MECHANICAL
• Midcap allows for easier access to internal components, and better weight and buoyancy distribution.
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• Newly designed internal lattice structure keeps electronic components elevated in case of water leakage into the AUV hull.
• More stable structure than previous years, with components designed for ease of fabrication and an efficient usage of material.
ELECTRICAL
• Efficient integration of pressure and temperature sensors
• Better electronics placement to manage heat dissipation
• Efficient communication between computer and microcontroller
• Tether integration to aid AUV testing
• Efforts on prototyping a hydrophone
PROGRAMMING
• Faster computer vision algorithms necessary to identify objects underwater accurately.
• Improved communication between the Intel NUC and Arduino in order to implement efficient PID control.
• Efficient integration of AHRS (Attitude and Heading Reference Sensor) - Yaw, Pitch and Roll data used to determine AUV movement.
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