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At the moment when marine technology is booming, submersible unmanned boats have emerged as a new intelligent ship. It integrates surface high-speed navigation and underwater latent operation capabilities, and uses unmanned driving technology to open up a new path to intelligent ships. Among them, high-speed submersible unmanned boats are the crystallization of technological innovation, and at the same time, they take into account the dual functions of "high-speed surface maneuvering" and "long-term underwater operation and navigation", achieving a major leap in unmanned marine equipment and offshore platform technology.
The Blue Whale is launched!
On April 28, the world's first high-speed submersible unmanned boat, Blue Whale, was successfully launched in Zhuhai, Guangdong.
The engineering project of this boat not only fills the relevant technical gaps in China, but also writes a new chapter in the global marine equipment field.
At the same time, the upper half of the bow is streamlined inclined, making the entire bow in a cluster of arrows, taking into account the drag reduction needs during water surface and underwater navigation. In terms of propulsion systems, the Blue Whale has a unique design. A main propeller thruster is set up at the lower end of the tail of the hull, which connects the main engine in the hull through the main shaft, similar to a traditional speedboat.
In addition, the Blue Whale sets a circle of drains in the center of the entire boat to connect to the ballast water tank. When diving is needed, you can put sea water in to adjust the buoyancy and dive to a depth of tens of meters.
In terms of material selection, it uses a variety of aerospace-grade materials including composite materials and special metal materials (such as titanium alloys, etc.), which ensures good compressive resistance while reducing the weight of the hull and meeting the needs of underwater operations and navigation.
"Smart Brain" controls multidimensional space
In addition to innovations in ship type, structure and power, the highly intelligent control system of the Blue Whale is another core advantage.
It not only has basic functions such as route planning and autonomous obstacle avoidance, but also can adapt to the execution needs of a variety of complex tasks. This high-end and complex artificial intelligence system is undoubtedly a huge technological resource and innovative breakthrough for Blue Whale.
Training both civilian and military
Blue Whale has broad application prospects and has great potential in both civil and military security.
In the civil field, Blue Whale can assist in scientific investigations of oceans and polar regions, perform underwater topography surveys, water quality sampling, specific water area surveys, marine ecological assessments and other tasks.
In the military and security fields, the Blue Whale is expected to become a breakthrough advanced equipment. It breaks the boundary between surface ships and submarines, forming a "semi-submersible ghost" intelligence/combat platform, and the unmanned design greatly reduces the size, effectively lowering the physical signal characteristics, bringing severe challenges to the traditional anti-submarine and anti-speedboat combat system.
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