Timeline for Pacific Nautilus

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Pacific Nautilus
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Pacific NautilusThe Project
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The Team

• Who we are - City College Engineering Students
• What we are doing Real World Engineering
• Why we are doing it Experience and Skill
  Development

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The Competition

• AUVSI- Professional Industry Organization
• The objectives of the competition Introduce
  Students to Autonomous systems
• The competitors- MIT, Cornell, Duke, Florida

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Pacific NautilusThe Design
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Research/Planning

• Previous Competitions 1997 -2005
• Advantages 8 years of research material
• Pitfalls Previous mistakes and missteps
• BOE-Bot All purpose and programmable
• Hovercraft Two dimensional modeling

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BOE-Bot

• Advantages
• Dual-servo vehicle
• Pre-designed sensors
• Versatility

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Hovercraft

• Reduced friction movement

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Sub Systems

• Propulsion
• Hull Design
• Sensors
• Electrical System
• Control Systems
• Programming

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Propulsion Concepts

• Control Collar

• Maneuvering Wing

• Vectored Thrust

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Propulsion Concepts

• Magnetic Pump

• Pump Controller

• Archimedes Screw

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Brainstorming Designs
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Hull Concept

• Model B Design experimental submersible

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Hull Concept

• Full Size Model A Prototype

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Hull Concept

• Solid Works Model A Design

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Hull Concept

• First half-scale Model A experimental submersible

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Propulsion

• Seabotix
• SBT 150 Thrusters

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Sensors

• Whiskers
• Ping))) Sensor
• Electronic
• Accelerometer
• Electronic Compass

• IR Transmitter
• IR Receiver
• CMU Camera

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Electrical System

• Batteries
• Lithium Ion
• Lead Acid
• Nickel Cadmium
• Accessibility for maintenance

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Control Systems

• BOE-Bot board
• Receives signals from mounted sensors
• Performs simple processing and calculations
• Controls super roosters which output PWM signals
  to thrusters
• Virtual PC
• Partitions system resources of main computer

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Programming

• Java Programming
• Database of vital information
• Advanced Navigation
• Control and Vision Systems

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Advanced Navigation

• Using circular regression to make real-time
  course corrections

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Pacific NautilusOur Needs
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How can you help

• Resources
• Materials
• Funding
• Expertise
• Working Knowledge
• Real-world Experience

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How can you help?

• Corporate Sponsorship
• Technical assistance
• Mentorship
• Professional Development
• Engineering Skills Development
• Internships
• Donations of Electronics/Materials
• All Donations are Tax Deductible

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• QUESTIONS?

Contact Info Email pacificnautilus_at_yahoo.com
Phone [phone] Christopher Carter
(Project Leader) Web Address 360.yahoo.com/paci
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