| Digital Signal Processors at the Intersection of Form and Function |
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September 2009 Recent advances in actuator, power source and control electronics technologies are enabling companies like Boston Engineering to prototype autonomous underwater vehicles that look-and swim-like small fish. With the ability to cover up to three times the distance of propeller-driven devices via its tuna-mimicking propulsion system, the "GhostSwimmer" aquatic robot developed by Boston Engineering, in partnership with the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering represents a pioneering application of biomimetic science, and is being considered by the U.S. Navy for deployment on underwater reconnaissance missions. |
