Modeling of Three-Dimensional Ocean Current Based on Ocean Current Big Data for Underwater Vehicles

This paper proposes a real-time and high-resolution current system for underwater vehicle simulation and testing based on global ocean current data. The goal was to address the issue of the existing systems for underwater vehicle simulation, whose tests cannot provide real-time and continuous curren...

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Main Authors: Yicheng Wen, Xingfei Li, Hongyu Li, Yanchao Zou, Yiguang Yang, Jiayi Xu
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/12/2219
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author Yicheng Wen
Xingfei Li
Hongyu Li
Yanchao Zou
Yiguang Yang
Jiayi Xu
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Xingfei Li
Hongyu Li
Yanchao Zou
Yiguang Yang
Jiayi Xu
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description This paper proposes a real-time and high-resolution current system for underwater vehicle simulation and testing based on global ocean current data. The goal was to address the issue of the existing systems for underwater vehicle simulation, whose tests cannot provide real-time and continuous current velocity data. Thus, a three-dimensional ocean current model (3D-OCM) was built for depths of 0~4000 m via the reconstruction of raw current data, fast-access information retrieval, and three-dimensional interpolation. The three interpolation algorithms’ data smoothness and computational times were contrasted. The three-dimensional spline and bilinear algorithm performed the best, taking about 22 milliseconds to acquire the current information anywhere underwater. The comparative analysis revealed that the constructed current system performed strongly in real time and had good velocity data consistency compared with the current data from the National Marine Data Center (NMDC). Furthermore, the running trajectories of the profiling float without interpolation and with three interpolations were contrasted, where the trajectories were more consistent between the three-dimensional spline and bilinear and the three-dimensional Newton and bilinear interpolations. The system can support various marine phenomena for the underwater vehicle’s hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation and testing, and it is meaningful and valuable for increasing the effectiveness of the underwater vehicle’s research and development.
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spelling doaj-art-587dace0fe9e4f24800db828eea71ebb2025-08-20T02:53:19ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122024-12-011212221910.3390/jmse12122219Modeling of Three-Dimensional Ocean Current Based on Ocean Current Big Data for Underwater VehiclesYicheng Wen0Xingfei Li1Hongyu Li2Yanchao Zou3Yiguang Yang4Jiayi Xu5School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronic Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaSchool of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronic Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaCollege of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, ChinaLaoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, ChinaLaoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266237, ChinaSchool of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronic Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaThis paper proposes a real-time and high-resolution current system for underwater vehicle simulation and testing based on global ocean current data. The goal was to address the issue of the existing systems for underwater vehicle simulation, whose tests cannot provide real-time and continuous current velocity data. Thus, a three-dimensional ocean current model (3D-OCM) was built for depths of 0~4000 m via the reconstruction of raw current data, fast-access information retrieval, and three-dimensional interpolation. The three interpolation algorithms’ data smoothness and computational times were contrasted. The three-dimensional spline and bilinear algorithm performed the best, taking about 22 milliseconds to acquire the current information anywhere underwater. The comparative analysis revealed that the constructed current system performed strongly in real time and had good velocity data consistency compared with the current data from the National Marine Data Center (NMDC). Furthermore, the running trajectories of the profiling float without interpolation and with three interpolations were contrasted, where the trajectories were more consistent between the three-dimensional spline and bilinear and the three-dimensional Newton and bilinear interpolations. The system can support various marine phenomena for the underwater vehicle’s hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation and testing, and it is meaningful and valuable for increasing the effectiveness of the underwater vehicle’s research and development.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/12/2219underwater vehiclelightweight databasereal-time current systemthree-dimensional interpolationhigh resolution
spellingShingle Yicheng Wen
Xingfei Li
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Yiguang Yang
Jiayi Xu
Modeling of Three-Dimensional Ocean Current Based on Ocean Current Big Data for Underwater Vehicles
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
underwater vehicle
lightweight database
real-time current system
three-dimensional interpolation
high resolution
title Modeling of Three-Dimensional Ocean Current Based on Ocean Current Big Data for Underwater Vehicles
title_full Modeling of Three-Dimensional Ocean Current Based on Ocean Current Big Data for Underwater Vehicles
title_fullStr Modeling of Three-Dimensional Ocean Current Based on Ocean Current Big Data for Underwater Vehicles
title_full_unstemmed Modeling of Three-Dimensional Ocean Current Based on Ocean Current Big Data for Underwater Vehicles
title_short Modeling of Three-Dimensional Ocean Current Based on Ocean Current Big Data for Underwater Vehicles
title_sort modeling of three dimensional ocean current based on ocean current big data for underwater vehicles
topic underwater vehicle
lightweight database
real-time current system
three-dimensional interpolation
high resolution
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/12/2219
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