Robo-Sub

Way to go Navy! Especially after the challenging disappointment of the previous season this was a great achievement. It is reassuring to know they do so  well on the navigation component or we might have to be worried. USNA now also operates a Gavia AUV too so we wish Capt Nicholson and the midshipmen good luck in all their autonomous adventures.

Systems Engineering at the US Naval Academy
January 11, 2011 11:00 AM
by Systems Engineering

Robo-Sub

Each summer, USNA sends a team to compete in the AUVSI RoboSub (robotic submarine) competition in San Diego California. The team consists of firsties who do this as their capstone design project, and underclass who do it because it's cool. The international field of competitors consists of high schoolers, undergrads, and graduate students from 20-30 schools in countries including the U.S., Canada, Japan, Korea, India, and Iceland. The competition consists of static judging, as well as in-water performance versus a variety of underwater objectives such as navigation, picking stuff up, dropping on or shooting at targets, and precision surfacing; all of which must be done completely autonomously (no human involvement).

This year USNA finished 2^nd out of 21 schools, and collected a $5000 cash prize, on the strengths of their navigational skills, ability to dive and drive, and careful preparations. You can find more information about our 2011 campaign at robosub.org and at navyauv.esmartdesign.com , or by contacting CAPT Nicholson.

Autonomous Vehicles

Art Trembanis

CSHEL

Department of Geological Sciences

University of Delaware

http://cshel.geology.udel.edu