Bio-Inspired Autonomous Underwater Vehicle to Detect, Track and Follow a Surface Moving Object (Robo-Squid)

Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering

Overview

The Robo-Squid is a biomimetic inspired AUV that has the ability to land on the sea floor and detect a surface moving object using video and pressure sensors. Once it senses an object, the Robo-Squid will surface and move in the direction of the surface moving object. The Robo-Squid mimics a squid’s propulsion by displacing water through a pulsating pump.

Community Benefit: The Robo-Squid can be used for defense, particularly for surveillance and to track vessels. It can also be used for environmental research as it lays in the sea floor.

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Team Members

• David Gonzalez
• Andres Guerrero
• Ivan Kuznetsov
  
• Felipe Mendes
• Brandon Mundarain
• Hannah Whitney

Sponsor

Naval Engineering Education Consortium, National Science Foundation, and FAU Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry