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The paper is focused on presenting first steps in attempting to build model of the motion of the biomimetic underwater vehicle (BUV) based on experimental studies of traveling wave parameters on the robots speed. In the introduction the mechanical and electronic part of the fifth version of BUV called CyberFish is shortly presented as well as its enhanced motion principle based on traveling wave. The second paragraph covers experiment description and discusses its results.

Fish-like swimming has been attracting scientists and engineers attention since many years resulting in attempts of mathematical description of fish movement and its implementation in many interesting prototypes of underwater vehicles. In this paper, conception of research on simulation, implementation and control of bionic underwater vehicle BUV with undulating propulsion is presented. In the next sections, introduction and mathematical model of bionic underwater vehicle motion are included. Then, the last implementation of the robotic fish called CyberFish, which movement is based on the presented mathematic description is presented and shortly described. In the last sections, conception of research on control system of BUV and conclusions are presented.