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  • Marine Engineering
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  • Seabed exploration presents challenges due to complex environmental factors.
  • Robotic systems require consideration of soil characteristics, gait, and hydrodynamic forces.
  • Quadrupedal robots offer potential for seabed locomotion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To simulate the gait of a quadrupedal robot on a terrigenous sediment seabed.
  • To analyze the influence of soil mechanical properties on robot locomotion.
  • To provide simulation data for designing and testing underwater robotic systems.

Main Methods:

  • A computational multibody model was developed for gait simulation.
  • Soil properties (stiffness, damping, friction) were incorporated based on literature.
  • A 5R mechanism modeled the robot's leg, mimicking natural quadrupedal gait patterns.

Main Results:

  • Simulation results provide insights into joint position and torque requirements.
  • The model accounts for soil-robot interaction, excluding hydrodynamic effects.
  • Data generated aids in the design of a physical testbed and prototype.

Conclusions:

  • The gait simulation is a valuable tool for developing seabed robots.
  • Findings support the creation of a hardware/software testbed for validation.
  • Future work includes comparing simulation data with real-world experimental results.