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INVITED SPEAKER
DR. JOSEPH AYERS
MSC Director of External Relations and Associate Professor of Biology, Northeastern University
Nahant, Massachusetts
“NEUROTECHNOLOGY FOR UNDERWATER BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS”
Dr. Joseph Ayers will talk about two classes of biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicles and the neurotechnology contribution in their implementation. The first is an 8-legged ambulatory vehicle that is based on the lobster and is intended for autonomous remote-sensing operations in rivers and/or the littoral zone ocean bottom with robust adaptations to irregular bottom contours, current and surge. The second vehicle is an undulatory system that is based on the lamprey and is intended for remote sensing operations in the water column with robust depth/altitude control and high maneuverability.
These vehicles are based on a common biomimetic control, actuator and sensor architecture that features highly modularized components and low cost per vehicle. Operating in concert, they can conduct autonomous investigation of both the bottom and water column of the littoral zone or rivers. These systems represent a new class of autonomous underwater vehicles that may be adapted to operations in a variety of habitat.