A Novel Configuration of Aquatic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Alternative Approach to Explore the Stability of Floating

Ziyi Xu; Zhe Hui; Min Chang

doi:10.1007/978-981-95-7641-8_48

A Novel Configuration of Aquatic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Alternative Approach to Explore the Stability of Floating

Ziyi Xu
, Zhe Hui
, Min Chang

Unmanned System Research Institute

Northwestern Polytechnical University Xian

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

AquaUAV (Aquatic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) exhibit enormous application potential in fields such as maritime emergency rescue, marine scientific exploration, and maritime territorial security. However, the complexity of their water-floating characteristics severely restricts performance enhancement. This paper proposes a novel vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aquatic aircraft layout. By implementing foldable large-aspect-ratio wings, this configuration fully leverages the buoyancy of wing components, resolving the design contradictions among the pressure center, center of gravity, and buoyancy center during water-floating of AquaUAV, thus improving water-floating stability. This paper presents an alternative method for static water-floating stability of AquaUAV, and illustrate the shortboard effect of floating bodies. By defined the rotational potential energy, the paper provides recommended values for the wing design of the proposed aquatic UAV layout, ensuring the UAV achieves optimal surface floating stability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 5th 2025 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS - Volume 1
Editors	Shaorong Xie, Yifeng Niu, Wenxing Fu, Yi Qu
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	513-521
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9789819576401
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-7641-8_48
State	Published - 2026
Event	5th International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2025 - Shanghai, China Duration: 17 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume	1574 LNEE
ISSN (Print)	1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)	1876-1119

Conference

Conference	5th International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2025
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	17/10/25 → 19/10/25

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

AquaUAV
Floating stability
Metacentric height
Vertical take-off and landing vehicle

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Xu, Z., Hui, Z., & Chang, M. (2026). A Novel Configuration of Aquatic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Alternative Approach to Explore the Stability of Floating. In S. Xie, Y. Niu, W. Fu, & Y. Qu (Eds.), Proceedings of 5th 2025 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS - Volume 1 (pp. 513-521). (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 1574 LNEE). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-7641-8_48

Xu, Ziyi ; Hui, Zhe ; Chang, Min. / A Novel Configuration of Aquatic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Alternative Approach to Explore the Stability of Floating. Proceedings of 5th 2025 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS - Volume 1. editor / Shaorong Xie ; Yifeng Niu ; Wenxing Fu ; Yi Qu. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. pp. 513-521 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering).

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Xu, Z, Hui, Z & Chang, M 2026, A Novel Configuration of Aquatic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Alternative Approach to Explore the Stability of Floating. in S Xie, Y Niu, W Fu & Y Qu (eds), Proceedings of 5th 2025 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS - Volume 1. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol. 1574 LNEE, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 513-521, 5th International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS 2025, Shanghai, China, 17/10/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-7641-8_48

A Novel Configuration of Aquatic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Alternative Approach to Explore the Stability of Floating. / Xu, Ziyi; Hui, Zhe; Chang, Min.
Proceedings of 5th 2025 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS - Volume 1. ed. / Shaorong Xie; Yifeng Niu; Wenxing Fu; Yi Qu. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. p. 513-521 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 1574 LNEE).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Xu Z, Hui Z, Chang M. A Novel Configuration of Aquatic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Alternative Approach to Explore the Stability of Floating. In Xie S, Niu Y, Fu W, Qu Y, editors, Proceedings of 5th 2025 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems, ICAUS - Volume 1. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2026. p. 513-521. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-7641-8_48

A Novel Configuration of Aquatic Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Alternative Approach to Explore the Stability of Floating

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