 潜航シミュレーション / 自律制御 / 実海域試験 / エネルギー効率 / 機動性 / KAUBE-1500 / ハイブリッド型AUV
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究で提案する「ハイブリッド型海中ロボット(HAUV)」は浮力調整装置と重心移動装置を備え、鉛直姿勢での潜降・浮上を行うことで流体抵抗を減らし、海中では水中スラスター(推進機)で自由に行動することができるため、エネルギー効率を大幅に改善して機動性を高めた行動を実現できる。本研究の目的は、HAUVの試験機KAUBE-1500を改装して海中での運動性能をさらに向上させるとともに、実海域で海洋資源エネルギーの探査および海洋環境生態系の観測を行い、実用化を目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Autonomous underwater vehicles are expected to play an active role in future exploration of ocean resources and observation of marine environment and ecosystems. The Hybrid Underwater Vehicle (HAUV) proposed by the applicants is equipped with a buoyancy control device and a centre-of-gravity shifting device and can dive and surface in a vertical posture to reduce fluid resistance, and it can act freely in the sea using underwater thrusters, thus significantly improving energy efficiency and increasing mobility actions can be achieved. In this research, the HAUV testbed vehicle was refurbished to further improve its underwater mobility and tested in actual sea conditions to clarify its practical feasibility.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

海底数千メートルで活躍する自律型海中ロボットは、搭載する動力源(バッテリー容量)の制約から長期間・広範囲での行動が極めて困難であった。本研究では、エネルギー効率を大幅に向上させ、機動性を高めた「ハイブリッド型海中ロボット」を提案することで、課題の解決を図ることができた。工学的手法を用いてわが国の将来のエネルギー政策や経済安全保障の推進に大きく貢献できることが本研究の学術的意義であり、社会的意義でもある。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2023 2022 2021

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Verification of Swarm Intelligent Underwater Robot System for Marine Environment Observation With Vehicle Loss Compensation and Functionality Maintenance2023

    • Author(s)
      Kobatake Kanako、Arima Masakazu
    • Journal Title

      Procs. of the ASME 2023 42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering

      Volume: 1

    • DOI

      10.1115/omae2023-101043

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Verification of Swarm Intelligent Underwater Robot System for Marine Environment Observation with vehicle Loss Compensation and Functionality Maintenance2023

    • Author(s)
      K.Kobatake, M.Arima
    • Journal Title

      Procs. Of the ASME 2023 42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering

      Volume: 10 Pages: 1-8

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 群知能水中グライダーによる長期海洋観測シミュレーション2022

    • Author(s)
      溝口健斗,小畠かな子,有馬正和
    • Journal Title

      日本船舶海洋工学会講演会論文集

      Volume: 35 Pages: 465-468

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Proposal of a Swarm Intelligent Underwater Glider System for a Long-term Three-dimensional Wide-area Ocean Observation2022

    • Author(s)
      K.Kobatake, M.Arima
    • Journal Title

      Procs. of the International Conference on Artificial Life and Robotics 2022 (ICAROB2022)

      Volume: - Pages: 7-7

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Proposal of a Strategy for Three-dimensional Wide-area Ocean Observation with Swarm Intelligent Autonomous Underwater Gliders2021

    • Author(s)
      小畠かな子,有馬正和
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers

      Volume: 34 Issue: 0 Pages: 115-122

    • DOI

      10.2534/jjasnaoe.34.115

    • NAID

      130008164924

    • ISSN
      1880-3717, 1881-1760
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Verification of Swarm Intelligent Underwater Robot System for Marine Environment Observation with vehicle Loss Compensation and Functionality Maintenance2023

    • Author(s)
      K. Kobatake
    • Organizer
      the ASME 2023 42nd International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE2023)
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Verification of Swarm Intelligent Underwater Robot System for Marine Environment Observation with vehicle Loss Compensation and Functionality Maintenance2023

    • Author(s)
      K.Kobatake, M.Arima
    • Organizer
      OMAE2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 群知能水中グライダーによる長期海洋観測シミュレーション2022

    • Author(s)
      溝口健斗,小畠かな子,有馬正和
    • Organizer
      日本船舶海洋工学会講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Proposal of a Swarm Intelligent Underwater Glider System for a Long-term Three-dimensional Wide-area Ocean Observation2022

    • Author(s)
      K.Kobatake, M.Arima
    • Organizer
      The International Conference on Artificial Life and Robotics 2022 (ICAROB2022)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2021-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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