The CEO of Motion Picture Marine and founder of the Perfect Horizon camera stabilizer, David Grober, has requested a team to design and implement a buoy with remote controlled surveillance capability to survey harbors and provide 24/7 security. The Buoy-Cam have a operation time of 2 weeks before being serviced. To accomplish this task, the primary focus of the project is the powering of the surveillance system and a buoy design that incorporates all the necessary features of a camera, video transmitter, and camera stabilizer (Perfect Horizon). The final design of the Buoy-Cam is broken down to three levels: base, solar panel docks, and camera stand. The base level is the foundation for the above two levels and serve as a storage unit for a fuel cell, battery, and electronic components. The solar panel docks frames the solar panel. Lastly, the camera stand host the camera stabilizer and camera. Whereas the biggest concern stem from component lead time, and allowing enough time for testing the Buoy-Cam system. Â
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