STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE

摘要

The goal of our design team has been to produce an Autonomous Underwater Vehiclernthat will enable us to represent Stevens Institute of Technology and compete in the 2000rnInternational Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition. Our AUV, the TRITON, is thernresult or two semesters worth of research, design, and construction.rnThis year’s Stevens AUV is a radical departure from those of the past. This was a resultrnof two factors. First, research into the experience of past teams and results of last previousrncompetitions has led us to believe that thruster-based design is superior. Second, this year’srncompetition has a dramatically different objective, which renders all previous Stevens’ designsrnineffective. The competition requires the AUV to locate and retrieve a marker orientated in thernNorth-South direction, whose location is indicated by an acoustic ping source and a flashing lightrnbeacon. The AUV has 30 minutes to complete this task and return to its starting point.rnThe complexity of this task has required the collaboration of two separate design teams.rnThe electrical and computer engineering team is responsible for the computer hardware andrnsoftware of the AUV. The mechanical engineering team is responsible for the overall design andrnphysical construction of the AUV. This report focuses upon the work of both teams during thernpast two semesters.