The Haiyi [海翼] (or Sea Wing) is the name of a torpedo-shaped underwater autonomous vehicle developed by China's Academy of Sciences Institution of Oceanology. Like other underwater gliders, Sea Wing moves through the water using a buoyancy compensation system filled with oil. Produced by a Shenyang robotics laboratory, Haiyi is two meters in length and weighs 65kg.
"Since there is no power propulsion, the acoustic signature is extremely low. That characteristic suggests that [this platform] can have great significance for the military domain," wrote the Chinese defense magazine, Ordnance Industry Science and Technology (兵工科技).
Additional references: - Explanation of the buoyancy compensation system [2]
The Haiyi [海翼] (or Sea Wing) is the name of a torpedo-shaped underwater autonomous vehicle developed by China's Academy of Sciences Institution of Oceanology. Like other underwater gliders, Sea Wing moves through the water using a buoyancy compensation system filled with oil. Produced by a Shenyang robotics laboratory, Haiyi is two meters in length and weighs 65kg.
"Since there is no power propulsion, the acoustic signature is extremely low. That characteristic suggests that [this platform] can have great significance for the military domain," wrote the Chinese defense magazine, Ordnance Industry Science and Technology (兵工科技).
Additional references: - Explanation of the buoyancy compensation system [2]