Paper:
Development of an Acetic Acid Injection Device for Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Controlled by a Remotely Operated Underwater Robot
Fumiaki Takemura*1, Shuta Kobashigawa*2, Keita Hirayama*2, Kuniaki Kawabata*3, Shinichi Sagara*4, Hideyuki Yamashiro*5, and Eisuke Kuraya*6
*1Department of Mechanical System Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College
905 Henoko, Nago-shi, Okinawa 905-2192, Japan
*2Advanced Course, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College
905 Henoko , Nago-shi, Okinawa 905-2192, Japan
*3The Naraha Remote Technology Development Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
1-22 Nakamaru, Yamadaoka, Naraha, Futaba, Fukushima 979-0513, Japan
*4Department of Mechanical and Control Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology
1-1 Sensui-cho, Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 804-8550, Japan
*5Sesoko Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus
3422 Sesoko, Motobu, Okinawa 905-0227, Japan
*6Science and Technology Division, National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College
905 Henoko, Nago-shi, Okinawa 905-2192, Japan
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