A Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Model for AUV Synthetic Conceptual Design

Autonomous undersea vehicle （AUV） is a typical complex engineering system. This paper studies the disciplines and coupled variables in AUV design with multidisciplinary design optimization （MDO） methods. The framework of AUV synthetic conceptual design is described first, and then a model with collaborative optimization is studied. At last, an example is given to verify the validity and efficiency of MDO in AUV synthetic conceptual design.