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Acoustic detection performance of gliding robotic fish in Higgins Lake, Michigan, USA, 2016-2018

August 31, 2021

An acoustic telemetry receiver was mounted on a gliding robotic fish, a novel type of autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) during a series of field trials in a freshwater lake. Like underwater gliders, gliding robotic fish (dubbed GRACE, for Gliding-Robot-ACE) achieve locomotion primarily through buoyancy-driven gliding or spiraling. They are also equipped with an active tail fin that can provide extra propulsion (e.g., "swimming" against current), act as a rudder to improve steering during glide/spiral, and improve maneuverability via asymmetrical flapping (e.g., tight turns on the surface or during gliding). Consequently, gliding robotic fish combine the energy-efficient nature of underwater gliders with the high-maneuverability of robotic fish (a type of bio-inspired surface robots) and hence hold great potential in long-duration monitoring of a broad spectrum of aquatic environments. Data are comprised of characteristics of the receivers, transmitters, mobile platform (gliding robotic fish), and environment at time when each tag signal was emitted.

Publication Year 2021
Title Acoustic detection performance of gliding robotic fish in Higgins Lake, Michigan, USA, 2016-2018
DOI 10.5066/P9S75TSB
Authors Christopher M Holbrook, Xiaobo Tan, Osama Ennasr, Darryl W Hondorp
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Great Lakes Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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