Research on maneuverability of the sail-assisted wave glider
The Sail-assisted Wave Glider(SWG)is an unmanned marine vehicle that utilizes wind and wave energy for propulsion,making accurate prediction of its maneuvering capabilities crucial.This study focuses on the pitch and heave mo-tion of the SWG.It constructs a kinematic and dynamic model with five degrees of freedom by simulating a constant wind field and wave environment.A motion simulation program is developed in the Matlab/Simulink to simulate the motion per-formance and turning trajectory of the SWG under various sea conditions.Sea trials are conducted to validate the model and reflect the motion characteristics in real sea conditions.