Applicationsofcomputationalfluiddynamic(CFD)tothemaritimeindustrycontinuetogrowwiththeincreasingdevelopmentofcomputers.Numericalapproacheshaveevolvedtoalevelofaccuracywhichallowsthemtobeappliedforhydrodynamiccomputationsinindustryareas.Hydrodynamictests,especiallyplanar-motion-mechanism(PMM)testsaresimulatedbyCFDsoftware-FLUENT,andallofthecorrespondinghydrodynamiccoefficientsareobtained,whichsatisfytheneedofestablishingthesimulationsystemtoevaluatemaneuverabilityofvehiclesduringtheautonomousunderwatervehicleschemedesignstage.Theestablishedsimulationsystemperformedwellintests.
