视频：仿生水上机器人像企鹅一样在水中射击
原文链接：https://newatlas.com/robotics/evologics-quadroin-penguin-inspired-auv/
The Quadroin AUV's hydrodynamic body is modeled after that of the Adélie penguin
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Quadroin AUV的流体动力学身体是以阿德利企鹅的身体为模型的
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Penguins are fast, fantastic swimmers, so why not make an underwater robot inspired by them? That's just what German underwater tech company EvoLogics has done, with its new-and-improved Quadroin AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle).
企鹅是速度快、游泳能力强的动物，为什么不以它们为灵感，制造一个水下机器人呢？这正是德国水下技术公司EvoLogics所做的，他们推出了经过改进的新型Quadroin AUV（自主水下航行器）。
The Quadroin is the descendant of an experimental AUV known as the PingGuin, which EvoLogics unveiled at an outdoor demo in 2020. That bot was created in collaboration with Prof. Burkard Baschek of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon research institute, and its design drew upon Dr. Rudolf Bannasch's field studies of Adélie penguin locomotion.
Quadroin是EvoLogics在2020年的一次户外演示中推出的实验性AUV PingGuin的后代。这个机器人是与赫尔姆霍兹中心研究所的伯卡德·巴斯切克教授合作创建的，它的设计借鉴了鲁道夫·班纳什博士对阿德利企鹅运动的实地研究。
In fact, the general idea goes back considerably further than that. In 2009, EvoLogics developed a PingGuin-like concept demonstrator for German electrical automation firm Festo. That gizmo was called the AquaPenguin.
事实上，大致的想法可以追溯到更早的时候。2009年，EvoLogics为德国电气自动化公司Festo开发了一个类似于Ping Guin的概念演示器。这个小发明叫做水企鹅。
The Quadroin's predecessor, the one-off PingGuin
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Quadroin的前身是一次性的PingGuin
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The actual Quadroin version of the technology debuted in May of 2021. Like the PingGuin, it was intended for use in the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon institute's MUM (Modifiable Underwater Mothership) initiative.
该技术的实际Quadroin版本于2021年5月首次亮相。和PingGuin一样，它的目的是用于Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon研究所的MUM（可修改的水下母舰）计划。
As a key part of that project, swarms of the AUVs would gather data on ocean eddies via onboard sensors. Among other things, those instruments were capable of measuring the water's temperature, pressure, oxygen content, conductivity and fluorescence at various depths.
作为该项目的一个关键部分，成群的AUV将通过机载传感器收集海洋漩涡的数据。除其他外，这些仪器能够测量不同深度的水温、压力、含氧量、电导率和荧光。
And that brings us to the new 2nd-generation Quadroin, which was announced just last month.
这是上个月刚刚宣布，新的第二代Quadroin。
The Quadroin is 1,120 mm long (44 in) and weighs less than 25 kg (55 lb) out of the water
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Quadroin长1120毫米（44英寸），出水时重量不到25公斤（55磅）
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Intended for wider scientific usage, it features additional instruments such as side-scan sonar for acoustic imaging of the seafloor, along with one forward-facing and one downward-facing HD camera – both cameras are assisted in dark conditions by dimmable LED spotlights.
为了更广泛的科学用途，它配备了额外的仪器，如用于海底声学成像的侧扫声纳，以及一个前向和一个下向高清摄像机——两个摄像机在黑暗条件下都有可调光的LED聚光灯辅助。
Utilizing its four rear thrusters, the robot can dive to a maximum depth of 150 m (492 ft), has a top speed of 18.5 km/h (11.5 mph) and can carry up to 3 kg (6.6 lb) of gear. One six-hour charge of its lithium-ion battery pack should reportedly be good for 10 hours of runtime at a cruising speed of 7 km/h (4.5 mph).
利用它的四个后部推进器，机器人可以下潜到最大150米（492英尺）的深度，最高速度为18.5公里/小时（11.5英里/小时），最多可以携带3公斤（6.6磅）的齿轮。据报道，在7公里/小时（4.5英里/小时）的巡航速度下，其锂离子电池组充电6小时，可以维持10小时的运行。
A house-brand AI object recognition module detects items picked up by the sonar or cameras, plus it's part of the collision-avoidance system. There's also now an integrated Nortek Nucleus1000 subsea navigation package, which helps the bot keep track of its whereabouts.
自有品牌的人工智能物体识别模块可以检测声纳或摄像头捕捉到的物品，另外这是防撞系统的一部分。现在还有一个集成的Nortek Nucleus1000水下导航包，可以帮助机器人跟踪自己的行踪。
The Quadroin deploys its multifunctional antenna upon surfacing
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Quadroin在浮出水面时部署其多功能天线
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Like other AUVs, the Quadroin is designed to autonomously move along a preprogrammed underwater path after being launched from a ship or the shore, gathering data as it does so. The recorded data can be transmitted by the AUV when it surfaces, or simply downloaded from it back at the base.
与其他AUV一样，Quadroin被设计成在从船上或岸上发射后，沿着预先编程的水下路径自主移动，并在此过程中收集数据。当水下机器人浮出水面时，记录的数据可以由水下机器人传输，或者简单地从水下机器人下载回基地。
The Quadroin transmits its data via Wi-Fi or an optional Iridium satellite module. Both systems, along with the onboard GNSS (global navigation satellite system), utilize an arch-shaped multifunctional antenna that automatically flips up from the AUV's back when it surfaces. As an added bonus, flashing red and green LEDs on that antenna help users spot the robot when retrieving it.
Quadroin通过Wi-Fi或可选的铱星模块传输数据。这两个系统，连同全球导航卫星系统(GNSS)，都利用了一个拱形多功能天线，当它浮出水面时，它会自动从水下航行器的背部翻转过来。另外，天线上闪烁的红色和绿色LED可以帮助用户在取回机器人时发现它。
An EvoLogics representative tells us that the new Quadroin should enter production in the fourth quarter of this year, and that pricing is available to commercial clients upon request. You can see the AUV in underwater action, in the video below.
EvoLogics的一位代表告诉我们，新的Quadroin应该在今年第四季度投入生产，商业客户可以根据要求定价。你可以在下面的视频中看到AUV在水下的动作。
EvoLogics Quadroin bionic underwater robot: the next-generation
EvoLogics Quadroin仿生水下机器人:下一代
Source: EvoLogics
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