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CATEGORY: HARDWARE

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle

MAKERS: Sibi

Team Amogh, a group of 20 students from IIT Madras, has developed an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. It is an intelligent robot capable of performing a set of predefined tasks under the water autonomously. The vehicle is self-powered and self-guided, highly equipped with object detection and obstacle recognition techniques through color identification and image processing. Harsh underwater environment made the design of the vehicle challenging. Its design and construction involved numerous tasks like waterproofing, static and hydrodynamic stability, control and navigation, using a mixed set of technologies like image processing, wireless communication and acoustics. Simulations were performed in a real time simulator, using 3D models of the vehicle, to test for mechanical stability and control algorithms. Please check www.facebook.com/AuvAmogh for more updates on the project.

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