| Project/Area Number |
26630085
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
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| Research Institution | Yamagata University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
MORI Kyoichi 帝京科学大学, 生命環境学部, 教授 (20570708)
SATO Katsufumi 東京大学, 大気海洋研究所, 教授 (50300695)
AMANO Masao 長崎大学, 大学院水産・環境科学総合研究科, 教授 (50270905)
RINOSHKA Akira 山形大学, 大学院理工学研究科, 教授 (00253906)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Keywords | 知能機械 / 知能ロボティクス / 海洋生態 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
To date, nobody had witnessed what happens when a sperm whale eats a giant squid. Recent technology, combining a small video camera and a so-called embedded “biologging system” has great potential to determine various mysteries of zoology. However, for the sperm whale, it is difficult to attach the biologging system to an appropriate area, closed to mouth in the sea.
In this project, to tackle this problem, we introduce robot technology providing mobility for the biologging system. We have applied our environment driven concept to the whale rover, leveraging the stream of water generated by the transportation of the whale itself as propulsion. A prototype has been developed, which comprises two screws and a pair of four suction pads. The screws provide sufficient power to move on the surface of the whale, while the pair of suction pads adsorbs the surface in turn. Its feasibility has been confirmed through fundamental experiments in the water.
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