Water Monitoring Craft for the Indian River Lagoon
Overview
We have developed 鈥淭he Water Skimmer鈥 with a catamaran style design and air boat like propulsion the craft is highly stable, maneuverable and fast while still capable of carrying a large quantity of electronics. Installed on board are 7 different sensors including the primary data collection turbidity, anemometer, temperature and ultra sonic. RC controlled, the craft can be managed and monitored over long distances On missions, it can save all water quality data onboard for further analysis when complete with its mission.
Community Benefit
The Water Skimmer brings value to the market as it鈥檚 a unique piece of technology that one ups current deployed methods. Our prototype stands as an example of operation and a base unit for future improvements and modifications. With nearly endless possible additions to the craft, it鈥檚 a highly desirable platform that can be used for improving water quality monitoring around the world.
Team Members
- Noah Andronescu - nandronescu2018@fau.edu
- Marvin Medina - mmedina2020@fau.edu
- Joshua Donjuan - jdonjuan2019@fau.edu
- Victor Zauder - vzauder2019@fau.edu
- Zaki Ramnarine - zramnarine2020@fau.edu
- Daniel Vongunten - dvongunten2018@fau.edu
- Sheena Williams - sheenawillia2019@fau.edu
Sponsors
大象传媒 Office of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry (OURI) & 大象传媒 Wave