Project Description

Underwater robotics is a very complex domain in terms of both research and applications, the major reason being that it is risky to be explored by humans directly. Underwater is very dynamic in a way that it can cause threat to anyone who aims to probe into it. This project aims at solving the problem of underwater threat to a human but proposing a communication and navigation system for an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle). An ROV is a remotely operated vehicle (an underwater robot) that replaces a human and performs certain tasks given to it. A camera along with pressure, temperature sensors provide inputs to help ROV perform its tasks. The major research lies in the computation of necessary parameters relating to body dynamics, which form the key to drive the actuators of ROV. Navigation system involves understanding the underwater channel characteristics and developing an efficient algorithm for the vectorization of thrusters of an ROV. An IMU (Inertial measurement Unit) helps perform this task of driving the robot by giving the base parameters like velocity and direction. The results of this project prove an efficient Communication and Navigation model for an ROV.