Operability Improvement of Towed Underwater Robot

Abstract

We have been developing an underwater robot for coral reef investigation and conservation.In this research,we developed a towed underwater robot to substitute robot for the roleof diver of the manta method which is a research method of coral reef.As a result of the remote operate experiment in the ocean,we found the following of two point.1) It is difficult to operate because the angle of the wing cannot be confirmed 2) The robot cannot keep its posture because it rolling .Therefore, we describe about improvement of the towed underwater robot in thie paper.