The invention discloses an active posture adjusting device and method for an
underwater robot, and belongs to the technical field of
underwater robots. The whole device is installed in a sealed cabin of the
robot and is composed of a rack, a rolling adjusting unit, a pitching adjusting unit, a
yaw adjusting unit and a posture sensing and
control unit. Wherein the rolling unit and the yawing unit respectively drive a
reaction wheel to rotate through a motor, and the
rolling angle and the yawing angle are controlled by utilizing the generated reaction torque; according to the pitching unit, a motor is adopted to drive a lead screw mechanism, internal
mass distribution is changed through a sliding block, and therefore the pitching posture is adjusted. The posture sensing and
control unit is responsible for collecting posture information of the
robot in real time, outputting control signals after calculation, and cooperatively driving the execution units to complete three-degree-of-freedom high-dynamic response adjustment. The
system is high in integration level, high in response speed and good in external
interference resistance, can effectively enhance the movement stability and maneuvering control precision of the
underwater robot in a complex marine environment, and is suitable for various task scenes such as fine observation, underwater detection and operation.