A Comparative Study of Biomimicry-Inspired Design Forms for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

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dc.authorid0000-0002-4904-2098
dc.contributor.authorTaner, Mesut
dc.contributor.authorGursel, Kadri Turgut
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-08T15:15:53Z
dc.date.available2026-02-08T15:15:53Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIndustrial development and surveying projects related to oil and natural gas resources and undersea pipelines require comprehensive geological, geophysical, and oceanographic research to be conducted in offshore and coastal areas. These research activities are typically conducted by research vessels or smaller craft that are specially equipped for specific tasks, which often require considerable labour. However, this research method incurs high operating costs and poses risks to occupational safety and property, particularly due to the harsh weather conditions at sea. In addition, high-precision measurements cannot always be effectively taken using these vessels at the sea surface during such projects. Consequently, research institutions and organisations have made significant advancements in developing autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) over the past two decades.The aim of this study was to identify an optimal design form for AUVs to enable them to examine the geomorphological, geological, and geophysical structures of the seafloor while also supporting oceanographic research. To achieve this, computational fluid dynamics analyses were conducted on the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Suboff submarine model, and the results were validated using experimental data obtained from the literature [1]. After successfully confirming the accuracy of the simulations, which were executed using the commercial software STAR CCM+ (Simulation of Turbulent Flow in Arbitrary Regions - Computational Continuum Mechanics, C++ based), various AUV designs were created based on commonly used geometric shapes for torpedoes. In addition, biomimicry principles were employed to develop AUV models with minimal viscous resistance and energy consumption during underwater operations. The following models, all with the same displacement, were systematically analysed: a mature goose-beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris), a mature sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), an adapted form of the submarine shark (Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white shark), four biomimicry-inspired hybrid models and four torpedo-shaped AUVs. The findings from these analyses are discussed in detail.
dc.identifier.doi10.2478/pomr-2025-0034
dc.identifier.endpage46
dc.identifier.issn1233-2585
dc.identifier.issn2083-7429
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105013118194
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage33
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2478/pomr-2025-0034
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/6010
dc.identifier.volume32
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001548885400002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSciendo
dc.relation.ispartofPolish Maritime Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzWOS_KA_20260207
dc.subjectForm development
dc.subjectBiomimicry
dc.subjectAutonomous underwater vehicle
dc.subjectCFD analysis
dc.subjectMarine research
dc.titleA Comparative Study of Biomimicry-Inspired Design Forms for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
dc.typeArticle

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