BYOE: SeaKatz – An Underwater Robot

Iftekhar Ibne Basith; Emanuel A. Sanchez

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Conference: 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Location: Virtual On line
Publication Date: June 22, 2020
Start Date: June 22, 2020
End Date: June 26, 2021
Conference Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 6
Tagged Division: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies
Page Count: 5
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--34248
Permanent URL: https://peer.asee.org/34248
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Iftekhar Ibne Basith Sam Houston State University orcid.org/0000-0002-6605-5966

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Dr. Iftekhar Ibne Basith is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA. Dr. Basith has a Ph.D and Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Windsor, ON, Canada with concentration on 3D IC, MEMS and Testing. Dr. Basith has published several IEEE transactions, articles and conference proceedings over the last few years. His research interest lies on Robotics, Tesing of 3D IC, MEMS, Analog/ Mixed-Signal Devices, RF circuits, Low Power CMOS and Wireless Communication.

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Emanuel A. Sanchez Sam Houston State University

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Emanuel Sanchez
Engineering Undergraduate Student

A student with a demonstrated history of working on engineering studies. Currently developing skills that are in demand. Skilled in AutoCAD, Mechanical/Subsea research, Inventor, Robotics, Electric Power. Currently in the search of an internship. Strong information technology professional with a Bachelor of Science - BS focused on Engineering Technology from Sam Houston State University.

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Abstract

It is said that humanity has discovered more of outer space than from our oceans. Our oceans are in constant danger due to humanity’s carelessness and corporations to use the ocean as disposal of our “man-made materials”. Our primary focus is to educate students on keeping our planet from future dangers of pollution. The waste material of mankind has been discovered at the Mariana Trench due to humanity's carelessness. An efficient underwater vehicle will be demonstrated and can perform the tasks that humans can’t do due to the pressure of the ocean. It is a new area of robotics for the university and it will apply the crossover education of interests to different branches of robotics. It is a developing foundation of robotics for the university curriculum and explores the variety of robotic systems. Along with this experiment, it will be a great learning experience for future students and will cover different areas of studies that will make up the whole experiment. This paper includes details about the implementation of a prototype; experimental setup and terminologies; and final laboratory experiment results. Going back to the history underwater robots have been present for decades and have been used for multiple purposes. Few applications include researching marine life very deep into the sea, disaster prevention, search and rescue underwater, etc. Underwater robotics is not only limited to Earth’s oceans but also can be used for outer space missions. An example could be Jupiter’s natural satellite Europa that contains ice and water. Such robots can be useful in the future for analysis of its environment and help research for terraforming planets. Our implemented prototype can withstand the water pressure of about 5 feet deep and can detect a visual aspect at the bed of the water. In the future, we plan to have an arm mechanism built to grab objects, which can help to clean the bed of the water. The Department of Engineering Technology has recently established a new robotics organization called “KatatroniX”. This project has set a great foundation for STEM and ignites interests for future students in the field of robotics. The overall design consists of setting the ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) to be small-scaled due to the limited time frame of the course. We concluded building the ROV with a measurement of fewer than 2 feet from the length, width, and height. The frame shape of the ROV will have a rectangular shape to keep the consistent symmetry underwater. The ballast (buoyancy system) involved the usage of “floating noodles” pool noodles. The noodle was cut and installed on top of the ROV. The propulsion system involved three sealed motors that will propel the ROV underwater. Two motors are used to move the ROV Forward, Reverse, Left and Right. While the last motor gives the ability to move the ROV up and down. We decided on three motors as an initial level of full control of the ROV and to keep the budget expenses at a minimum. Currently, the ROV is still in development and will apply microcontrollers such as an Arduino. This will give access and ability of implementing efficient sensors that will allow the ability to survey seas and improve the efficiency of the SeaKatz ROV. The materials used for this project involved: ● Bird block Reusable Net ● 3 DPDT ON- OFF-ON Momentary Switches ● 3 Vane RC boat propellers ● 3 Bilge Pump Motors rated at 600 GPH ● 30 FT spool of speaker wire (14 gauge) ● 8 FT total of PVC pipes ● Electrical tape ● Electrical sealant liquid ● Heat Shrink ● Solder, Butane Torch and Pencil Iron Solder ● PVC Pipe cutter ● Drill batteries ranging from 9.6V, 14.4V, and 20V ● Zip Ties ● Wheel Weights ● Control Box (customized to fit the electrical control components) A small demonstration of the prototype can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZi5vwTu27w&feature=youtu.be

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Basith, I. I., & Sanchez, E. A. (2020, June), BYOE: SeaKatz – An Underwater Robot Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34248

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AB - It is said that humanity has discovered more of outer space than from our oceans. Our oceans are in constant danger due to humanity’s carelessness and corporations to use the ocean as disposal of our “man-made materials”. Our primary focus is to educate students on keeping our planet from future dangers of pollution. The waste material of mankind has been discovered at the Mariana Trench due to humanity&#39;s carelessness. An efficient underwater vehicle will be demonstrated and can perform the tasks that humans can’t do due to the pressure of the ocean. It is a new area of robotics for the university and it will apply the crossover education of interests to different branches of robotics. It is a developing foundation of robotics for the university curriculum and explores the variety of robotic systems. Along with this experiment, it will be a great learning experience for future students and will cover different areas of studies that will make up the whole experiment. This paper includes details about the implementation of a prototype; experimental setup and terminologies; and final laboratory experiment results.
Going back to the history underwater robots have been present for decades and have been used for multiple purposes. Few applications include researching marine life very deep into the sea, disaster prevention, search and rescue underwater, etc. Underwater robotics is not only limited to Earth’s oceans but also can be used for outer space missions. An example could be Jupiter’s natural satellite Europa that contains ice and water. Such robots can be useful in the future for analysis of its environment and help research for terraforming planets.
Our implemented prototype can withstand the water pressure of about 5 feet deep and can detect a visual aspect at the bed of the water. In the future, we plan to have an arm mechanism built to grab objects, which can help to clean the bed of the water. The Department of Engineering Technology has recently established a new robotics organization called “KatatroniX”. This project has set a great foundation for STEM and ignites interests for future students in the field of robotics.
The overall design consists of setting the ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) to be small-scaled due to the limited time frame of the course. We concluded building the ROV with a measurement of fewer than 2 feet from the length, width, and height. The frame shape of the ROV will have a rectangular shape to keep the consistent symmetry underwater. The ballast (buoyancy system) involved the usage of “floating noodles” pool noodles. The noodle was cut and installed on top of the ROV. The propulsion system involved three sealed motors that will propel the ROV underwater. Two motors are used to move the ROV Forward, Reverse, Left and Right. While the last motor gives the ability to move the ROV up and down. We decided on three motors as an initial level of full control of the ROV and to keep the budget expenses at a minimum. Currently, the ROV is still in development and will apply microcontrollers such as an Arduino. This will give access and ability of implementing efficient sensors that will allow the ability to survey seas and improve the efficiency of the SeaKatz ROV.
The materials used for this project involved:
● Bird block Reusable Net ● 3 DPDT ON- OFF-ON Momentary Switches
● 3 Vane RC boat propellers ● 3 Bilge Pump Motors rated at 600 GPH
● 30 FT spool of speaker wire (14 gauge) ● 8 FT total of PVC pipes
● Electrical tape ● Electrical sealant liquid
● Heat Shrink ● Solder, Butane Torch and Pencil Iron Solder
● PVC Pipe cutter ● Drill batteries ranging from 9.6V, 14.4V, and 20V
● Zip Ties ● Wheel Weights
● Control Box (customized to fit the electrical control components)
A small demonstration of the prototype can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZi5vwTu27w&amp;amp;feature=youtu.be
AU - Iftekhar Ibne Basith
AU - Emanuel A. Sanchez
CY - Virtual On line
DA - 2020/06/22
PB - ASEE Conferences
TI - BYOE: SeaKatz – An Underwater Robot
UR - https://peer.asee.org/34248
DO - 10.18260/1-2--34248
ER -