Motion law and density influence of a submersible aerial vehicle in the water-exit process

Abstract

The water-exit process is a key step in connecting underwater navigation and air flight of a submersible aerial vehicle. In order to study motion law and density influence of the vehicle in the water-exit process, and taking into account the limitations of the experiment and numerical simulation in the study of the whole water-exit process, a theoretical modeling method is proposed. First, the vehicle’s shape is presented, and the water-exit dynamic model is established by mechanics and motion analysis. Then, numerical simulation and theoretical modeling are used to calculate the water-exit motion under same conditions, and the validity of the water-exit model is verified by the calculation results. Finally, on basis of the established model, the water-exit motion of the vehicle with three different densities is calculated under different initial water-exit angles, axial velocities and thrusts, and the water-exit motion law and vehicle’s density influence on the water-exit motion are obtained. The proposed method and obtained results can be used as effective guidance for the vehicle finishes the water-exit motion successfully.