Autonomous Underwater Surveillance Robot

The main objective is to create an interface that allows a person to drive a robot in water and capturing the view through a night camera (360 degrees). Mobile robotic platforms are becoming more and more popular, both in scientific research and in commercial settings. Robotic systems are useful for going places or performing tasks that are not suitable for humans to do. Robots are often able to precisely perform complicated or dangerous tasks with little or no human involvement. However, before a mobile robotic platform is able to be deployed, it must have a way of identifying where it is in relation to objects and obstacles around it. Often, this is being performed by using a visual system, such as a camera. However, just wiring a camera onto a robot is not sufficient. With many of the tasks that are given to a robotic system to perform, a great deal of precision is required to satisfactorily complete these tasks. This precision requires that the robot be given accurate information by the camera. Keywords: AUVs; centre of gravity; buoyancy; thrusters; ARDUINO Board; L298; HT 12E Encoder and 12D Decoder; 434 MHZ TXR & RXR I. Introduction 1.1 Theory A robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent, usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry. Robots can be autonomous or semi-autonomous. The branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing is Robotics. These technologies deal with automated machines that can take the place of humans in dangerous environments or manufacturing processes, or resemble humans in appearance, behaviour, and/or cognition. The world's oceans are home to the most strange and amazing creatures. What do scientists know about these deep-sea animals and how can they study them easily? Undersea operations are a great application for robotics to replace humans. Working underwater is both dangerous and difficult for humans. One way to learn about these animals in their homes is to use underwater robots. Underwater robots can record data that would be difficult for humans to gather. 1.2 Motivation