Bionic Robotic Fish

Dear Colleagues,

Over long-term evolution, natural organisms have developed astonishing behavior characteristics and survival skills, which can inspire the creation of novel practical devices. As masters of the sea, fish have long been the focus of considerable research because of their highly efficient and maneuverable swimming styles, which offer significant potential for improving the performance of artificial underwater devices. To effectively investigate fishlike swimming, many bionic robotic fishes have been developed in the last three decades. As the integration of ichthyologic, hydrodynamic, mechanical, electronic, control, and computer disciplines, bionic robotic fish research involves various contents, including bioinspired propulsive principles, prototype design and optimization, actuation mode, motion control, multisensor information processing, autonomous navigation, real-world applications, and so on. Bionic robotic fish shed light on the iterative interaction of fish biology and engineering technology, assisting biologists in studying the kinematic mechanism and hydrodynamic analyses of real fish, and also helping engineers to explore a practical, effective, and flexible propulsive mechanism for underwater devices.

The Special Issue entitled “Bionic Robotic Fish” will present and share recent progress and technologies in the field of bionic robotic fish. The topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Bionic robotic fish design;
2. Materials, structures, and actuators of bionic robotic fish;
3. Modeling of bionic robotic fish;
4. Advanced control of bionic robotic fish;
5. Learning methods for bionic robotic fish;
6. Sensing and perception for bionic robotic fish;
7. Autonomous navigation of bionic robotic fish;
8. Swarm robotic fish and multirobotic fish systems;
9. Applications of bionic robotic fish.

Reviews, original research, and communications are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Zhengxing Wu
Dr. Jincun Liu
Prof. Dr. Chao Zhou
Guest Editors

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