The sweep angle of the main wing of a blended wing autonomous underwater glider configuration is varied as 10⁰, 15⁰, 30⁰, 45⁰ and 60⁰ and the resulting hull forms are numerically simulated to arrive at an optimum Lift-to-drag ratio for increased endurance.
This paper deals with the review of the Autonomous Underwater gliders (AUGs) over the course of time with respect to the design and maneuvering attitudes produced, the hydrodynamics of the hull-forms evolved for particular design applications
CFD results obtained from various hull-forms leading to the evolution of BWUUGs focusing on the wings of the glider by comparing the lift-to-drag ratios of classical hull-forms with that of the BWUUGs
Hydrodynamic performance of the gliders having varying Wing sections (Flat plate and N0012 cross sections) and the comparison with the Nakamura’s (2013) Tsukuyomi model