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BRIEF RESEARCH REPORT article

Front. Comms. Net.
Sec. Wireless Communications
Volume 6 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/frcmn.2025.1529690

Experimental application of gliders communication system in South China Sea

Provisionally accepted
Shuyang Jia Shuyang Jia Baoheng Liu Baoheng Liu *Sichen Zou Sichen Zou Xiaochuan Zhang Xiaochuan Zhang
  • PLA naval submarine academy, Qingdao, China

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    Utilizing the motion characteristics of underwater gliders, a water acoustic communication system based on heterogeneous gliders was designed. The system consists of a surface wave glider and an acoustic underwater glider, which are respectively equipped with ultra-short baseline and acoustic modulation and demodulation devices. Real-time data transmission is performed using underwater acoustic communication equipment. The glider consists of three cabins connected in sequence and is capable of diving to a depth of over 1,000 meters. Two acoustic transducers are fixed separately at the bow and stern of the underwater glider to ensure that the energy transmission range and angle remain consistent to the surface wave energy glider even if the glider's attitude changes. The underwater acoustic communication equipment is installed in the cabin and has a standby power consumption of only 5 mW. To verify the feasibility of this integration method, an offshore test was conducted in the South China Sea. The test results show that the underwater glider can perform reliable acoustic communication over a distance of over 5 kilometers. This study demonstrates the potential wideranging applications of acoustic underwater gliders in underwater sound measurement and collaborative networks, etc.

    Keywords: Surface wave glider, Underwater glider, Communication system, Hardware system architecture, Communication system algorithm

    Received: 17 Nov 2024; Accepted: 14 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Jia, Liu, Zou and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Baoheng Liu, PLA naval submarine academy, Qingdao, China

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