The Aquabots
Vertically-Integrated Project (VIP) Team
GOALS:
The VIP Team will look at the challenging domain of Maritime Robotics.
The oceans cover over 70% of our planet’s surface and constitute a
critical element in our quality of life, including the climate and the
resources and food that we obtain from the sea. The goal of this team
will be to address new research in maritime robotics including
navigation of underwater and surface vehicles, mapping and exploration
underwater, and other challenging maritime robotic technologies.
TECHNOLOGIES:
Image processing, software development, mechanical design, embedded systems development, process analysis and simulation, dynamic system analysis, process design, general software skills.
RESEARCH ISSUES: Marine robotics, sensing/perception of objects in unstructured marine environment, autonomous systems, collaborative technology, power and energy
TEAM ADVISORS: Mick West (GTRI), Tom Collins (GTRI)
PROJECT PARTNERS AND SPONSORS: Robotics and Intelligent Machines Center at Georgia Tech., various commercial partners, US government.
DESIRED DISCIPLINES AND PREPARATION:
- EE, CmpE, CS – Background/interest in autonomy, collaborative control, image processing and embedded systems, power and energy, electrical design and integration, virtual environments. Programming skills are required.
- ME – Hydrodynamic modeling, acoustics, mechanical design and instrumentation.
- AE – Fluid analysis.
- Biology and Marine Sciences – Ocean biology, ocean chemistry, bio-fouling.