简介:Toprovideasimulationsystemplatformfordesigninganddebuggingasmallautonomousunderwatervehicle’s(AUV)motioncontroller,asix-degreeoffreedom(6-DOF)dynamicmodelforAUVcontrolledbythrusterandfinswithappendagesisexamined.Basedonthedynamicmodel,asimulationsystemfortheAUV’smotionisestablished.ThedifferentkindsoftypicalmotionsaresimulatedtoanalyzethemotionperformanceandthemaneuverabilityoftheAUV.InordertoevaluatetheinfluencesofappendagesonthemotionperformanceoftheAUV,simulationsoftheAUVwithandwithoutappendagesareperformedandcompared.TheresultsdemonstratetheAUVhasgoodmaneuverabilitywithandwithoutappendages.