Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Brief Biography:
Dr. Pan is a professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University, where he also serves as a doctoral supervisor. He is a recipient of the Changjiang Scholar Award, a National Teaching Master, and a National Candidate for the "Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talent Project." He is an expert receiving government special allowances and currently holds multiple key academic and leadership positions, including the Dean of the School of Marine Science and Technology at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Director of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Key Laboratory on "Unmanned Underwater Transport Technology," Vice Chair of the Expert Committee in a certain field of the Science and Technology Committee, Chief Designer of a key national project, and Chief Scientist for the National Key R&D Program. Additionally, he is in charge of the national first-class undergraduate program in "Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering" and the first-class course in "Fluid Mechanics". Dr. Pan has been engaged in long-term research on unmanned underwater systems design, hydrodynamics, underwater weapon launch and recovery, among other areas. Over the years, he has led over 30 major projects. He holds more than 30 authorized invention patents, has published two monographs, and authored over 120 papers in journals such as JFM, POF, JFS, OE, Journal of Mechanics, and Acta Physica Sinica, with more than 60 papers indexed in SCI and EI.
Speech Title:
The Technology and Application of the Glide-and-Swoop Integrated Soft-Bodied Manta Ray-Inspired Underwater Vehicle
Abstract:
Currently, China’s maritime security faces dual challenges: ecological degradation leading to a sharp reduction in the area of islands and reefs, which threatens territorial sovereignty, and the strict surveillance of key maritime passages, which obstructs the deployment of underwater forces. There is an urgent need to develop new conceptual submarines that are biologically compatible, silent, stealthy, and capable of long-duration autonomous operations. The team led by Pan Guang at Northwestern Polytechnical University has taken the manta ray, known for its efficient gliding, maneuvering, and energy-saving benthic behavior, as the model for innovation. They have pioneered the concept of a gliding-flapping-benthic multi-modal biomimetic soft-bodied submarine, making breakthroughs in four core technologies: bionic dynamics theory, integrated gliding-flapping swimming, multi-modal motion control, and perception-based collaborative operation. The team has developed the world’s most comprehensive lineage of manta-ray-inspired submarines, resulting in six major capabilities: high maneuverability, long endurance, strong biological affinity, stealth, anti-jamming, and autonomous operation. This report focuses on the latest technological advancements and applications of the manta-rayinspired soft-bodied submarine, including its flexible coupling dynamics theory, bionic pectoral fin flapping and variable-wing gliding integrated swimming technology, multi-modal coordinated motion and anti-jamming control technology, as well as multi-source sensing and swarm collaborative operation technology.