Design of a Body with Depth Control System for an Underwater Glider
Abstract
The underwater glider is used for deep water to observe large areas with minimal use of energy and move through the water by changing the body weight. The glider contained a cylindrical body attached with two wings and a fix tail. The controller has been designed to use a comparator circuit integrate with a pressure sensor to control the depth level. The pressure sensor mounted on the glider used to sense the underwater pressure. For the beginning, this underwater glider is limited to a depth of 0-10 meters.
##Keywords:##
Underwater Gliders; Depth Control System; Cylindrical Body; Wings; Tail.
Published
Jan 20, 2014
How to Cite
GHANI, Muhamad Fadli; ABDULLAH, Shahrum Shah.
Design of a Body with Depth Control System for an Underwater Glider.
Journal of Ocean, Mechanical and Aerospace -science and engineering-, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 1, p. 15-17, jan. 2014.
ISSN 2527-6085.
Available at: <https://isomase.org/Journals/index.php/jomase/article/view/520>. Date accessed: 17 apr. 2026.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.36842/jomase.v3i1.520.
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4. Osse T.J. and C.C.Eriksen. (2007), The Deepglider: A Full Ocean Depth Glider for Oceanographic Research, IEEE Conference Oceans, pp.1-12.
5. Rudnick, D.L., R.E. Davis, C.C. Eriksen, D.M. Fratantoni and M.J. Perry. (2004), Underwater gliders for ocean research, Marine Technology Society Journal, 38(1): p. 48-59.
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