2001 AUV Competition

This year is similar to last year, we must build a submarine that is capable of autonomously completing a mission without any human interaction.

The mission is different though, it is far more complex. First the vehicle must locate and navigate through a PVC gate. After traversing the gate it must locate a beacon emitting an acoustic ping and a flash at random intervals. Upon locating the beacon it must recover and retain a marker attached to the sonic buoy. In the immediate vicinity of this marker are four man made objects. These objects need to be identified, and then the object at the shallowest depth must be determined, and the depth of the object must be retrieved. Upon completion of these requirements the vehicle must return to its starting position with the recovery marker and depth information.