Study and modeling of a hull cleaning station with an arm manipulator

Abstract

The underwater hull cleaning is a center of interest of a big number of researchers from the fifties. Here we aim to facilitate the cleaning of the hull using a new robotic system with an arm manipulator. We developed the geometric and the dynamic modeling of the station components. In fact, the station has seven degrees of freedom four rotations and three translations. Besides, we used the SimMechanics software for the dynamic simulation of the station. In conclusion, our study shows that the underwater station with arm manipulator can be important for the hull cleaning operation.manipulator.