Andrew Song

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIMODAL UNDERWATER ROBOT: AN ALL-IN-ONE DRIFTER, GLIDER, AND THRUSTER

Existing underwater robotic platforms are typically designed around a single locomotion modality, such as drifting, gliding, or thruster-driven propulsion, limiting their adaptability across diverse tasks and operating environments. Drifting provides energy-efficient passive transport and is particularly well suited...