A concept design of three rudders-shaped like body in columns for low-drag USV

This paper presented a new design for the unmanned surface vessel (USV) platform with a self-manoeuvring system which is capable of collecting the same data as a hydrography boat. This platform was designed with three hulls that were placed in triangle position. The hulls designed were in the form o...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2016-06, Vol.133 (1), p.12062
Main Authors: Azzeri, M N, Adnan, F A, Adi, M, Md Zain, M Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Configurations
Design
Drag
Hulls
Hydrography
Maneuvers
Rudders
Slender bodies
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Summary:This paper presented a new design for the unmanned surface vessel (USV) platform with a self-manoeuvring system which is capable of collecting the same data as a hydrography boat. This platform was designed with three hulls that were placed in triangle position. The hulls designed were in the form of rudders-shape and were vertically placed as a slender body shape using NACA 64-0012 profile. This provides the USV with low-drag characteristic. The application of stability and resistance theories investigated the effect of the configuration position of the three hulls for this platform. The results revealed that a larger configuration distance between the three hulls will lead to a reduction in resistance and the platform will be in highly stable condition. The relationships derived from these findings should produce a stable and low-drag platform to accomplish the design concept of three rudders-shaped like body in columns for low-drag USV. This concept may help us to accomplish the design requirements that are related to low-drag and minimum power operation.
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/133/1/012062