Project number
18076
Organization
Hydronalix
Academic year
2018-2019
The sponsor manufactures the EMILY lifeboats used remotely in various lifesaving rescue missions across the globe. The remote controllers used to operate the EMILY buoys are no longer in production, so the team designed and fabricated a new controller that meets the performance benchmarks of previously used controllers while adding some new functionality.Operating within the 2.4 GHz industrial, scientific and medical band, the controller sends control signals to EMILY and receives battery telemetry back. The control channel sends throttle, rudder direction and engine polarity controls to the EMILY. The controller is powered by an AA battery and can operate at a distance of 1 mile over calm water while maintaining a strong battery life of two hours. The controller has a waterproof rating of International Protection, or IP, 67, meaning that the device can be submerged in water for up to five minutes at a depth of 1 meter.