Title page for E-project-042809-153324

Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2009-04-28
Authors	Radu Alin David, radud@WPI.EDU, ECE Maxwell E French, mfrench@WPI.EDU, ID Brandon M Habin, bhabin@WPI.EDU, ME Akhil Kejriwal, akhilk@WPI.EDU, ME
URN	E-project-042809-153324
Title	Design of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle and Optimization of Hydrodynamic Properties and Control
Advisors	Michalson, William R., EE Hussein, Islam, ME
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Autonomous vehicles are becoming more and more prevalent in military, private industry and residential applications. Unfortunately, research currently being done in the area of autonomous underwater craft is often hindered by expense. It was desired to build a craft at WPI which could serve as an inexpensive test-bed for future research and implementation of control algorithms, etc. The vehicle's construction required the design and manufacture of a number of components including water-jet stabilization thrusters, propeller driven main thrusters, a complete multi-hub electronic sensor and drive control system and individual sensors such as a tri-axial sonar unit as well as a capacitance based water-leak sensor. A Lexan heat forming process was also developed for hull construction.
Files	Final_Report_sub@WPI09.pdf Submarine_Cad_Model.zip Sub_Hub_PCB.zip There is one file which has been withheld at the advisor's request.

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