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Understanding the hydrodynamic maneuvering capabilities of our Navy's submarines is a vital aspect of submarine design and in-service life. In the Hydrodynamics Testing Branch at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) that are scale models of the Navy's submarines are developed to provide high fidelity data on maneuvering characteristics...