Title :
Study on hydrodynamic coefficients of underwater vehicle for virtual mooring
Author :
Nakamura, M. ; Asakawa, K. ; Hyakudome, T. ; Kishima, S. ; Matsuoka, H. ; Minami, T.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. for Appl. Mech., Kyushu Univ., Kasuga, Japan
Abstract :
We are now developing a prototype of a 3000m-class underwater glider for virtual mooring. The vehicle glides back and forth between the sea surface and the seabed collecting ocean data at a specific point. Hydrodynamic forces acting on the half-sized model were measured to determine the optimal wing shape. These experimental results are shown in this paper.
Keywords :
force measurement; hydrodynamics; oceanographic equipment; prototypes; seafloor phenomena; underwater vehicles; hydrodynamic coefficient; hydrodynamic force; ocean data; optimal wing shape; sea surface; underwater glider; underwater vehicle; virtual mooring; Force measurement; Gravity; Hydrodynamics; Load modeling; Shape; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Underwater Technology (UT), 2011 IEEE Symposium on and 2011 Workshop on Scientific Use of Submarine Cables and Related Technologies (SSC)
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0165-8
DOI :
10.1109/UT.2011.5774160
