Abstract— This project is about developing an
underwater glider. It’s driven depending on buoyancy
adjustment of itself and move horizontally wing.
Underwater glider becomes more important especially in
oceanographic and this project is concerned with the design
and development an underwater glider using remote control
(RC). This glider is designed by using a buoyancy control to
make the glider become float and using a hydrodynamic
concept. The main part of this an underwater glider consist
of wings, tail, receiver and transmitter board, DC motor,
fan and remote control. This glider is controlled by using
radio frequency (RF) with 4 channels. The RC will control
the movement of a glider and the DC motor will be used to
rotate the fan. However, DC motor spins too fast and has
too little torque to drive the loads. Thus, gear reduction is
required to slow down the rotational speed and increase the
torque of the motors.