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  • Robotics
  • Naval architecture

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  • Underwater gliders are crucial for marine research and exploration.
  • Optimizing glider hydrodynamics is essential for mission efficiency and endurance.
  • Existing shape optimization methods have limitations in achieving maximum performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and optimize the shape of an underwater glider using a wing body fusion method.
  • To improve the performance of underwater gliders by enhancing their lift-to-drag ratio.
  • To validate numerical simulation accuracy through physical experimentation.

Main Methods:

  • Wing body fusion method for initial glider design.
  • Improved Hicks Henne and genetic algorithms for shape optimization.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for performance analysis.
  • Circulating water tank experiments for validation.

Main Results:

  • The optimized underwater glider shape demonstrated improved overall performance.
  • A significant increase in the maximum lift-to-drag ratio was achieved.
  • Numerical calculations were validated by physical experimental data.

Conclusions:

  • The developed shape optimization methodology effectively enhances underwater glider performance.
  • Wing body fusion combined with advanced algorithms offers a viable approach for glider design.
  • Experimental validation confirms the reliability of the numerical simulation for optimized glider shapes.