Status update 1 - MAE 435

1. AUTONOMOUS SURFACE
VEHICLE (ASV)
By: Brian Jackson
James Martin
Eric Ortiz
Elizabeth Allen
Matt Hart

2. ASV
• Developing a Autonomous Surface
Vehicle that navigates and performs
various task
• ASV is mounted with 4 ultrasonic
sensor, LIDAR, GPS, and openCV
camera, and duel thrusters
• Ultrasonic and LIDAR sensor will
detect distance of various objects
• GPS will determine its current location
and location of next objective
• openCV camera will determine color
and shape of objective to perform
maneuver and anaylsis

3. Obstacles and Tasks
• Perform a Weight and Thrust
measurement
• Navigation Demonstration
• Obstacle Avoidance
• Automated Docking
• Ping Location
• Interoperability challenge(AUV)

4. ASV Testing Infrastructure
 Developed sensor infrastructure to determine
sensors properties
 Infrastructure is used to determine the
properties of thruster to allow proper coding of
the ASV, by plotting ASV location during pool
test
 A 5 ft by 16 ft grid is established
 Sensor used are 2 LIDAR and 5 ultrasound
sensor
 Dynamic and Static testing perform for the
sensors
 Rig assembly made out of aluminum shafts
 Sensor Placed a meter apart
 3D printer housing for the Sensor were used
 Coding used Arduino code

5. ASV and AUV
 Developing coding of AUV to maneuver
and capture a picture and send to ground
command
 Testing buoyancy and balance
 Reel system is being developed to send
and retrieve AUV unit

6. ASV coding
 Developing Hierarchy algorithm to assist with coding operation
 Navigation test
 Obstacle Avoidance
 Docking
 Ping and return
 Insure within 30 minute time frame

7. Questions?