Numerical investigation of a Wave-Powered Vertical Profiler

The wave-power vertical profiler harvests surface wave energy through a buoy, and the converts the wave energy into a kinetic energy of a vehicle (underwater vehicle with sensors for profiling) via a mooring cable. The vehicle is aided by a unidirectional motion mechanism to submerge and surface in water. In this paper, a numerical simulation method is proposed to analyze the motion characteristics of the wave-power vertical profiler and reconstruct the entire moving process.