Dynamic modeling of an autonomous underwater vehicle

The EcoMapper is an autonomous underwater vehicle that has broad applications, such as water quality monitoring and bathymetric survey. To simulate its dynamics and to precisely control it, a dynamic model is needed. In this paper, we develop a mathematical model of the EcoMapper based on computational-fluid-dynamics calculations, strip theory, and open-water tests. We validate the proposed model with the results of the field experiments carried out in the west pond in the Georgia Tech Savannah Campus.

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