Mechanical System Design of a Trimaran USV

Yinggang Shi

Abstract


Using a parent ship as the reference, this article designs a trimaran USV (unmanned surface vehicle). The principal dimension components of the trimaran were estimated, and then simulated calculation on the hydrostatic force, large angle inclination stability, and sailing resistance of the trimaran was performed using MAXSURF software. The general layout was improved using Creo software and the injection mold of the trimaran was designed. Finally, using the atlas method, the author analyzed and calculated the parameters of the propeller and selected the propulsion motor.


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