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Fiber Bragg Grating Whiskers for Bioinspired Hydrodynamic Perception on Underwater Robots

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Aug 25, 2026 · UTC

Harbor seals track hydrodynamic trails with their vibrissae, enabling passive perception of moving targets in dark or turbid water. Inspired by this capability, we present compact fiber Bragg grating (FBG) whiskers for underwater robots. Like seal whiskers, they have a non-uniform taper and elliptical cross-section. Controlled towing experiments show a monotonic relative-flow response from 0.1 to 0.6 m/s, a strong reduction of self-induced oscillation relative to a cylindrical baseline, and a pronounced dependence on angle of attack. Experiments with a pitching foil show that the whiskers can

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