Project number
25030
Organization
ACABI
Offering
ENGR498-F2024-S2025
Monitoring ocean health is an essential part of understanding how climate change affects the oceans. To address this critical need, the team developed the AQUABOT Fluence system. This aquatic robot provides a safe and cost-effective way for organizations to effectively study ongoing issues. The team integrated several features into the AQUABOT that make it ideal for operating in a harsh ocean environment. These include a self-righting hull design to ensure stability in turbulent oceans, a
propulsion system for mobility, and sensors to collect and transmit ocean health parameters in real time. Operators can remotely control the system using autonomous waypoint navigation.
The team’s engineering efforts focused on minimizing drag through hydrodynamic optimization and incorporating robust materials so AQUABOT can withstand marine conditions. This ensures energy efficiency for extended battery life and durability for a longer product lifetime. The team also developed a temperature data collection and transmission system using Starlink satellite internet service and implemented a user-friendly interface for remote operation.
propulsion system for mobility, and sensors to collect and transmit ocean health parameters in real time. Operators can remotely control the system using autonomous waypoint navigation.
The team’s engineering efforts focused on minimizing drag through hydrodynamic optimization and incorporating robust materials so AQUABOT can withstand marine conditions. This ensures energy efficiency for extended battery life and durability for a longer product lifetime. The team also developed a temperature data collection and transmission system using Starlink satellite internet service and implemented a user-friendly interface for remote operation.