Underwater Automated Vehicle

• Main Author: Sulaiman, Shahmi
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2014
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/14306/1/Dissertation_ShahmiSulaiman_13785_EE.pdf; http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/14306/

Design and fabricate an Automated Underwater Vehicle (AUV) which consisted of four vertical thurster, two horizontal thruster and gyroscope together with accelerometer for self – leveling to counter unbalance orientation while carrying loads. Also consisted with pressure sensor to control depth positioning without deviation, and underwater GPS based navigation system in the restricted electromagnetic signal medium. The scope of study for this project involved combination of mechanical and electrical knowledge, where the mechanical chassis was designed using Autodesk Inventor 2014 software before fabrication process to ensure the design has required quality. Then, the fabricated design were equipped with electronics part, consisting of programmed microcontroller, motor drivers, and other electronic sensors for feedback to achieve the desired output.