The underwater gliding vehicle is a kind of new autonomous underwater robot, which is based on the principle of gliding without plugin propulsion system, and relies on the built-in actuators to adjust the center of gravity and net buoyancy to control its motion. By the net buoyancy forced on the lifting wing, it gets a forward power when there is an attack angle. The underwater vehicle moves on forward along the jagged path in the setted depth. This paper analyses the gliding underwater vehicle motion, builds the gliding motion mathematical model, and calculates the relationship between the movement parameters and the variables. It also uses MATLAB/SIMULINK to make the underwater vehicle movement model and runs the simulation.