Sub-Ex: Development of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (Phases I and II)

  • Joseph Paulo P. Alcaraz First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, Batangas
  • Stanley L. Aquino First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, Batangas
  • Jeren M. Sangalang First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, Batangas
  • Gilert John Quinry D. Sumague First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, Batangas
  • Jay Nickson T. Tabing First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, Batangas
  • Leonel Jesson L. Ticsay First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, Batangas
  • Elmer R. Magsino First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities, Batangas

Abstract

This project focuses on the two development stages of SUB-EX, an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV):1 (1) the AW platform and (2) the visual surveying control of software. As an AUV, SUB-EX can move in any horizontal direction, submerge and surface without water leakage and hover underwater. The visual surveying software allows the AUV to operate in manual or automatic mode. In manual operation, movements of the submarine are executed using a remote control. If automatic, the submarine uses color recognition and object tracking. Color recognition aids the submarine to identify a specific color, while object tracking allows it to automatically move towards an object in response to its recognized color. The system was tested in a swimming pool to better observe the AUV movements.

Keywords: Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Visual Surveying

Published
2021-08-18
Section
Articles