The Motion Characteristics of a Cylinder Vehicle in the Oblique Water-exit Process

Article history: Received: 30.04.2014. Received in revised form: 14.10.2014. Accepted: 16.10.2014. The hydrodynamic model of a vehicle exiting the water surface obliquely has been analyzed. The analyzed object is a cylinder vehicle and its motion characteristics. Two methods have been used to simulate the water-exit process under the same conditions: Numerical Simulation Method (NSM) and Theoretical Model Solution Method (TMSM). The comparison results of the two methods can validate the hydrodynamic model founded in this paper. Different initial angles and different initial velocities have been simulated by this hydrodynamic model and the numerical simulation has been analyzed. The analysis reveals the rule of change of altitude and position of the vehicle in the water-exit process, and its motion after it exits the water surface. This paper explains why it is more difficult for the vehicle to exit the water obliquely than vertically. The results show that the hydrodynamic model of the water exiting vehicle can be used to research the exiting water motion characteristics. The models simulate the physics of motion realistically and this hydrodynamic model can be used as a foundation for the future research of the stability and control of a vehicle exiting the water.