Application and Prospect of Wave Energy in Marine Robots

Abstract

Marine robots are an important tool for developing and exploring the ocean, which can adapt and work in the harsh marine environment. However, energy supply is one of the important factors that limit the operational capabilities of marine robots, and obtaining energy from the marine environment is an important way to improve the operating time and scope of marine robots. Wave energy is the most widely distributed in the ocean, with high energy flow density and easy to develop renewable clean energy. Therefore, wave energy can be used to provide energy for marine robots. Wave energy provides the possibility to solve the problem between the basic endurance and limited energy of marine robots. This paper introduces wave energy, summarizes the application of wave energy in marine robots, and analyzes its development trend, so as to provide reference for energy research of marine robots.