As one of the most effective vehicles for ocean development and exploration,underwater gliding robots(UGRs)have the unique characteristics of low energy consumption and strong endurance.Moreover,by borrowing the motio...As one of the most effective vehicles for ocean development and exploration,underwater gliding robots(UGRs)have the unique characteristics of low energy consumption and strong endurance.Moreover,by borrowing the motion principles of current underwater robots,a variety of novel UGRs have emerged with improving their maneuverability,concealment,and environmental friendliness,which significantly broadens the ocean applications.In this paper,we provide a comprehensive review of underwater gliding robots,including prototype design and their key technologies.From the perspective of motion characteristics,we categorize the underwater gliding robots in terms of traditional underwater gliders(UGs),hybrid-driven UGs,bio-inspired UGs,thermal UGs,and others.Correspondingly,their buoyancy driven system,dynamic and energy model,and motion control are concluded with detailed analysis.Finally,we have discussed the current critical issues and future development.This review offers valuable insight into the development of next-generation underwater robots well-suited for various oceanic applications,and aims to gain more attention of researchers and engineers to this growing field.展开更多
This paper presents an innovative design for a biomimetic whale shark-like underwater glider aiming at the combination of high maneuverability and long duration.As a hybrid of the underwater glider and the robotic fis...This paper presents an innovative design for a biomimetic whale shark-like underwater glider aiming at the combination of high maneuverability and long duration.As a hybrid of the underwater glider and the robotic fish,its pectoral fins and tail can serve as not only the external control surfaces for attitude regulation during gliding but also the propellers for agile fish-like swimming mode.To verify the gliding capability of the whale shark-like glider and prepare for future dynamic analysis,the hydrodynamic coefficients,including drag,lift,sliding force,and corresponding moments are estimated through computational fluid dynamics method.In addition,the hydrodynamic analyses of the proposed glider and an equivalent conventional glider during steady gliding motion are executed for comparison.Extended experiments are performed to verify the downward gliding performance.The results reveal that the whale shark-like glider has less drag as well as higher lift-to-drag ratio and a markable gliding capability in practice.It may offer important inspiration for improving the gliding efficiency and performance of an underwater glider in biomimetic shape design.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61725305,62033013,U1909206,T2121002)。
文摘As one of the most effective vehicles for ocean development and exploration,underwater gliding robots(UGRs)have the unique characteristics of low energy consumption and strong endurance.Moreover,by borrowing the motion principles of current underwater robots,a variety of novel UGRs have emerged with improving their maneuverability,concealment,and environmental friendliness,which significantly broadens the ocean applications.In this paper,we provide a comprehensive review of underwater gliding robots,including prototype design and their key technologies.From the perspective of motion characteristics,we categorize the underwater gliding robots in terms of traditional underwater gliders(UGs),hybrid-driven UGs,bio-inspired UGs,thermal UGs,and others.Correspondingly,their buoyancy driven system,dynamic and energy model,and motion control are concluded with detailed analysis.Finally,we have discussed the current critical issues and future development.This review offers valuable insight into the development of next-generation underwater robots well-suited for various oceanic applications,and aims to gain more attention of researchers and engineers to this growing field.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61725305,U1909206,61421004,61633017)the Pre-Research Fund of Equipment of China(No.61402070304)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.4192060)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(No.2019138)。
文摘This paper presents an innovative design for a biomimetic whale shark-like underwater glider aiming at the combination of high maneuverability and long duration.As a hybrid of the underwater glider and the robotic fish,its pectoral fins and tail can serve as not only the external control surfaces for attitude regulation during gliding but also the propellers for agile fish-like swimming mode.To verify the gliding capability of the whale shark-like glider and prepare for future dynamic analysis,the hydrodynamic coefficients,including drag,lift,sliding force,and corresponding moments are estimated through computational fluid dynamics method.In addition,the hydrodynamic analyses of the proposed glider and an equivalent conventional glider during steady gliding motion are executed for comparison.Extended experiments are performed to verify the downward gliding performance.The results reveal that the whale shark-like glider has less drag as well as higher lift-to-drag ratio and a markable gliding capability in practice.It may offer important inspiration for improving the gliding efficiency and performance of an underwater glider in biomimetic shape design.
