Our Teams
ELECTRICAL TEAM
The electrical team works to ensure proper connectivity and power distribution to all components of the AUV. This requires regular wiring maintenance and system planning in order to keep every electrical interface functioning as intended. The electrical team also helps develop all new projects involving electrical engineering in some form.
- Testing harness - Creating water tight connections, including a tethered connection for quick pool testing environments
- Propulsion - Developed a system to take commands and deliver the correct amount of power to turbines in order for fine control of the AUV
- Power supply - Created new systems to deliver power to necessary sensors, microcontrollers and other systems to allow for safer and more efficient operation of the AUV
MECHANICAL TEAM
The mechanical team designs, prototypes and fabricates systems and structures for use on the AUV to provide it a stable foundation from which it can function. Members also test these systems to ensure proper functionality.
- Maintenance - Physical upkeep is necessary to ensure the continued functionality of the AUV. This includes superficial evaluations of fasteners and water seals to prevent damage and functionality issues
- Torpedo System - In order to expand the capabilities of the AUV, a torpedo system is currently under development
SOFTWARE TEAM
The software team develops and maintains software to drive the AUV’s hardware systems. This includes maintaining and updating existing software as well as developing new software using a number of programming languages. This broad scope of work requires close cooperation with all other teams to ensure proper implementation of AUV systems.
- Computer Vision - Implementation of Convolutional Neural Networks to identify and classify objects in an image and guide AUV navigation
- Autonomous Navigation - Developing infrastructure to interact with the AUV’s sensors, such as the IMU or depth sensor, and using that data to make autonomous decisions on where the AUV needs to navigate in order to complete tasks
- Club Website - Establishing a web-presence which acts as a hub for club information and history
BUSINESS TEAM
The business team is working more on our advertisement within the university. By creating immersive and recognizable content based on our club, we hope other students will recognize our brand and potentially become members. The next goal of the business team is to work with funding for our club. This involves working with the university for club funding and potential sponsors willing to help out the club.
- Merchandising - Create club merchandise for club members, family members and others who are interested to wear merchandise advertising the club
- Obtaining sponsorships and grants - Responsible for securing funding for the club in all possible avenues. Without funding to pay for components, travel, shipping and anything else the club would not be able to operate!
- Branding and marketing - Creating a brand for the club and advertising events, and club activities to those around campus, and outside the school