Design and Analysis of Planetary Super-maneuverable Spherical Underwater Vehicle

Yixin Gao; Shijie Xu; Xinyi Xie; Chaowu Sheng; Rendong Feng; Haocai Huang

Design and Analysis of Planetary Super-maneuverable Spherical Underwater Vehicle

Yixin Gao
, Shijie Xu
, Xinyi Xie
, Chaowu Sheng
, Rendong Feng
, Haocai Huang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Zhejiang University

Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review

Abstract

The exploration of narrow and tortuous underwater caves requires a flexible underwater swivel vehicle. This paper proposes a small, low-power, and super-maneuverable spherical underwater vehicle (SUV) which is suitable for cave observation. The planetary propulsion system of the SUV can rotate fast to realize rapid direction change. An attitude regulation mechanism is used to ensure attitude stability and a buoyancy adjustment mechanism is designed to enable the vehicle to dive and ascend with low energy consumption. Finally, the excellent turning performance of the SUV is proved by the Planar Motion Mechanism test simulations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022
Publisher	International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
Pages	1137-1144
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781880653814
Publication status	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022 - Shanghai, China Duration: 5 Jun 2022 → 10 Jun 2022

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
ISSN (Print)	1098-6189
ISSN (Electronic)	1555-1792

Conference

Conference	32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	5/06/22 → 10/06/22

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

hydrodynamic analysis
planar motion mechanism
planetary propulsion system
Spherical underwater vehicle

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Gao, Y., Xu, S., Xie, X., Sheng, C., Feng, R., & Huang, H. (2022). Design and Analysis of Planetary Super-maneuverable Spherical Underwater Vehicle. In Proceedings of the 32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022 (pp. 1137-1144). (Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference). International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.

Gao, Yixin ; Xu, Shijie ; Xie, Xinyi et al. / Design and Analysis of Planetary Super-maneuverable Spherical Underwater Vehicle. Proceedings of the 32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, 2022. pp. 1137-1144 (Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference).

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Design and Analysis of Planetary Super-maneuverable Spherical Underwater Vehicle. / Gao, Yixin; Xu, Shijie; Xie, Xinyi et al.
Proceedings of the 32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, 2022. p. 1137-1144 (Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference).

Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review

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Gao Y, Xu S, Xie X, Sheng C, Feng R, Huang H. Design and Analysis of Planetary Super-maneuverable Spherical Underwater Vehicle. In Proceedings of the 32nd International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2022. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers. 2022. p. 1137-1144. (Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference).

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