 Autonomous Surface Vehicle Team Leader: Stanton Coffey Team Members: Pat Gray, Jack Nagle, Sam Riahi, Matt Cline Faculty Adviser: Dr. Gene Hou ME Graduate Assistant: Justin Selfridge ECE Graduate Assistant: Loc Tran ME Undergraduate Assistant: Jeff Roper Elizabeth City State University: John Hayes, George Harris

Purpose  To enter into an international competition against other universities. We must build an autonomous unmanned boat to navigate a course and complete sub-mission tasks. Within certain guidelines  Above water (not sub-marine)  Must weigh < 140 lbs  Within dimensions 6’ x 3’ x 3’

Main Mission Tasks & Sub-mission Tasks  Main Mission Tasks  Strength Test  Speed Test  Maneuvering Test  Sub-Mission Tasks  Amphibious landing  Find the fire and extinguish it  Find and report the hot target  Turn off the waterfall

Previous Work (last semester)  Boat frame construction  Modular Design, Movable Components  Motors Design  2 Motors (optimal thrust, easy maneuvering)  Pontoons  2 Pontoons for maximum stability  Electrical Box  Battery choice, box components  Camera Mounting

Current Work Water Testing

Current Work (Cont.) Water Testing

Current Problems  Electrical Box  Not water proof, incorrectly rated fuses, poor wiring (wires slip off)  Frame / Motors  Frame poorly measured (needs to be squared)  Motors not securely locked (are able to rotate while running)  Pontoons  Current pontoons give barely enough buoyancy and there is still weight to be added.

To Do List  Lock Motors in place  Fix Wiring  Make a cart to transport the boat and to lower the boat into the water (required by competition)  Water proof electrical box  Test GPS and Compass  Test Kinect Cameras

Questions?