3D Fluid Dynamics With Moving Models

Hello,

I am working on a project that will deal with moving submersible robots. I am wondering if there is any way of simulating in MATLAB how effectively my robot will move in the water? If this is beyond the scope of MATLAB, I would appreciate it if anyone could inform me of any different tools that could be used.

Thank you for any help,

Mark A

[KSSV]

Is your work only a visualization part or you need to simulate the motion of robot in fluid?

[Mark Archibald]

The main goal is to work out how well the robot will move in the water. For this I would imagine that I would need to simulate the motion of the robot in water, however I am unsure if there is an easier way to do it.

I haven't found much information that is relevant to my project online so I would be happy if anyone could point me to some good sources as well if possible.

[Pat Kelecy]

Depending on how complicated the motion is, you might look into COMSOL (FEA). It has a CFD module and can simulate fluid/structures interactions. It also had an interface with Matlab (Matlab Livelink). Good luck!

[KSSV]

What numerical method you are planning to work on? Did you make robot to walk on land?