UiS Subsea-Freight Glider: A large buoyancy-driven autonomous cargo glider

• Published in: Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
• Main Authors: Ahmad, Usman Nawaz, Xing, Yihan, Ma, Yucong
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2022
• Subjects: VDP::Teknologi: 500; Uis; Arctic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3061232; https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4056419

This study presents the baseline design for the autonomous subsea vehicle capable of traveling at a lower speed of 1 m/s with an operating range of 400 km. Owing to UiS subsea-freight glider’s (USFG) exceedingly economical and unique propulsion system, it can transport various types of cargo over va...