3D simulation of robotic fish interactions with physic-based underwater environment

This paper presents the prototype of a realistic 3D simulation in order to study robotic fish´s behaviors and its interactions with a physic-based underwater environment. Mainly, we focus the attention on the production of vortices and sudden generation of thrust forces produced by the fish. The robotic fish (based on the shape of a trout) is developed as a result of a project of the Telerobotics and Applications Department of Italian Institute of Technology. The system will be used to support experiments dedicated to the identification of behavioral patterns of fish and the understanding of how changes in the environment trigger them.